Is it me or am I talking to the wall ?

Is it me or am I talking to the wall ? I can't count how many times my mother said that to me growing up. Well now it's my turn. Once again I tell my kids, "Clean your room" " Please clean your room" Hey would you guys please clean those rooms" " Your mother and I work hard you guys have to help around here." "Is it me or am I talking to the wall? GET UP AND CLEAN THOSE ROOMS NOW " All 3 get up and head towards their respective rooms mumbling how I'm the Anti Christ or something to that effect. They of course return 1 min 30 seconds later proclaiming their rooms are impeccable. Now I resort to the inevitable confiscation of various electronic items that they worship. My 8 year old daughter And my 10 year son quickly move to their rooms once again. Me touching their stuff is a risk they just can't take. Well a little better this time. Shove some under the bed , throw the rest in the closet. Bingo. 3 min 45 seconds later the both yell "Done" I look quickly . Hey, at least I don't have to look at when I pass by those disaster zones . Of course my 3 year old son was bailed out by his older brother, again. He knows the little one will just make more of mess and he'll have to pay the price of confiscation. so he lets him terrorize his mother while she's trying to make dinner.
I start thinking of all these quotes such as"Am I talking to the wall ?" my mother would constantly boom out to her 6 kids. God do have a long way to go.