I can’t have nice things.
@Midwest67 - I have said this so many time. Teen slobs ranked from sometimes slob to never, every cleans anything. DH said get a housekeeper, but why? Stuff must go first. This is why we cant have nice things. 
I’m afraid one of the teens will not be allowed to stay in the dorms if she doesn’t change. SMH
I could have written the original post. I thought the army would knock that out of our son right quick. Nope. Rooms only have to be pristine before scheduled inspections. He lives in squalor the rest of the time. In our case, it’s genetic. His father has the same tendencies. First time I went to DH’s family home when we were dating, I gasped. I seriously thought social services should get involved because the home did not appear habitable to me. I absolutely DO think something is very wrong with people who can live this way.
I was such a slob as a youngster that my mom jokingly put a “Quarantine” sign on my bedroom door. I was also pretty sloppy in college, which bugged all of my roommates. When I turned about 23, something just clicked in me and I really wanted my surroundings to look good. I started to enjoy decorating my home, too. I am now what my husband calls “The White Tornado” and my house is usually clean.
I have one daughter who is as neat as a pin and another daughter who messes up every.single.room.she’s.in. You can always tell if she’s been away at camp or something, because the house looks immaculate. As soon as she gets home, there are trails of her stuff everywhere, which I constantly have to remind her to pick up. I hope that my messy daughter will change her messy ways as I did.
Well, it sounds like there is nothing I could have or can do to change this behavior, he’s born a slob. At least it sounds like several spouses here give their mates a break and don’t hold it against them. I hope for his sake, he finds such a wife. I still can’t grasp my mind around why it’s so hard to take off a garment, put it on a hangar and hang it up…rather than walk out of it, leave it crumpled on the floor and now it’s all wrinkled and he has to take 5 times the amount of effort to iron it. I just don’t get it.