I’ve had to clean in abundance in the last year and half.
We’ve moved three times, and each time I’ve had to clean up the last place in
order to move on to the next place (or to get a cleaning deposit back!)
And I hate to clean.
I do not enjoy cleaning up crumbs. I don’t like cleaning
toilets. I don’t like dust balls, lint, or anything else similar.
My kids don’t like to clean either. I mean, what kid does? I
didn’t as a kid. I hated it. And I still do. But for some reason, kids think
that just because you are a mom or a parent, that it’s your duty and sometimes
joy, to clean. They think I should take care of it all.
So, for the record, I hate to clean. I do it because of my love for my family.
I don’t really like to cook. But I do it, because I love my family.
I don’t really like to cook. But I do it, because I love my family.
Just because I’m a mom, doesn’t mean that these jobs come
easily for me. It doesn’t mean they are my “gift” or that I enjoy them. It
simply means that I’m in charge of them getting done. I don’t prefer it. I don’t relish it. But I do it because of
my love for my family.
I want my family to have a clean home. I want things to be
organized for them. I want them to be satisfied from dinner. I don’t want them
to be disgusted in our home habitat, or fail to bring friends over because they
are embarrassed by where we live. So I clean. I sweep. I vacuum and I cook.
For them.
Oh, how deep is a mother’s love. How deep is MY love for
them.
But for the record – I do hate to clean.
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