Why make your bed in the morning?

[JEDI]

If your parents made you make your bed when u were young, what explanation did they give?

Does it teach a habit of discipline useful for other things when you grow up?

Or teaches you to be neat and not be a slob? (ie: compare co-workers desk. The people at the neat desks are usually more efficient.)

What's the point of your parents forcing you to make your bed?

 

[Jibboom]

Discipline, tidiness. Both good qualities.

 

[Scouzer]

Just make your bed, JEDI.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

It also helps air out the sheets/bed (a necessary thing in the summer).

 

[Babbles]

I think it is part of that entire cleaning up for yourself and presenting a clean appearance. I just think it is sloppy as hell to have an unmade bed and denotes a sense of laziness.

 

[turunturun]

I didn't do it for about 10 years and now I do again because I like looking at a neatly made bed throughout the day, and I like getting into a neatly made bed at night.

 

[ICZEOZN]

I do not like to see my bed messy, so I always make the bed when I wake up. I think I have OCD.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: ICZEOZN
I do not like to see my bed messy, so I always make the bed when I wake up. I think I have OCD.

Wow, dude, may want to think about that a bit. Making your bed is not indicative of OCD.

Congrats on being normal?

 

[E equals MC2]

presentability. when i have friends or girls over, it's far nice to have my bed made.

 

[ramirez]

I dislike seeing my bed unmade when I come home from work.

 

[BobDaMenkey]

I don't know, I never do.

 

[Scouzer]

Originally posted by: ICZEOZN
I do not like to see my bed messy, so I always make the bed when I wake up. I think I have OCD.

No, you are just a hypochrondiac.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: JEDI
The people at the neat desks are usually more efficient.

I just organize and store my information differently. It doesn't mean I'm less efficient.

 

[tfinch2]

I don't...

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I sleep in a sleeping bag! Yay!

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Babbles
I think it is part of that entire cleaning up for yourself and presenting a clean appearance. I just think it is sloppy as hell to have an unmade bed and denotes a sense of laziness.

Presenting a clean appearance to whom? The only people who see my bed are the people who sleep in it.

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
It also helps air out the sheets/bed (a necessary thing in the summer).

Actually just the opposite. Making a bed will increase the breeding ground for all the microscopic nasties.

That being said, I still make my bed, because my mom always told me to.

 

[moshquerade]

it's the difference between being a slob and being respectable.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
it's the difference between being a slob and being respectable.

And you need to hide those unsightly stains.

 

[FeuerFrei]

It makes the whole room look better.

I only make it 74% of the time.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: moshquerade
it's the difference between being a slob and being respectable.

And you need to hide those unsightly stains.

change your sheets ya hoser

 

[Dee67]

I don't.

As I was growing up I started to create an ideal sleeping situation for myself. Started with a body pillow for between my knees (I sleep on my side) and then I eventually started doing away with sheets. Now my entire bed setup is a pillow, body pillow and a comforter.

One layer versus many is great to sleep in and couldn't be much quicker for straightening up. With that said, my wife makes my bed as she prefers our beds to look neat for whatever reason.

 

[CarlKillerMiller]

I kinda like looking at it made. Seeing the whole contraption in disarray is kinda sad.

 

[schneiderguy]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
to hide those unsightly stains

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
It also helps air out the sheets/bed (a necessary thing in the summer).

Actually just the opposite. Making a bed will increase the breeding ground for all the microscopic nasties.

That being said, I still make my bed, because my mom always told me to.

ha I remember that article. So making the bed is both unhealthy and time consuming