I have three with one on the way. It’s a constant struggle to keep the place livable. Before I had children I was not a neat person and kept things livable by not doing things that made mess and staying out as much as possible. Can’t do that with kids, so what’s the trick?

  • MrsDoyle@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    My late mother’s method was to put her children to work. From an early age we did almost all the housework - dusting, vacuuming, polishing brass, ironing, dishwashing, and helping with laundry. We hated it, but the house was always clean and tidy.

    I don’t have kids, so I live in mild squalor.