Yes I am a bit of a clean freak, but..............

[Teeki]

Lol at the hole I fell in one when I went back to work. Before then I found it easy to clean up as I went, so the house didn't really get heaps messy. DD never missed out on anything, I just cleared up mess as we made it

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[*Ang*]

My SIL is a bit obsessive compulsive re her house and the mess the children make. She goes to a really really bad extreme.

Me - well I don't like a dirty messy house either and I get the sort of comments you do. My children still have a ball and play and do all sorts of fun things but I just make sure that we clean up and mainly "organise" ourselves, I don't see that as a bad thing

Trust me DS was a nightmare as a baby/toddler and his lack of sleep was torture, BUT I still didn't use that as an excuse to have an unkempt house. I actually don't understand how some people can't manage to keep a "reasonably" clean house....I couldn't live that way. Call me harsh but I honestly see it as a form of laziness.

Like I said my children still have fun but we/I manage to still maintain the house.

Keep doing what your doing and be proud!

[Rouge]

I envy you. Like GREEN with envy. My domesticated ways took a dive when DS was born. I look back at photos when it was just DD and cry because everything is perfect. And now it is not.

My sister wife's house is immaculate. She is the way I was, if not better. I idolise her. She is also the BEST mother in the world. Her kids are loved, she plays with them, they have water fights and go camping and do the best stuff.

Mess does not equal a good childhood. I don't care what anyone says.

I need my a$$ kicked!

[Astrolady]

I like a tidy house, but it never lasts long here. If I kept on top of it I would do nothing else all day. Doesn't help that Andrew is as bad as the kids. I still have broken computer parts on the floor by the back door waiting to be moved into the shed. Been there for weeks. The shed I do not enter into for fear of my life lol.

[Eenee]

I like a tidy house, but it never lasts long here. If I kept on top of it I would do nothing else all day. Doesn't help that Andrew is as bad as the kids. I still have broken computer parts on the floor by the back door waiting to be moved into the shed. Been there for weeks. The shed I do not enter into for fear of my life lol.

Yes I have a husband who is messier than DD, DD's mess is easy to clean up but DH's stuff is everywhere. I put it outside the back door sometimes because I get over his mess. Since moving in with DH the house is not as clean as I like it. It's not dirty clean though just more clutter, but not real bad because I try to keep on top of it which is a full time job. His office that is also where my sewing table is though I almost die when going in their! Papers everywhere!

[fionas]

Well, to answer your question they could be compliments or they could be snide asides.

But it sounds like you're a great mum whose kids have fun so who cares if the compliment was a bit backhanded?

Personally, I think the tidiness/cleanliness of a house depends on a lot of things. Storage for one. How much you're home is another. How much mess your partner, not just your children, makes is another plus how much they're willing to pitch in.

I sold my house a couple of years ago and boy did I love living in a show home when we had to have it perfect for open for inspections. I know what it takes to get it that way and quite frankly, I can't keep up. I've promised myself that if and when DP gets a 9-5 job and is here in the evenings then everything will be much tidier because one person can tidy while the other gives the girls a bath.

[Nai]

Well, to answer your question they could be compliments or they could be snide asides.

But it sounds like you're a great mum whose kids have fun so who cares if the compliment was a bit backhanded?

Personally, I think the tidiness/cleanliness of a house depends on a lot of things. Storage for one. How much you're home is another. How much mess your partner, not just your children, makes is another plus how much they're willing to pitch in.

I sold my house a couple of years ago and boy did I love living in a show home when we had to have it perfect for open for inspections. I know what it takes to get it that way and quite frankly, I can't keep up. I've promised myself that if and when DP gets a 9-5 job and is here in the evenings then everything will be much tidier because one person can tidy while the other gives the girls a bath.

I agree, what your partner does has a huge impact. I live with a messy hoarder! If I leave the house for an hour to go to the gym, he and the kids can trash the house leaving any previous tidying a distant memory.

Also depends on how much to work and what your priorities are. If I was home then I might feel the need to clean but after working all day, then cooking dinner, doing homework, getting the kids bathed and to bed, I know I just want to spend quality time snuggling and chatting to dp when I get moment. Cleaning can wait.