AHHHH!!! GRRR!! AUGH!!!! *ranting*

[armywifey6]

I clean and 30 min later it looks like a tornado went through my house!!! I'm tired of breaking my back vacuuming, dusting, glass cleaning, and mopping. I like my house clean, well ok I HATE when my house is dirty it makes me feel dirty, knowing there is something on my floor and that I haven't mopped it with a solution of bleach and water.
I hate the fact that my husband rather sit on HIS BUTT and watch me than help. We decided to have another baby and he says I'm not pregnant yet THEREFORE he shouldn't have to do everything. I didn't say he had to, I was just asking that he pick up his clothes, help keep the floor clean and restrain HIS DAUGHTER from messing up the area I just cleaned. It gets really tiresome doing the same thing everyday.

I am just so tired of having to clean everyday and ask people to pick up behind themselves if it's this hard with 2 people how hard is it gonna be with 3???

[Kaismommie]

Jul. 27, 2008 at 4:32 AM I am I the same boat. I took the time to clean today and TRIED to straighten up, and my almost 2 yr old came in the room and basically turned it upside down. As if I never put any effort into cleaning.

[RArnold18]

Jul. 27, 2008 at 5:17 AM

I was in the same boat too, until I started holding my children accountable for the mess that they were making. Now, toys are no longer allowed out of their rooms, if they do come out, they are to be picked up as soon as play has ended. The boys also help out with the daily chores. Chase is 8 and he cleans his bathroom, vacuum's the carpet in his room and the family room carpet and couch, skims the pool, and takes out the garbage and brings it to the curb. Mason is 3 and he feeds the cats, cleans the kitchen cabinet doors (the ones he can reach, we have 5 dogs so the bottom doors and drawers can get pretty dirty), takes the recycling out,  and empties both bathroom garbage's. Both boys keep their rooms clean, make their beds, and help sort, fold, and put away laundry... They also help with the yard work of pulling weeds and raking/bagging leaves.  You have to start them young because if you wait until they are older it will be harder to make it a habit and you'll have more fights over chores. I don't pay them to do chores either, they live here and they have to help out where they can. The best thing I ever got for the boys was a shelf unit with bins at TRU that way every toy type has it's own bin and they can see where it goes, it's called the Super Size Organizer and its made by Tot Tutors,  for the bigger things I bought some plastic under bed, rolling bins at Wal-Mart.

As for DH Good Luck! I can't get mine to do anything either!

here's the link for the shelf/bin unit: www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2904288

 

[shanaShay87]

Jul. 27, 2008 at 11:07 AM

to the previous comment it is her biological child as well..she is just venting, sometimes I say to my hubby get ur daughter...its my biological daughter but its just a figure of speech, she probably meant that he may be sitting there and she's messing up right in front of him! and yeah people get tiered of cleaning sometimes and complain about it but that doesn't mean she will not be able to do it when she has her second baby and the people already living with her...and it doesnt matter what age her child is she can be tiered of cleaning up behind her and want a litle help? I am not vashing your comment just a little confused by it? ANYWAY girl its okay I feel that same way but I have started maken my 21 month old clena up at a very young age (still young but even younger LOL) and now she sings the clean up song when she is done and cleans up her own toys, and she attempts to throw her own food and stuff away...if you start young they will clean, it wont be the bets job but it will help a little...I say cherish those clothe son the floor lol cause I sure miss haven my hubbys there! LOL but seriouslly take it easy, sometimes I just say forget it and clean up a little later so i dont go crazy and I am a major NEAT FREAK

[armywifey6]

Jul. 27, 2008 at 3:51 PM RArnold18 thanks for the suggestions! kaleia (OUR DAUGHTER) is 22 months and perhaps it is time for her to learn to pick up her toys. As for Della529 I wrote you a PM, because apparently you do not know what a rant is....thanks shana!!!

(Original Poster)

[MamaCole]

Jul. 27, 2008 at 8:52 PM Girl I so understand. I don't know how many times I sweep the floor a day becus its constantly getting dirty. Jas and Nehemiah will just leave stuff out and its like I have to follow behind them and pick stuff up and 'complain' that they can't clean nothing up! Lol. It is frustrating, very. But I don't know, I really don't have any advice other wise I wud be using it.. Lol. Part of me is like forget it I'm just not gonna clean and then they (atleast hubby) will realize how much I do do, but I couldn't stand to be in a dirty house either, so that plan of action more than likely won't happen. I have been having Jas do the dishes sometimes, she actually likes it, clean up her room/make her bed, she helps with the laundry.. So she is getting used to helping clean up, but she still has a bad habit of just leaving stuff out. But as shanashay said, don't go crazy.. Sometimes u just have to wait til later otherwise u would NEVER beable to sit down probably. Maybe have a sit down with hubby and tell him that u need his help. AT LEAST with keeping Kaleia out of the way while ur cleaning or pay attention to her from making a mess where u just cleaned, he can at least do that... It will be okay girly!

And to the one poster about her saying 'his daughter' Wow! U never say his daughter, I always say that! Lol. And he says it to me. As shay said, Figure of Speech! Duh! Haha. And just becus she's alittle frustrated right now, who doesn't get at times, why should that stop her from having another baby? Of that was the case no one would have more than 1 baby!