tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post4182933480690444376..comments2023-10-17T08:16:35.305-04:00Comments on That's Why: Adventures in Real Parenting: Not Guest Readylisahgoldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-47750195339088996852012-09-10T02:20:05.394-04:002012-09-10T02:20:05.394-04:00My mother in law has always insisted that "A ...My mother in law has always insisted that "A clean and tidy home is the sign of a happy housewife!" <br />I disagree! She was never happy, as her kids can attest to! <br /><br />My own mother was never happy. She had a beautifully kept house, that she spent all her time inside cleaning, while everyone else had a good time, so she was upset and left out! <br /><br />I'm known as having a clean, but messy, house. I'm proud when my kids, nieces, and nephews, tell others that they remember me as fun loving and always having fun with them! <br /><br />I say if you don't like the mess, don't look!<br />Halohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217253038599607331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-42246132445204809492012-09-10T02:11:43.828-04:002012-09-10T02:11:43.828-04:00Haha! My thing with the hangers has a story attach...Haha! My thing with the hangers has a story attached to it. My mother in law came to visit and, of course, HAD to "help" with laundry, etc! We have 5 kids, and I was sick...so she said, "Don't get up, I'll do laundry, I see you are behind." I have to say, I HATE her help with laundry, I am very picky when it comes to how it is done! <br />She finished putting things away and went to relax. <br />Now I have always had my clothing hangers color coded for each person. She found me, looking like a deer in the headlights, re-doing all her hanging! (Oh why couldn't I just let it go til they left?) <br />WHAT?! Purple hangers in the boy's closet just wouldn't wait! <br />That was back when I still thought I was in control! <br />Oh geez, all my inlaws heard about it immediately, and years later, I still get teased!Halohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217253038599607331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-33437385852416194162010-07-19T22:46:22.853-04:002010-07-19T22:46:22.853-04:00She's probably right. The boy probably didn&#...She's probably right. The boy probably didn't notice. Just loudly mention around him that the bathroom is the kids' domain and leave it at that. Well, I mean bring it up to them often, but don't beat yourself up.gmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838413091600247047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-44236368663810288222010-07-19T20:51:09.464-04:002010-07-19T20:51:09.464-04:00I'm sure it's not going to make you feel a...I'm sure it's not going to make you feel any better but guys seldom notice stuff like that. I know I don't. I barely notice the things in my house let alone things in other people's house.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986167130467258392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-75438092742028950562010-07-19T18:08:13.444-04:002010-07-19T18:08:13.444-04:00Oh yes, I have been bribing my son to help me clea...Oh yes, I have been bribing my son to help me clean for years!meleah rebeccahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116656129112106780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-58950479574734786612010-07-19T12:01:46.267-04:002010-07-19T12:01:46.267-04:00Gross and hilarious. And you made me grateful that...Gross and hilarious. And you made me grateful that my cat litter days are behind me---thanks for that. xoLa Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-72829357405044305452010-07-18T17:08:57.916-04:002010-07-18T17:08:57.916-04:00I like how your daughter tried to console you. Ble...I like how your daughter tried to console you. Bless her heart.<br /><br />Obvs she didn't care, or she would have cleaned it before he went in there. <br /><br />They're old enough to clean their own shit skids. I'm thinking she wouldn't have wanted the boy to think those were HER skids/pubes. If she doesn't care, why should you? Right? Right.Lola Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394765053485642935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-11173891667172152072010-07-18T15:35:49.410-04:002010-07-18T15:35:49.410-04:00A brilliant sentence, That bathroom was commonly r...A brilliant sentence, <i>That bathroom was commonly referred to as the Kids' Bathroom so now you know all you need to know about it.'</i> But, <i>"It looked as though Jackson Pollack had found a new canvas,"</i> cracked my shit up (sic). Plus, the dialogue. A brilliant bit. If it weren't for shame, I'd probably get nothing done. Is there shame in that? Let's hope.Freida Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489663202315694313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-19394490682829485372010-07-18T13:24:11.065-04:002010-07-18T13:24:11.065-04:00She scooped out the chunks from the litter
chunkS...<i>She scooped out the chunks from the litter</i><br /><br />chunkS?!!?<br /><br />Don't your cats have you trained? A human's function is to wait dutifully outside the door, eyes averted for our privacy, until we have used the facilities. Then remove the chunk instantly. Then wait for us to return. Breaks are permissible only for feeding us.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-42376604381072540292010-07-18T11:34:16.394-04:002010-07-18T11:34:16.394-04:00That bathroom sounds just like our "kids"...That bathroom sounds just like our "kids" bathroom and I have owned the same the feeling of shame.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-89280906376041713942010-07-18T02:26:16.656-04:002010-07-18T02:26:16.656-04:00I operate under the theory that a tidy home is the...I operate under the theory that a tidy home is the sign of a bored housewife! <br />WE do keep the dishes moving along in the dishwasher- or at least stashed out of sight till we can fill it- but other things seem King Kong sized.... the laundry basket overflows. <br />the incoming papers are like a neverending deluge.... as I tread the waters... I find coupons & things that expired last month. Every now & then I go on a rampage and get rid of stuff.... but more keeps coming. Don't get me started on trying to keep up with weeds on a corner lot. Let's just say the weeds are winning.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-52286802164004001782010-07-17T17:43:47.551-04:002010-07-17T17:43:47.551-04:00Ubermilf - see now that made me laugh! Thank you.
...Ubermilf - see now that made me laugh! Thank you.<br /><br />kkryno - We are so much alike! I have strict rules regarding the folding of towels and my hangers have to be color sorted in the laundry room. Like that? Yeah, my kids find it "amusing," as well.<br /><br />Randal - I'd like to not allow the children, too.<br /><br />Meridith - Isn't it funny how some people really do just leave debris wherever they go? A couple of people here are like that. And of course you can say what you like about the writing. I appreciate it. The nice thing about this piece is that if I ever want to use it in first person, it's a quick fix!<br /><br />susan - I know that in my heart. And yet, the idea that that poor young man lifted that lid and saw THAT makes me cringe. There must be a happy medium. For example, did I really have to vacuum the dust bunnies from the laundry room? Of course not. That's the impulse I need to control.lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-37810988328892813022010-07-17T17:38:05.562-04:002010-07-17T17:38:05.562-04:00Sometimes I wonder just how many paintings I'v...Sometimes I wonder just how many paintings I've left undone simply because one little cleaning job led to another. Nobody remembers you for a tidy bathroom and, if they do, it's with pity for a wasted life.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-55363453539600013242010-07-17T17:15:09.673-04:002010-07-17T17:15:09.673-04:00I'm so glad I have a tiny apartment and only m...I'm so glad I have a tiny apartment and only my husband to clean up after -- although as my sis says, he is worth two small children and leaves a distinctive circle of "debris" around wherever he perches. ;)<br /><br />Good story. The description of the cleaning frenzy was golden, the way something *always* becomes something else. Who hasn't been there? <br /><br />Is it okay to say I miss the first person voice that comes through you? Yours is inimitable, and somehow sharper, to me. But then, what do I know? As long as you're writing it, I'm coming to read it, Lisa.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-15344821368779018702010-07-17T15:57:49.647-04:002010-07-17T15:57:49.647-04:00Precisely why I never allow guests.Precisely why I never allow guests.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-83636487566022342762010-07-17T13:58:12.084-04:002010-07-17T13:58:12.084-04:00OMG; I saw myself in this one!
I'm also a m...OMG; I saw myself in this one! <br /><br />I'm also a member of "The Clean This One Little Thing and it Mushrooms Out of Hand" club. I think it's a form of insanity!<br /><br />The pic is great! <br /><br />(I love Malbec.)<br /><br />Ask my kids how I fold towels and about my hangar obsession.<br /><br />;)kkrynohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727264476742817993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-46479913473474744602010-07-17T13:45:20.770-04:002010-07-17T13:45:20.770-04:00You are my people.
Like my friend who, on the rar...You are my people.<br /><br />Like my friend who, on the rare occasions she vacuums, is asked "Is grandma coming to visit?" by her children.Ubermilfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685628102770311287noreply@blogger.com