A FED-UP mum made her messy teenagers sign a house-keeping contract — and fines them for every broken rule.
Katrina Neathey had spent years tidying up after Hayden, 19, Joshua, 18, and Olivia, 13.
Mum Katrina Neathey has made her teenagers, Josh, left, Olivia, centre, and Hayden, right, sign a cleaning contractSWNS:South West News Service
She said: “They’d hide dirty clothes or plates at the back of their wardrobe. I’ve found milk bottles left to go off.
“The worst was a used chopping board.”
The final straw came when Katrina, 36, found mud on a new £2,000 carpet.
She called the trio to the dining table and handed them ten-point contracts.
The rules include making their beds, putting dirty washing in the laundry basket, putting away clothes and no food or fizzy drinks in the bedroom.
The boys, both apprentices, are fined £5 fine per rule break — while Olivia loses her phone for a day for each infringement.
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Katrina, of Horsham, West Sussex, who co-runs a cleaning firm, said her “harsh but fair” plan was working and she has pocketed only £20 since introducing the rules last month.
Katrina — married to carpenter Gareth, 41 — said: “The boys will notice when £5 has gone out their pocket.
“It’s making my life so much easier. I don’t have to nag, which is great for everyone.”
SWNS:South West News Service Josh’s contract specifies that he will be fined £5 per rule break[/caption]
SWNS:South West News Service Olivia cannot keep makeup in the bedroom and loses her phone for each infringement[/caption]
SWNS:South West News Service Hayden’s signature underneath his contract that forces him to keep his room tidy[/caption]
Typical teen mess includes empty fizzy drink bottles and trainers strewn around the house
Apprentice Hayden, 19, has to part with a fiver every time he messes upSWNS:South West News Service
Josh, 18, also an apprentice, has to comply with his mum’s rulesSWNS:South West News Service
Katrina, 36, makes sure that Olivia, 13, doesn’t hide dirty clothes but puts them in the washing machineSWNS:South West News Service
Katrina, who has pocketed £20 since introducing the rules, checks her children’s bedrooms for mess and rubbishSWNS:South West News Service
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