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OK, you had a busy day but you still have paperwork to file and your linen closet needs attention. Do you use those bad days as an excuse to leave those papers for tomorrow? Does not doing it mean you are lazy?
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- Son: Age 32
- Oklahoma
- Work full-time outside home
- BroncosDad - November 25, 2008
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Apparently, having balance is the key. Ignoring housework to spend time with you kids is not lazy. But, it CAN be showing laziness. Ignoring the kids demands to take care of important things isn't being a bad mom or dad. But it COULD be a sign that your parenting skills are lacking.
So, lets try to not let the house become a pit, while spending a good portion of time parenting responsibly. It might take some planning and discipline, but it is worth it to all concerned.
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- Sons: Ages 26 & 12
- Daughters: Ages 33, 30, 14 & 3
- Expecting: November 2009
- Elizabethtown, KY
- Stay at home
- QueenDee29 - November 24, 2008
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YES,someone who gets what having children is all about. My son always wants to go outside and I can't always take him out. I can't leave the baby girl in the house unattended and I can't leave him out alone because he is still little enough to be stolen. When my mother in law comes home from work if it isn't too cold out I take him out and let him run and run. Otherwise, I set up the hallway and my living room and chase him to burn off that energy. He thinks it's great. If we are inside the baby follows us and tries to get us. There are times I just leave everything and play all day with the kids. Those are my relaxing days...LOL
- By ferrari-johnson
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Those sound just like my relaxing days! My kids loved indoor activities almost as much as outdoor ones. Like making tents and caves out of sheets and furniture! And obstacle courses! I was also a big believer in taking kids outside no matter what the temperature, so long as they were bundled up!! Fresh air is great, no matter what! And I never had a kid get sick from being outside, just from being inside with the windows closed and breathing all the dust and germs!
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KIDS are GREAT, it's just too bad they have to grow up to be PEOPLE!
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- FamilyHost_Pia - November 24, 2008
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[....] Those are my relaxing days...LOL
- By ferrari-johnson
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And we all need more of those :)
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- FamilyHost_Pia - November 24, 2008
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[....] . Anyway, call it lazy if you want ....I call it enjoying life while I still can!
- By QueenDee29
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You go girl!! You have the right attitude!
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- Sons: Ages 19, 16 & 5
- Daughter: Age 2
- Stay at home
- ferrari-johnson - November 24, 2008
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[....]I value my kids more! I'm always saying "If you wouldn't leave your purse or your wallet outside alone, why would you leave your kids out there alone?" . Anyway, call it lazy if you want ....I call it enjoying life while I still can!
- By QueenDee29
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YES,someone who gets what having children is all about. My son always wants to go outside and I can't always take him out. I can't leave the baby girl in the house unattended and I can't leave him out alone because he is still little enough to be stolen. When my mother in law comes home from work if it isn't too cold out I take him out and let him run and run. Otherwise, I set up the hallway and my living room and chase him to burn off that energy. He thinks it's great. If we are inside the baby follows us and tries to get us. There are times I just leave everything and play all day with the kids. Those are my relaxing days...LOL
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"The sun is shining somewhere...SMILE and find it in you!"
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- Sons: Ages 26 & 12
- Daughters: Ages 33, 30, 14 & 3
- Expecting: November 2009
- Elizabethtown, KY
- Stay at home
- QueenDee29 - November 23, 2008
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I am a huge procrastinator, and work best under pressure, and I'm disabled so I deal with pain every day, and some days are worse than others...so my "stacks" grow for months sometimes, but I get it all put away or cleaned up when there's someone coming over or something equally important. It's not hurting anyone. Some days I just want to lie around, and I don't feel guilty anymore! And the same goes for doing housework for my mother, sister, or daughter.....I only do for them if I feel well enough, or energetic enough. I don't let them guilt me into doing for them anymore....only I know how well I feel or don't feel...and they can call me lazy all they want, it doesn't matter...I only have myself to answer to. I won't miss going to the park with the kids because, as most of them say "I have too much to do!"...and if the kids are outside, so am I, unlike most of them, who stay inside to "clean"...I value my kids more! I'm always saying "If you wouldn't leave your purse or your wallet outside alone, why would you leave your kids out there alone?" . Anyway, call it lazy if you want ....I call it enjoying life while I still can!
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KIDS are GREAT, it's just too bad they have to grow up to be PEOPLE!
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- FamilyHost_Pia - November 23, 2008
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It makes me wonder how my mom, with 6 kids and two jobs ever did it all? She even ironed bedsheets and towels!! Maybe I should have paid more attention lol
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- Daughters: Ages 10 & 3
- Work at home
- shadowkris03 - November 22, 2008
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I let it be, if I am having a bad day the last thing I can think of to make it better is folding laundry or filing papers. It is still going to be there the next day so taking a breather and not completely losing it is worth it to me!
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It is what it is
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- FamilyHost_Pia - November 22, 2008
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At least I am not alone! LOL It took my neighbor almost 5 years to get me to leave things along and enjoy the smell of the roses so to speak. You know what I learned? The world still goes on without everything in its place! I get to it when I feel like it :)
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- Sons: Ages 19, 16 & 5
- Daughter: Age 2
- Stay at home
- ferrari-johnson - November 21, 2008
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"AMEN TO THAT", If it was that important it would have been put away in the first place! Guilt, no way sister. Do too much in one day as it is and papers shmapers...when I get to it I get to it. LOL, I just cleaned out the "to be filed" drawer yesterday and guess what?, 98% was recycled! PLBBBBBb....Sorry, just making a statement....oh and by the way, only 2 pages in the enormous drawer were mine...
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