What does it take?

My daughters are so completely different.  The oldest aims to please, the youngest aims to give me more gray hair. 

What does it take to get through to her?  That is still the question.  Her birthday is in two days and she is in danger of having it postponed just  because the month long struggle to get her to pick up the messiest room ever has come to an insurmountable pile that the cat is even afraid of.  We have taken away all electronic privileges, tv, ipod, grounded her to her room, and even started charging her for the chores that are not being done.  My husband went so far as to remove the door from its frame in her room just so she couldn't hide and pretend she was working.  She missed a field trip with the girl scouts yesterday, has not been able to go to the local carnival this weekend, not gotten to play with her friends, and yet nothing seems to phase the child.

I remember shaking in my shoes when my parents were displeased with me.  She seems to just laugh in the face of adversity.  What does it take?  Will we have to postpone her birthday?  I hope not, but stay tuned!