[quote=scaredyclassic]i remember my mom being really uptight about everything being really neat and clean. i remember her getting upset sometimes.
now that we’re gone everything is really neat and clean all the time.
i think she’d prefer the chaos in retrospect.[/quote]
Definitely. My mom was like this, as am I. Over the years, I’ve tried really hard to mellow out a bit because there is no doubt in my mind that I will miss the mess, noise, and chaos terribly when it’s gone. Makes me very sad to even think about the house being all tidy and clean for more than a day or so. It’s great when they all go to a football or baseball game together with dad (including hours of tailgating) while I get to stay home and enjoy the clean, quiet paradise of our empty home. But I’m always ready for them to come home at the end of the day.
Quite frankly, as kids go, my kids are pretty awesome when it comes to helping out around the house. In return, I try to be less stressed about the odd mess.
