tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post4252720846023726861..comments2023-08-15T06:09:11.024-04:00Comments on Motherhood in NYC: You've Come a Long Way, BabyMarinkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489592695993949578noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-19513808400759110672008-11-19T19:24:00.000-05:002008-11-19T19:24:00.000-05:00Oh I hate cleaning too, would pay anything to have...Oh I hate cleaning too, would pay anything to have someone else do it ALL for me, but with a student budget, at this moment I just can't. Le sigh.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931920553076580949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-85354266815137090032008-11-18T10:36:00.000-05:002008-11-18T10:36:00.000-05:00I just lost my maid. For the holidays. Merry fuc...I just lost my maid. For the holidays. Merry fucking Hallogivingmas.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258405168792203613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-38906647473768273362008-11-18T06:40:00.000-05:002008-11-18T06:40:00.000-05:00That guy was an ass. Why didn't he say his dad cl...That guy was an ass. Why didn't he say his dad cleaned all of the time? People still think the woman has to do all of the cleaning.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04455637064686856773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-60999868408248690482008-11-17T22:49:00.000-05:002008-11-17T22:49:00.000-05:00Cleaning? We have a person that does that too. It'...Cleaning? We have a person that does that too. It's much, much easier that way.<BR/><BR/>Since when is drudgery feminine?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00873541253069090821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-80356024150386203242008-11-17T22:32:00.000-05:002008-11-17T22:32:00.000-05:00Oh how I needed this post. I've decided that I'm n...Oh how I needed this post. I've decided that I'm no longer embarassed to say that I hate to clean. I really, really hate it. I realize it's a desirable trait to claim to hate it and then run flitting around cleaning all day long, but that's just not for me. I now feel slightly validated. I'll dust tommorow, or maybe not.steenky beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570171606663745423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-23751222426477705252008-11-17T21:34:00.000-05:002008-11-17T21:34:00.000-05:00I've finally gotten to the point where I don't see...I've finally gotten to the point where I don't see the dustballs anymore. For a long time I lied and said I didn't see them (to make myself feel better about not cleaning), but now it's the truth. Oh shit, I just put a dustball to bed instead of my kid. BRB.Frogs in my formulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588651443689809504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-14670688705438482102008-11-17T18:56:00.000-05:002008-11-17T18:56:00.000-05:00And don't worry about cloister guy. He's probably...And don't worry about cloister guy. He's probably an anomaly. A couple of years ago, I was at the Hermitage and started to touch something in fascination and a little old round Russian woman screamed something at me that I'm sure translated as "don't touch that thing, you rotten kid!" in English.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-85393460915011763722008-11-17T18:49:00.000-05:002008-11-17T18:49:00.000-05:00Doesn't everyone use a cleaning service? I was so...Doesn't everyone use a cleaning service? I was sold on it after I read some non-fiction book about rich people. One guy said the key to being rich is to never do anything yourself that you can afford to pay someone else to do (ie, it leaves you time for what you need to be an expert at).<BR/><BR/>I was recently told that I was lazy for not cooking. I shrugged and said - Some call it lazy. I call it priorities.<BR/><BR/>I went to the drycleaner recently to have something repaired and the little Asian owner chastised me. He said I should learn to sew. I looked at him and said - that's what I have you for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-32792798853056388702008-11-17T18:10:00.000-05:002008-11-17T18:10:00.000-05:00i hate when people assume i do certain domestic th...i hate when people assume i do certain domestic thingsMadgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905740781186585499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-8419747952879802902008-11-17T16:06:00.000-05:002008-11-17T16:06:00.000-05:00I used to love to clean for my (ex) husband and my...I used to love to clean for my (ex) husband and my son. It made their lives easier. But now I am hard pressed to wash a dish or vacuum anything. We've got plenty of folks willing to be underpaid to do it. <BR/><BR/>Eck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-27745585497003754972008-11-17T13:51:00.000-05:002008-11-17T13:51:00.000-05:00I hate to clean. I hire someone to do it for me. ...I hate to clean. I hire someone to do it for me. I occasionally get into a fit of cleaning but it's only when company's coming. Life is too short. My house is clean enough, which is to say, not very, but we're all healthy.shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-39407406302148785722008-11-17T13:24:00.000-05:002008-11-17T13:24:00.000-05:00Oh god, I can't even begin to describe how insanel...Oh god, I can't even begin to describe how insanely jealous I am of all of you with cleaning ladies... My one goal in life is to someday be able to afford one myself. Nothing gives me more satisfaction than having my house be all sparkly and tidy. Except maybe if someone else had made it that way.rachel...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09513121601886576274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-24634736621709326552008-11-17T13:16:00.000-05:002008-11-17T13:16:00.000-05:00LOL Your femininity at stake!! No no no.....you ...LOL Your femininity at stake!! No no no.....you might be missing the nesting instinct that most moms have or gain over time (I don't think it's just related to pregnancy as all the "wise books" say)...but I don't think your feminine ways are in jeopardy! LOL Great post.jmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910737494137891606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-74184023087023899142008-11-17T12:25:00.000-05:002008-11-17T12:25:00.000-05:00I think I would give up my morning cup of tea befo...I think I would give up my morning cup of tea before I gave up my cleaning lady.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259169109945001406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-60659293199301567742008-11-17T11:48:00.000-05:002008-11-17T11:48:00.000-05:00I actually love ironing, but I don't do it. Why pu...I actually love ironing, but I don't do it. Why put someone out of a job. Same with my house cle...ah, crap, I'm lyin'. I hate house cleaning and I'm glad I have a maid. I get holy once a month and do a pile of things myself and feel like I've regained control of the kingdom, but that's about it. Rest of the time I'm too busy to bother and just glad I have Anjana...♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-69969094022612960852008-11-17T11:37:00.001-05:002008-11-17T11:37:00.001-05:00House cleaners, dry cleaners, and other paid servi...House cleaners, dry cleaners, and other paid services were invented for a reason. Don't feel guilty for paying someone to clean your toilets -- rejoice and then rejoice some more.<BR/><BR/>One day, when I'm no longer paying for my kids' teeth, I'm going to have a cleaning crew come to my house on a regular basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-787331545798045122008-11-17T10:30:00.000-05:002008-11-17T10:30:00.000-05:00My Mother in Law cleans like a mad woman, yet her ...My Mother in Law cleans like a mad woman, yet her son, to whom I married is the complete opposite. When I first dated him, he had not dusted for 2 years (I am not kidding either). <BR/><BR/>So my thoughts are, you produce the opposite. Therefore, if I don't clean maybe my kids will grow up being the opposite. So Marinka, with those thoughts your son will want to clean when he is older, I think you are teaching a valuable lesson!2 Brits, 2 Yanks, 2 Dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407901798421787299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-504239738371852052008-11-17T10:11:00.000-05:002008-11-17T10:11:00.000-05:00Anything that must be ironed is taken to the dry c...Anything that must be ironed is taken to the dry cleaner for laundering. And I can't even tell you how much I love getting the money out of the ATM to pay Margarita every 2 weeks. Without her, our toilets might get cleaned once a month...if they really look like they need it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-83336659462585248932008-11-17T09:21:00.000-05:002008-11-17T09:21:00.000-05:00On some days, when I "miss" cleaning my daughter a...On some days, when I "miss" cleaning my daughter and I pretend to be the cleaning lady. No joke. I know it is sad. But we clean well together and she enjoys is at 5 years old.OHmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712111068636100187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-35894291325517595972008-11-17T09:16:00.000-05:002008-11-17T09:16:00.000-05:00Ironing isn't cleaning anyway. Cleaning serves a ...Ironing isn't cleaning anyway. Cleaning serves a hygeinic purpose. Ironing is just fussing.<BR/><BR/>Besides, since both my dad and my husband stand around ironing their shirts while watching football on Sundays, I've always thought of ironing as "men's work." It's hot and dangerous. Not for my delicate hands.Newthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16517611200405647990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-79744712403175268972008-11-17T09:12:00.000-05:002008-11-17T09:12:00.000-05:00I'm a terrible housekeeper and often tell people t...I'm a terrible housekeeper and often tell people that my cleaning lady sucks. That would be me of course since my husband thinks that we should be able to clean our own house and not wasted much needed money on help (not that this motivates him to pick up his own socks or anything).<BR/><BR/>I'm with you - cleaning isn't my thing.Kate Coveny Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006589284938683965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-76426427030035042082008-11-17T09:00:00.000-05:002008-11-17T09:00:00.000-05:00I am glad I am not the only one with an ironing av...I am glad I am not the only one with an ironing aversion. I have always felt it was something which I should hide - my mother irons underpants - but now I can hold my head up high.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-6965449486124681662008-11-17T08:20:00.000-05:002008-11-17T08:20:00.000-05:00An iron? What's that? No. Seriously. I have no ide...An iron? What's that? No. Seriously. I have no idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634096295956313230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-6157943078683881502008-11-17T06:14:00.000-05:002008-11-17T06:14:00.000-05:00"not enough to take over the cleaning". I'm with ..."not enough to take over the cleaning". I'm with you, sister. I'm with you.Vodka Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734323418017847775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-35571239721762732162008-11-17T05:39:00.000-05:002008-11-17T05:39:00.000-05:00I have OCD tendencies and I just recently found a ...I have OCD tendencies and I just recently found a website that harnesses the OCD into cleaning. So my husband and children are no longer allowed to put anything in the kitchen sink because it must always be sparkling, and they think I'm crazy, but I'm pretty happy now. But then, it's just the OCD talking.Lucy Filethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101962728153916202noreply@blogger.com