Messy Houses Are In

And immaculate houses are out. Yup, according to Letting is Slide, the new trend is that moms have decided that the laundry can reach the rafters and the dust bunnies can run wild. They’d rather help the kids with their homework, do a craft with them and then head to the park. They’re not saying they want to live in filth and ick. Just that they don’t feel like they’re failures if there are dishes in the sink and they didn’t wipe down the baseboard trim.

I have to admit, I do agree that caring for children is more important than housework. And I don’t have an immaculate house. As I mentioned in yesterday’s eyeball post, when you have kids and pets, you simply can’t have things as tidy as when there were none. However, I also don’t know if I’m ready to throw in the towel and say things are clean enough instead of trying to squeeze in one more wipe down of the stairs. (If you live anywhere near a quarry, prepare for a dusty, dusty life…) Instead, I try combining the two. We sit and tell a story, with each person adding a sentence as we match socks. We race to see who can put away their toys fastest. We sing and mop.

What about you? Do you think we should let go of the guilt and not worry about keeping our homes tidy?

Photo: Morguefile