Oh I'd have given in. I used to try ignoring mess etc, but periodically I'd snap. Son was truly awful. I tried to keep door shut on his mess until one day I picked the lot up & dumped it on his bed. Only then did I discover dampness on the carpet. There had been a strange whiff but he thought it was his very smelly football boots, as did I. Turns out our shower, which backed onto his room had been slowly leaking into his cupboard & out onto the bedroom floor. It was a few weeks after new bathroom was put in, so they had to come & fix it. Cost a fair bit to replace furniture, carpets, some clothing. After that he kept it tidyish. We had to claim off our insurance, then company had to pay back our insurance company.
