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Suck it up and clean it up myself.
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Wrap up a piece of coal with a note "This is what you get for Xmas if you don't clean up"
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How bad IS the bathroom? What exactly needs cleaning? I wouldn't touch a thing, assuming I had another bathroom to use... Tell him you'd hate to have to treat him like the kids and homework, but tonight no Top Chef/Grey's Anatomy/whatever he watches until after the mess is cleaned up.
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There are far more important issues to battle...IMO. Clean yourself but be sure to go and tell him you did it, how you did it without asking, when you did it etc just as his favourite TV show is almost finished. Oh and make sure you stand in front of the TV to make your point. Good luck.
I tell my husband he's not getting "any" until he cleans up his mess
Not always a good threat. What about me?
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I voted for nagging, because that is what works in our house.
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I went a little outta the box on this one...I would wrap up all his tools individually and put them under the tree. When he opens them up I would let him know that now he has no excuse to complete the chores he's been neglecting as now he has all his tools in hand.
yeah, and then they go back in the garage and collect dust.
I just start doing it myself and if he feels like jumping in and finishing it he will. If not, there are bigger fish to fry.
I went a little outta the box on this one...I would wrap up all his tools individually and put them under the tree. When he opens them up I would let him know that now he has no excuse to complete the chores he's been neglecting as now he has all his tools in hand.
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This is my daily thing at our house. Constant reminders to everyone to pick things up and move them to their rightful postitions. After about five or six times of asking over several days....I usually end up doing it. Ugh.
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HA HA! I love some of your replies. Molly - I'm with you ... once you start doing it for him, he'll stop doing it! I have a great time teasing my husband about the things he starts and never finishes. It's a good game. I think half the time he just stops doing things to see how what ideas I can come up with! I'm going to go with the coal. I think he actually has a piece of charcoal leftover in the garage I can use. I'll let you know how it goes!
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I say leave it there until he does what he said he would (unless of course it's a hazard for the kids). If you're like me, it will kill you to leave it be, but if you do it for him, he will continue to leave messes, knowing that you will clean it up for him.
I vote for "Other". This calls for passive aggressive behavior. If your DH is like mine - he won't respond to "Do it or else" - because he'll want to see if you'll follow through on your "or else".
I'd walk around saying things like: "Gee, I wonder where the hammer is?" and "I hope the kids don't hurt themselves on the tools in the bathroom" and "Wow - Roo found some tools and wants to know what to do with them. Last time I saw him, he was swinging a wrench at the toilet".
Do not do it yourself - this sets up a bad pattern and will interfere with future training.
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yeah, and then they go back in the garage and collect dust. 
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