Our youngest son wrote on our living room wall a couple of years ago with a green magic marker. He, then, proceeded to draw circles and lines on a brand new Ethan Allen chair with the same marker. That was fun:(
We’ve explained to him that we’d rather he write on paper instead of the walls or furniture with the exception being our chalkboard wall. Last night he added some caveman-type drawings to his bedroom wall. So, I asked him why he wrote on the wall, and he proceeded to tell me about his drawings. He was really proud of them. Then, I mentioned the part about not drawing on the walls and furniture vs drawing on paper. He looked a little bit like the deer in the headlights after he processed what I said, so I knew at that moment there was no malicious intent. He was really proud of what he had done, and I have to admit, I really like the drawings, too. I may not ever paint over them. That being said, here’s hoping that the “please don’t write on the walls and furniture” thought gets accessed from his memory next time.
