tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047618339605556391.post6003894434242058182..comments2023-12-20T03:11:50.310-08:00Comments on Messages From The MotherShip: Internal BattlesMothershiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13734896338035985071noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047618339605556391.post-65655303694828465332009-01-06T18:34:00.000-08:002009-01-06T18:34:00.000-08:00Emily,We've only met once, but I was talking to yo...Emily,<BR/>We've only met once, but I was talking to your mother the other day and told her I am convinced we would be great friends! Reading this post confirms that for me! <BR/>Love,<BR/>Mary Fox (aka Betsy's sister-in-law)Baden Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477140053175176879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047618339605556391.post-5915268181907099332008-12-24T09:43:00.000-08:002008-12-24T09:43:00.000-08:00There is a difference between having a clean house...There is a difference between having a clean house, and having an OCD clean house. In one of your earlier posts you described it perfectly, if the toys are not out, there not being played with. That principle carries over into many things.....Should we try to teach our kids that we pick up after we're done with something? absolutely. I think the extreme is when cleaning becomes more important than interacting with your kids. Ofcourse there are exceptions, (in-laws coming to visit!) Childhood is fleeting, and my Mom always says that she misses the messes! She reminds me that there will always be time later to clean and that your kids will not remember how clean the bathroom was, but whether or not you cleaned it together.Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383730225417864893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047618339605556391.post-20264805722999607722008-12-23T16:48:00.000-08:002008-12-23T16:48:00.000-08:00Em.. that's why they call it spring cleaning... w...Em.. that's why they call it spring cleaning... wait till then (:Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312405844928366902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047618339605556391.post-67891328919990549642008-12-23T13:04:00.000-08:002008-12-23T13:04:00.000-08:00If you had cleaned, like you wanted to, you would ...If you had cleaned, like you wanted to, you would be re-cleaning right now anyway. Your kitchen would be a disaster because you would have been in the mood to make a fantastic meal or treat; necessitating all of the mixing bowls, pans, measuring cups, etc.(My clean kitchen screams "MAKE SOMETHING" when it is freshly cleaned.<BR/>There. Did I take the guilt away? Way to be a great Mom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com