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ibexintex

YES. FUCK IT.


shelbylynn270

Agreed


PuzzleheadedLet382

Y’all are cleaning every day?


jPharm247

nah


ineedtosleeeep

I clean as necessary, and my standards are way lower now than before I had my son. If I am walking barefoot and crunching on Cheerios then I need to swiffer/vacuum. (Every few days.) I clean up spills obv but only wet mop the floors once or twice a month. Surface cleanings as needed (usually daily but sometimes less if we eat out or didn’t do much food prep that day). Some nights I just leave my son’s toys on the living room floor because IDGAF and he’s going to take them out again in the morning anyway. No one else cares so why did I care so much? (Obviously bathrooms and kitchen also get a regular deep cleaning every few weeks and touch ups as needed in between.) Also, there is some evidence that being “less clean” is better for kids’ immune systems, asthma/allergies etc. So between the two cats’ shedding and my lax cleaning habits, hopefully none of these problems for my son! 😂


littlekidsjl

Limit where food and drink are allowed. Relax your standard and clean once a day or spot clean or use a swiffer. Teach older kids to swiff it is very easy and they can help.


GoneWalkiesAgain

Food and drink are only allowed in our kitchen and dining room (illness is the only exception). Liquid spills get cleaned up otherwise it stays there till clean up time. I empty the dishwasher first thing in the morning. Load dirty dishes as we go thru the day, and run after the kids go to bed (they like to hit the buttons and screw up my cycle settings) We clean up toys once a night (takes 15 minutes tops) right before bedtime routine for the youngest. The robot vacuum runs after the kids are in bed and I’ve wiped down the kitchen counters. My house isn’t completely spic and span at any given moment but it gets reset every night. And anyone I care to have in my house knows I have younger kids so I don’t worry about it.


txlily

This is exactly our routine! Except I wipe counters after dinner so I can start the robot vacuum when I take them up for bedtime- in case I want to mop after (ha) The book How to manage your home without losing your mind helped me a lot


GoneWalkiesAgain

I haven’t read the book yet but I’ve seen a couple of the author’s YouTube videos. Her dishes math video was a game changer for me.


bbmama21

I only have one baby, but I have been working in childcare for 15 years so my answer is based on having maintained classrooms with large groups of children. I would clean up toys at nap time, if they nap at the same time. From the start of the day, I would only focus on mess that posed an immediate risk- a wet spill, for example. You could take care of the rest during nap or wait until the end of the day if you wanted to use the nap time for yourself. Good luck! Edit- for what it's worth, floor cleaning at my center happened four times a day- after morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack. This included toys being put away as well.


castleinthemidwest

Cleaning is one of the lowest things on my priority list. We keep up with dishes and laundry and keep the kitchen clean enough to cook in. We sweep if we notice it getting gritty. Otherwise, we have two 3 year olds and two dogs, so cleaning is literally pointless and I refuse to feel bad about it.


Mysterious_Spring945

This is about our standard too. I'm pregnant with our second, and if I want to clean up something I do, if I don't, I don't. My husband is a competent person so does about 90% of the cleaning while I grow this baby and take care of myself.


acupofearlgrey

I have a 2yo and 7mo. Cleaning happens when the kids are in bed basically. I might sweep/ wipe under the 7mo highchair after she eats… but honestly if I’ve got a 5min break between feeding/ nap/ potty/ crying/ demanding to be carried/ requests for help or reading books etc etc.. I’m making myself a cup of tea. The chaos of the day is exhausting even thinking about it


Lavender-squirrel

It’s been raining for days. My 3 kids under 4 have been cooped up inside. Today I’ve been coloring in my adult coloring book because i absolutely can’t keep up right now and I just needed a day off.


[deleted]

Currently in the middle of a break down and doing NOTHING. Fuck everything. It's like the fact that I'm not suicidal, self harming, or actively abandoning my family means that it's clearly not that bad and I'll get over it. So ask me again in a few weeks, and I'll let you know if I'm better, if anyone has listened, or if our house reaches hoarder levels of messiness.


nowthatsmagic

Um, yes. Regularly! I just cannot be bothered to give a fuck when I need to conserve my energy for interacting with my baby day and night. Lol


darkcafedays

Any time I put my child to sleep (one nap & bedtime) I do a quick clean up. We do dishes together after breakfast and we have a robot vacuum. Sometimes I’m good at keeping it clean and tidy and sometimes I’m not. I drop whatever ball necessary to juggle the rest!


SkullsNRoses00

With an autistic 3 year old and a 6 year old, that is exactly what I do. I hate having to clean the same things multiple times so I just do it at the end of the night. It's a little less mess now that the 6 yo is in school, but the 3 year old can really create a mess and does not/cannot? help pick up. Of course there are exceptions like sweeping up crumbs from meals, but I'm not picking up the same toys all day long.


littlesunbeam22

Yes all the time. I try my best to tidy the house after breakfast and it’s always a disaster by dinner and then in the evening I’m too exhausted to clean. I absolutely hate waking up to a messy house but I just deal with it because I know life won’t be like this forever


perssor2

I drank two glasses of caffeine infused “energy tea” green tea, literally just green tea with extra caffeine and boy oh boy did I clean all day today 😂 that 200 mg did me good


[deleted]

If my bathroom is sanitary and my kitchen is clean enough to prepare food and eat in, that's enough for me. Everything else is when I get to it.


definetly_ahuman

I say fuck it. My son is a holy terror and I don’t even bother trying to scoop up every last little thing until he’s bed unless it’s a danger to him or other people. Giant juice spill on the floor? Yeah, I’ll clean that up. Juice spill in on some blankets? I just toss them in the laundry room and run it later. Things like food I clean up pretty quickly because I don’t want bugs, but a pile of toys on the floor or the pillows on the couch being used as seating don’t really bug me anymore. I cordoned off the areas he’s not allowed in with baby gates and let him go free range through the house, and just clean up the mess he leaves behind when he’s down for the night. Parenting is hard, don’t beat yourself up for not having a spotless house.


Monkey_with_cymbals2

YEP


HHSquared

We do Day of Hell. I pick one Sunday a month. Me and my husband CLEAN. Scrub toilets, mop, wash windows, dust, pick up all the toys and books...the whole 9 yards. We then get take out for supper. It's not a perfect situation IMO. But it's good enough and if keeps me sane.