My wife and I are what I like to call island parents. We moved to Ohio over 10 years ago. Far away from our life long friends and the closest family is 12 hours away via car ride. We have developed some friendships since moving here but my wife does not like "imposing" on our friends.
So when we really need to do some serious cleaning we have to either ignore our children, stick them in front of the TV or wait until they are asleep at night. None of these options are particularly appealing.
So what do other parents do?
Do you just decide to live in a constant state of chaos until your kids are more self sufficient?
Do you work tirelessly and not take a break from all the work you do anyway?
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Break? I see the word...I don't understand what you mean.
But seriously, move to Texas...I'll keep your kids and you can clean to your hearts content. Will you keep Philip while I clean my house?
Your nephews are 14 and 12 and we are just now digging out from underneath all the "kid" stuff. Give yourself a break, happy kids are WAY more important than a clean house
I've got a grandma less than 5 minutes away and two friends within walking distance who will take my child at a moment's notice - and my house is still a mess.
I don't have any good answers.
Kim, I agree with you 100%. The problem is that I can shut my door when I go to work. Brenda has to live and operate within the chaotic environment everyday. So I sympathize with her.
Or move to Tennessee! I'll take care of the kidlets for you guys!
(Oh, and we won't talk about the disaster area that my house has become. I tried to teach Genna to dust but so far it hasn't worked! I wonder if I can train Randy to dust...hmmmm)
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