The dirty side of motherhood nobody told you about

Faith Middleton - 1 Mar 17

When you don’t have kids, things are way simpler and easier: you eat when you want, cook if you want and much more. At last, you have to wash only two plates and a couple of utensils and you are ready. But once you bring a baby at home, everything turns upside down. When the kid is still a baby, there is smashed puré everywhere. The moment you turn your head around, the baby food may even appear in your hair. Not to mention the thousands of stains, which will “improve” the decoration of your clothing. But older kids, bigger problems! When the kids start to grow, they start to play around, which always goes hand-in-hand with many stains and dirtiness in your home. This article aims to prepare all the future mothers about the fact that to be a mother is not like in the romantic movies… But to be a mother means that you become inevitably an outstanding, around-the-clock cleaner.

Get out of the dream that you will be a free mummy, who will drink coffee with her friends and will show her beautiful new-born baby. There is 360° between our imaginary motherhood and the reality.

Let’s start with the most simple thing. Consider only the idea that there will be more members of your family, which means more dishes, waiting in the sink, more laundry and etc. We all know the way kids are and it is normal for them to drop a knife or fork, which equals to one extra pair of utensils for washing. The moment you finish with the washing of the dishes from the breakfast, lunchtime is knocking on the door, so you need to be fast.

Be ready that the T-shirt of your kid will show what did you have for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Kids are just attracting the stains. No matter if after eating or after play, there will be a proof of your kid’s activity. Sometimes these stains are hard to erase, which means that you will need to pre-treat the stain in advance. Moreover, professional carpet cleaners london advise you to be aware of what kind of detergents you use since kids are very sensitive to chemicals. The best is to use your own homemade stain remover, which will be all-natural.

Now, kids and their toys… Endless fight! If you are a mummy, your feet definitely had the bad experience of meeting some lying toy on the floor, at least once in your life. No matter how hard you are trying to de-clutter all the toys, there will be always one small plastic toy, which managed to hide from your sharp eyes. Just don’t give up, but try to teach your kid to de-clutter the toys. Once your kid loses his favorite toy under your feet, then he/ she will start to arrange the toys by himself/ herself.

One of the most loathed thing for the kids is the making of the beds. In the morning they are sleepy and the last thing they will start to do is their beds. Moreover, their leading policy in this is “Why should I make my bed, since I will use it later?”. Be ready to be patient with this, because even if they know how it works, they won’t be that well-inclined to you every morning and to make their beds.

One of the most wide-spread rumors against husbands is that their housewives do nothing the whole day at home, except having fun. It is always such a pleasure when at the end of the day your husband asks you “But honey, why you are so tired, you even don’t go to work”… But if you change your places even for a day, your husband’s power will be literally “sucked” directly out of his veins. And there is a high chance to find your house upside down, baby crying and your man, sleeping on the coach, because of exhaustion. So don’t underestimate the super powers of the mummies!

Faith Middleton

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