Cleaning house question???

Question

Family of 4 plus 4 animals.. So no matter what I have cleaned by the end of the day it looks like I have done nothing.. a 6 year old and 2 year old. 3 furry cats. and a yellow lab. My boyfriend told me I clean some. I am so mad, I want to go on strike. What should I do? Asking them to help doesnt work? Do I have a right to be upset?

Answer 1

yes make them help u and dont feel bad im in the same boat as u i do everything and i dont have any help im married 3 kids 7yrs old 6yrs old & a 2mth old(i know babies cant do anything except sleep eat & cry) and 1 cat 1 dog and 2 g****a pigs

Answer 2

I would go on strike and let them all see what a mess will really looks like. 6 year old can more than clean up after themselves. a 2 year old can put away there own toys.  

Answer 3

Well the 2 year old isn't going to be of any help, a 6 year old could be coaxed into helping by giving him a few coins for helping.Animals make messes they don't clean up so that leaves the boyfriend. Do you work outside the home? If you do, then he needs to be doing as much at home as you do. If your a stay at home mom, you need to be better organized. Even if you do stay home, boyfriend would be doing evening baths for the children. Your entitled to a break to

Answer 4

You have every right to be upset.  Who made it your job to be the maid, right?

Give each person a job that is suited to their abilities.  Even the 2 year old can pitch in to a degree.  Create a list of what should get done each day and what you expect of each person.  Reward the children with praise each time a chore is done (perhaps a chart and gold stars?) and a reward at the end of the week.   Can't do much about the boyfriend except for give him a list of things you would like him to do.

Answer 5

Why is the homekeeper ever unappreciated?  It is so frustrating!  Keeping a house with children and pets is very hard work.  I bet 3 or 4 days of nothing would really show how involved the daily cleaning is.

When I feel similarly under appreciated, I focus on the areas of the house I use.  I clean my sink (let the toothpaste and shaving cream pile up on the other,) my half of the office (leave the rings from cans or cups on the glass tabletop, dust on the floor and crumbs on the keyboard) and do my laundry/dry cleaning.  It takes about a week until it gets noticed, then I go back to the usual routine.

A full-scale strike, though, means the innocent ones (pets and kids) have to deal with the mess too. So common areas and the child or pet areas should be neutral territory.

I say punish the complainer and reward yourself! :)

Answer 6

you know what...i LOVE the line of lysol cleaning supplies they r the best in the world....the dilutable floor cleaner and the toilet bowl cleaner make the house smell SOO good even if it has stuff everywhere, it still smells and feels soo clean. yes, you have the right to be mad, but if you can notice how messy it gets, so can they :-)

so, i suggest you go get the lysol things and some plug ins and tidy up little  by little, even if its on one  of our "lazy days" bcz i really noticed how hard i clean if i keep everythign until last minute when guests are comming over, but i avent had a spring cleaning day since a year now bcz every day i do a little and tidy up at the same time so i dont scrub continuously anymore.

HOPE THIS HELPS :-)

Answer 7

Yes, you do have a right to be upset. They should be expected to help to some extent. Going on strike is a logical idea. I've heard of several women doing it. Something to consider is taking a personal vacation (if you're able to) where you leave the house and let them fend for themselves for a while. They SHOULD see how much you should be appreciated for all the work you do and help you out more. One song always comes to mind.... Mr. Mom by Lonestar. It's worth a listen if you've never heard it before!

Answer 8

You have a right to be upset, but the same thing happens to a lot of us, lol! My house is a disaster by the end of the day too, and I've learned to just leave it until the next morning and enjoy my day with my family. I spend most of the morning cleaning, and they spend the rest of the day messing it up again! Make sure you tell your husband how much work you do, and how hard it is, He should appreciate you more :)