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Topic: how many of you do a ...
Posted By: Henna79
Subject: how many of you do a ...
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 11:46am
| mother in law clean? The one where you clean everything even though it doesn't need doing just cause a visit is coming up. |
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 12:01pm
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bahaha mother in law clean. Love it.
I totally do that! In fact, I find it MUCH easier to get motivated to clean when I know people are coming. ------------- 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 12:05pm
| Not so much a MIL clean, but definately a mother clean. |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 12:09pm
Yeah I do a MIL clean but then I don't have to do it often as they live in the Sth Island. I even place towels, facecloths etc on the bed they will be using  ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 12:11pm
| Nah, too lazy besides MIL knows DH isn't tidy and my mum knows I'm not the most tidy person in the world so they just expect our house to be a little messy with a toddler destroying the place straight after we have cleaned up |
Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 12:16pm
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Not a monther in law clean, shes pretty good about knowing im just not that into cleaning lol.
I do granny cleaning tho - she has caught me a few times when the house was a mess and i felt so embarrassed cos im "obviously" not looking after her grandson very well. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
 Angel baby - May 2008
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 12:18pm
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Nope .. MIL is on other side of planet ... and we would be extremely tidy compared to her
And my Mum comes to our place and cleans lol ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: jjands
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 12:19pm
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I do if I don't she does it when I'm busy with the kids or something. She folds the washing, does the dishes picks up after the kids....sounds great but I like to do things myself....Linzy I do the towels to I even fold them pretty DH thinks I'm mad
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 12:20pm
Can I have her number?? ------------- Lindsey
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lilfatty wrote:Posted By: Snappy
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 12:43pm
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Every blardy day. The story of my life.
But I call it my "DH is coming home" clean. Everything needs to be done regardless of whether it needs doing. He will even turn the washing machine on for 3 pairs of undies, just because he cant stand the sight of something being in the washing machine. ------------- Mummy to two beauties... Formerly Kaiz. |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 12:48pm
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I do , but only cos we aren't married YET and I don't want her talking DF out of marrying such an untidy person .
Tho , at times , when hes really getting on my nerves , I contemplate ringing her up to come for coffee with my house an absolute sty and just say really nochalantly "meh, i dont believe in cleaning " ------------- 
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Posted By: LenaJudson
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 12:53pm
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I wish i had a DH like that kaiz!! Mine looks at the washing machine and says "Hun you need to do some washing" or he does the "I have no clothes for work, can you do some washing like NOW" ... Hmmmm
But back on topic, my MIL is OCD, everything is spotless and she cleans when she has guests around (eg still at the table eating dinner)... I have been caught out a few times and now i just say to her " if you come around and its not to your standard you know where the cleaning stuff is" - one day i came home and DH had let her in and he went out... my house was so clean i thought i was in a show home or something!! Minor upside of living in the same town as the MIL... My dad comes up from palmy (we in hamilton) and he does my housework... think they might be trying to tell me something... |
Posted By: Snappy
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 1:01pm
Yeah.. its not really that great at all. The one thing in the house that I can have messy is my purse. Thats the only thing I have compromised with him. The other night he just couldnt help himself and decided to bring it into the lounge with a plastic bag, and rummage through it. "Do you need this receipt?" "What about this hairtye, could you please put that in with your other hairtyes". This tissue should be in the rubbish Kylie.
 my purse. MY PURSE!!! Jeepers. ------------- Mummy to two beauties... Formerly Kaiz. |
Posted By: gypsynita
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 1:07pm
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lol kaiz231 - i shouldn't laugh really cause that must be really frustrating for you - but couldn't be further from my DH!! I have to remind him just to take his plate to the kitchen after dinner
Definately do the MIL clean though - he always laughs at me cause i won't clean for my mum... but when i was a kid and mums parents were coming over, we always had our rooms inspected to make sure they were "grandpa tidy"  it was a whole different level to normal tidy!------------- Anita Mum to Cian (Aug 08), Josh (Jun 10) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 3:52pm
tee hee! Kaiz! 
MIL is in the Northern Hemisphere, but when they were here last winter, I completely hid behind the "I'm too busy with twins to do housework" card. |
Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 4:34pm
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That is a good card to have, you lucky thing
Kaiz! 
Dh knows not to venture into my handbag. He's far to scared to put his hand in for fear of it getting bitten off  -------------
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Posted By: TraceyA
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 4:38pm
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Never for my MIL, it makes us both uncomfortable to be in a sterile environment but I do a huge spring clean if my mum comes to visit, dust and everything ------------- TTC #2 |
Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 4:50pm
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Ditto! ------------- 
 
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 5:14pm
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Oh and back to the handbag and hubbies. DH has a fear of them. He refuses to go into mine. He'll hand me the bag if he wants something from it.
I think he must have gotten caught a few times by his Mum when he was young 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 5:40pm
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I do the coffee group clean, not the MIL clean. Maybe that's why she offered to buy me a frontpack so I could clean and keep Daniel happy at the same time ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 6:17pm
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No but DH does and seeing as its his mother, I'm not going to stop him.
He does if for anyone who comes to stay though, our family and friends have this illusion we live in a clean and tidy house. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 8:02pm
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I used to clean, vacuum, have the dishes done for either MIL or my own m. The crazy thing is that their homes are both quite cluttered on any given day! Anyway, 4 kids on I am finally relaxing about it (especially now that DH is home full-time and I'm working - it now reflects on him not me) although I still prefer the lounge, couches and lounge floor clean and tidy for any visitors.
Kylie there is something totally wrong with your DH!! Once my laughing subsided I just had to ask my DH what he thinks about my handbag. It appears he falls into the "curious but almost-frightened of the contents" category. Well, he wouldn't word it quite like that... -------------  |
Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 9:10pm
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this. DH always tells me not to stress as his Mum doesn't care but hey it's funny really cos when we were living in the same town they saw our house all the time without the over cleaning so don't know why I worry so much
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