Mom's & housewives. HOW DO YOU DO IT?
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OMG, i know what you mean, my house is a wreck and i feel like all i do is cook and clean, so how does my neighbor with 5 kids have a spotless house and well-behaved kids and still find time to do fun stuff.... ??? i was stay at home and now i have a job, its hard either way.....\nAnd when hubby doesnt help... i am too darn tired to be meeting him at the door with anything lol\n\nPlease email me when you find out :) \n\n((((((HUGS)))))))) i don't feel so alone now...lol
758674
When I read this for a minute I was trying to think if one of my friends was asking the question. Lol. This is my mom! I have two kids, and she has only watched them a handful of times, and that is when I ask, like I have a doctors appt. ect. This was EXTREMELY hurtful when I had kids, because she too spends more time with her nieces, which are older. Anyway, I finally talked with her about it and she just explained that younger kids aren't her strong point. When they get older they are easier to care for and won't make one so flustered about getting into things. I've just learned to deal with it. I would advise you're friend to talk to her mom about it, I wrote a long three page letter, that wasn't rude, it was humble and got alot of things out in the open, that was probably one of the hardest things I've had to do. But in the long run, things have been SO much smoother between us now. And she understands that it would be helpful for me to get out sometimes with my husband. Anyway, hope this helps. Remember she can't be defensive and rude about it, her mom is not obligated to watch them. But I've been there and done that. Good Luck!
598763
Thank you! i need these extra points too, I'm trying to get to level two and it's taking me forever!!!\nHAPPY MOTHERS DAY!\n:-D
382500
desperate housewives= 10/10 i luv it!! its soooooo funny!!!\nLost=9/10 i luv lost 22222!!its soo kool\nprisonbreak= 9/10 its just soooo on the edge of your seat stuff!!!!
315204
My mom got me addicted too. She's been watching since it first aired!\nThe episode I saw on Friday Sharon confronted Nick in the same hotel room that he and Phyllis got nasty in. Then she went home alone. I actually only caught bits and pieces of it because it is on here around the time I have to cook dinner. Bummer. I do wish they'd move along on the Gloria storyline, I've had enough of her, she is such a flake!
668164
Not at all. I'm a housewife. It is really hard looking after 2 young kids. So take pride in your daily duties and as long as you are on top of everything you are doing great. Many housewives become lazy cause they think they can get to things later or tomorrow. Be proud this is your new job and do it well. \n\nI like to work two days a week, I study and I also go to the gym every day. The house is generally tidy and all meals are cooked. Most of my friends envy my lifestyle but it is really full on moreso than there's cause I have no downtime. I wake up around 6am and don't stop till around 9.30pm.\n\nAt the end of the day why should we seek others approval when most people don't like the way  or who they are. Just think if you are happy that should make you satisfied and proud to be a housewife or whatever we are.
551592
have you ever heard the term "birth of a nation"? mothers give birth now relax and think. just write down everything you think of for 5 minutes. read it. make coherent. you have a speech. stand up straight and make eye contact. remember you are the man.
953053
Was that a serious q?  If it was my father in law was on big time.\nLook for:  \n  Binges of staying up for days (depending on how much they are doing),\n Crashing and sleeping for days (or just all day, again depends on how much they are doing.\n  Becomming violent\n  Overly happy\n   Very hyper/"wired"\n  Watch for them making jumps in convos - that nobody can follow.  I.E.  You are talking about how much you made from a paycheck to somone shooting a dear illegally in another state (personal, family experience of theirs)\n  Erratic mood swings.  (being happy, and talking one min, and the next be yelling about $50 you think someone is ripping you off, then saying how they got the person they are talking to out of trouble when they shot that dear in wyoming, to flipping your 6 months pregnant daughter in law over a chair while she was trying to get her husband to leave, to holding a knife to your sons throat threatening to kill him) ****Yeah, it happens fast.  I know because I was the pregnant woman being flipped over a chair.  And the person my father in law was talking to was his son, my soon to be husband.\n  Having hundreds of dollars and then being broke in a few days.\n  Being anti-social\n  Swear a lot (you had that)\n  They can make funny faces ( depening on how they are doing )\n  Unable to shut up (jabber mouth)\n  Visit the restroom frequently\n  Sniff a lot ( if they sniffed it, not if they smoked it )\n  Look for mirrors, or other flat surfaces with the residue\n  Erratic behavior (saying brb and being gone hrs, wanting to work on everything, cheating, lying, stealing ect)\n Grinding teeth\n Sores\nLoosing weight \n Dirty hands is just gross, doesn't mean meth.
535120
Never consider them "step"!  If you raised them...you are one of their parents! Life has given them an "extra" mom!  Motherhood is difficult enough for one mom...how lucky to have two mothers that love a child enough to work towards the common goal of raising one terrific kid! These children are lucky to have you for a mom ... not a stepmom...but a mom... someone that cares for them so much to have taken on the "package"!  I always tell people that my kids and I are a "package deal"...  you can find some wonderful quotes about all kids at your local scrapbook store....I should know....I think I have bought out my local store!
1177168
You cab check out meetup.com to see what SAHM are meeting in your area.  Also, MOPS International has meetings in lots of places.  So does Mothers and More.  I would try out a few moms groups, because they all aren't the same.  Some focus on moms, some on the kids, some on both.
933291
im a mum and i found it hard having help in the kitchen maybe you could start by helping with the washing up   then ask if you can help with the cooking my kids always leave me with the mess grrrrrrrr
603307
A friend of mine had an idea that worked for her. She offered a free one room "re-design" party. The basic concept was that she would re-design one room in your house using only stuff you have around your house. She would take out all the furniture and start from scratch. She would go all over your house picking out items that would look great in the re-design. And then she would put the room back together using stuff you already owned.\n\nShe made it into a party by having me send out invitations to friends of mine (sort of like the candle, pampered chef, etc parties). They came sometime in the morning (between 8 and 9 AM) for just a few minutes to see the "before" of the room (my living room) being redesigned. Then they would go on their way (or they could come the night before if it suited them better). My friend set a certain time for her to be done and my friends came back at any time between 5 and 6 to see my redesigned living room and have some refreshments. It was open house style - they didn't have to stay very long it they couldn't. It generated some business for her - I know my MIL and at least a couple of my friends hired her for their homes after seeing how she redesigned my living room.\n\nFor my friend, at least, it was a great way for her to get her name out there to lots of different people with very little expense (I think the most expense was creating the invitations). I mailed the invites and handled the refreshments. She did all the work - had her hubby help with the heavy lifting stuff.\n\nShe also teamed up with the local newspaper to do a local version of "trading spaces" where she did the interior design of both places.
326823
She's not your mother.  Let your husband do it.  It's his mother, he needs to do it himself.
331789
Great idea!  You can go to Norwicbulletin.com.  There is a story about a local Mom who does this on her own time.\nShe might have ideas on how to get this started. Good luck.
243600
No I don't, but that hasn't stopped her from sticking her nose into my business. Always listen to mom out of respect. You are an adult simply say Yes you are right or no that is just not me. Say I love you Mom thanks for the advice. And change the subject. (have one ready at all times)
817992
Be yourself! If you meet her dressed in clothes you normally don't wear and behave in ways you don't normally behave there will come the day that you will grow tired of the false you. So be yourself. Be kind and polite.Offer to help with the cooking "if you are invited to a meal" and be sure to help with the clean up.Those are two things a mom will look at more than what you are wearing!
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You can prolly get away with more if grandma does it. Moms are to noticable. Do you have cool gmas?