DO NOT ENTER

Since my children were at least five, six or maybe even seven I have not allowed friends or family to enter their rooms without first having a tetanus shot.
When they were younger, I used to clean their rooms every Saturday morning. I would pull a week's worth of clothes along with one pair of underwear out from under their beds. I would pry Popsicle sticks off the carpet and gum off the nightstand.
It normally took half a roll of paper towels to wipe the graffiti off the walls. Today it's not much different except I'm afraid I'll have a stroke if I enter their rooms.
The only time I even bother is if I happen to be upstairs and I notice "things" falling out of their doors. I usually pick it up so the dog doesn't trip and fall down the stairs.
None of them remember if there is carpet on the floor. And not even the dog will go in their rooms.
My daughter has lost earrings, the title to her car and shoes---all lost in her room-so imagine my surprise the other day.
My husband had been suffering terribly from a toothache. So when my daughter came home they were discussing the alternatives and some of her experiences.
She advised him he would probably have to have his tooth pulled.
"Wait here!" she yelled over her shoulder. She was back in two seconds with her prize.
"It's a tooth I had pulled when I was in eighth grade! See, it wasn't so bad---they saved it!"