My day just went from sunshine and candy-colored happiness to dismal grey and self-loathing.
What do you tell a visiting child (who is probably 6 or 7) who came in your house uninvited (tagged along with older sister and two older brothers, who themselves just basically walked into my house the minute I got home with Hayley and Matt on their day off school) and proceeded to walk through my house, saying "Why is your house so dirty?" and "Hayley's room is a big mess."?
And how do you shoo children out who just walked into your house and come from a household that operates under some very different parameters than I do?
Yes, my house is a mess. I get defensive about it, even when it is a child who points it out.
And how do you shoo children out who just walked into your house and come from a household that operates under some very different parameters than I do?
Yes, my house is a mess. I get defensive about it, even when it is a child who points it out.
Comments
Boy, I'm mad FOR you! I'm sorry that those kids were so rude to you. And though your home may not be sparkling clean, take comfort that your children are MUCH better behaved - and that's what TRULY matters.
(perhaps my blog will cheer you up?)
And who cares? If it meets your cleanliness standards, then that's all that matters. Most of the time there are more important things to do than clean house anyway!