A Neat and Clean House vs Children
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| Tue, 07-27-2010 - 8:35am |
For those of you who like a neat and clean house, how do you keep it that way with children?
I find that if I am tied to goal of having a neat and clean house, I become a raging shrew against my children as they proceed to undo all the neatness I have worked so hard to attain. If I made a "neat and clean house" my goal, my children would not have their messy projects that take days/weeks to complete. My children would not pick up a book (casually left out)as they walk through the family room and browse through- discovering once again the mother actually knows about a few good books. I would let them watch more tv/computer time, as they don't make things as messy when they do. I would squash their ideas if I thought it would make too much of a mess. I wouldn't let them cook/experiment in the kitchen- as it is usually more work for me to clean up after they have "cleaned up". So, how do you inspire creativity and imagination in a neat and clean house? Are you on top of them to put things away as soon as they are done even if it is temporary? Where do you put the legos?....... Have you ever allowed them to take over the living room with all of their toys arranged in a city complex (thomas the train things were the Metro, legos and blocks were the buildings....)? How long would it stay up? Would let it be up for the summer so they could add to and change tings around as they got new ideas? Or allowed them to take over half of the family room for a month+ while they build and live in a beaver lodge (using all the empty shoe and other boxes and some that weren't empty)? Even if you have to walk around it everyday to get to the kitchen? Or do you require that all toys be put away everyday?

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I agree.
That's my point. I also do not think it is appropriate to gag at something someone made so for me the best option is to politely refuse foods I do not like.
I don't think it has anything to do with defective taste buds but I do think that there are differences in people's taste buds.
I do not like anything that taste extremely sweet (fudge, anything made with sweetened condensed milk), it tastes too sweet to me. That does not even make sense to my DH, how can any thing be two sweet. But if the picky/non picky theory is correct then we are tasting two different things when we eat the same fudge. He is tasting a nice sweet treat, I am tasting something that is too sweet and does not taste good.
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And I already said to you about 100 posts ago, that I could see how that worked with baking.
and that works for you...that is great.
I do what works for our family.
I see my friends dealing with the same supper issues as I so if my kids were there they would cater to mine just like I'd cater to theirs here.
That is what works for us in our world.
I just don't think there is a right answer, it is up to individuals to decide for themselves.
I understand your POV on this.
Where did I say my teenager doesn't cook. My teenager does cook and is very good in the kitchen. Makes the family homemade pizzas, often prepares lunch for the little ones, makes homemade macaroni & cheese just to start off the long list.
BUT when the teenager is walking in from a long afternoon of marching band in the heat
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