Father moves daughter’s messy room to driveway as a lesson in responsibility

Craig Schlichenmeyer had it with his daughter’s messy bedroom and took extreme measures to get her to clean it up. The Long County, Georgia father and Fort Stewart soldier told WTOC News, "One day I had enough of it and I just picked up her belongings and I just set her room up in the driveway." Schlinchenmeyer moved his 17-year-old daughter’s bed, desk, computer, and more outside. In front of the girl’s ‘new room’ was a plywood sign that read, “Haley, room moved to driveway/Clean it next time.”

Craig Schlichenmeyer

 Haley’s father praised his daughter, saying she is an honors student, and his intent with the public display was not to humiliate her. "No, my intention was just to surprise her a little bit and let her know that we were serious about taking ownership and pride in her room and you know, doing the right thing. When we tell her to clean it up, you need to clean it up," Schlichenmeyer said.
The family’s story was posted to the WTOC Facebook page on Monday and has already received over 11,000 likes and thousands of comments, mostly in support of Mr. Schlichenmeyer. Local mom, Lillian Gray praises the Georgia father for the lesson in responsibility and said, “You’ve got to do what you’ve got to do. Hopefully she’ll remember this and when she goes out into the world she’ll be a responsible person as she moves on. She’ll remember that there are consequences to be suffered.”