Do you get tired of cleaning everyday?

Yes I also get tired cleaning the house especially our room, since I also have a baby, I need to make sure that his surroundings were clean enough. It's really very hard and stressful.

I have a 3 year old. But I remember when she was younger very well. The paper ripping stage boy it is fun, but it makes them so happy. I would give her a magizine or newspaper add for her to rip up. If it was a book of mine or something she couldn't have she was told NO and it was put up where she couldn't reach it. If you give her everything she wants now there will be problems later. She is 1 and a half that is big enought to start with helping putting her toys away. I had toys that would stay in the livingroom for her to play with but I had little bins that they could go in. For a while I used just an old laundry basket, then we moved on to a rack that had three spots and was on wheels. Now we are down to almost no toys in the living room just a few things. The things that are in the living room she knows that she has to share with the other kids, I have a home daycare so I can still earn and income. Don't worry about putting the toys away perfectly everytime, just find a spot that she can help put them when she is done. As for the paper let her do it for a while and then clean it up. You will never find a harder job them being a mother. I think most mothers are overwhelmed I know I am alot. I used to also let her sit in her highchair while I did the dishes after lunch and swept up the mess that she made. There are board books for kids and also ones that are made out of cloth that they can not tear. I would get her some of these. Also teach her that some things are ok to tear and some are not. This is just a stage and soon she will be out of it hopefully. Also you could try and give her some crayons just make sure she dosen't eat them and if she does well they pass pretty good anyway. Start cleaning more when she is awake let her see what you have to do, she may find it very interesting. I clean the best that I can but I have a hard time getting to deep cleaning stuff any more. But I sweep the floor and mop at least once a day I have a little carpet sweeper that you just push for touch ups inbetween vaccuuming. You have to find short cuts that will work for you. It will get easier as she gets older. My daughter is just now getting to eat somewhere other than the dinning room table and if it is messy she is in there. I give her a sippy cup to drink out of during the day and a real cup at the table only. Good luck.

Hi, dian21. I know what you mean! I am a mom of three. I have two girls and one boy. Ages, 8, 4 and 3 years old. My house gets messy too. My youngest daughter will sometimes eat mashed potatoes and she would smear it all over her arms and legs. The other day, my four year old daughter poured, onion powder onto her hair. I just washed it last week really good for her. And, she sprinkled some into her brother's hair too. I have a lot to do since all of them are at home with me. My apartment can get really messy at times too. My three year old daughter loves tearing up paper of any kind. She will have it all over my floor. She won't put it into her mouth though. My oldest kids fight all of the time. All day long. They don't want to go to bed at night either. They want to stay awake up until 2 am if they could. But we make them go to sleep early anyway. You are not alone in this. I have an older and a younger child, and I find that my day is exhausting and busier as ever. Everyday, I always have something to do. These kids keep me busy. I can never say that I am bored. Things will get better, just take one day at a time. That is what I had to do with all of my kids. I get so tired of mopping all of our floors. We don't have any carpet in our apartment. I try to do as much as I can, when it is on my mind. I have tamed myself on procrastinating too. I don't do this anymore. If I don't do what needs to be done, then I will have so much of chores that are piled onto me very high. Things will work out for you as well. Take care. You are not alone in this.

Yes!! I have an 11 month old son as well as babysitting my 2 year old cousin. I have to vacuum the carpet several times a day in their main play areas. We have lots of foot traffic through our house and the floors get terrible. My 11 month old will pick up anything and put it in his mouth. I have to be very careful with him. The toys get messy as well. I am trying to teach the 11 month old to help pick them up and the 2 year old does very well with this already. It is almost an all day job. I love it though. Special times are when grandma takes my son for the weekend! Nice and relaxing weekends!

Ahh you have written about my present life!! My baby is 15 months and she is exactly like yours. At night i get so upset when she dirties things because i will have to clean up. And usually at that time, my body will be just drooping to go to sleep. If the other members in your family do not mind, maybe you can leave things messy once in a while. I do understand that when you get truly fed up, you may just 'burst'. Just remember that this is temporary, when she is older it will get easier to get things tidied up. These days my husband tries to help out and I do not cook often. But even with that the house cannot be thoroughly clean because when we eat out, that will mean nobody is tidying up the house...lol!!

Of course other mothers feel like you. We're all human after all! But remember that your little baby will soon grow up and the mess she's making at her age will not be for long. As she grows, she'll want other things to play with, but you can teach her to put away her stuff once she's ready from them. Please try to enjoy being with your baby even though the room is messy, because there are so many mothers who would like to spend the time with their kids but can't because they have to go to work. This is a time which you will treasure in the future, spending your time with your baby.

dian hi well thats just about what is expected when you have a baby is it not? I imagine all moms do feel that way at timea. So my suggestion to you is going to make some throw up their hands, put your sweetie into her pram, grab your purse, and keys. Lock the doors on the mess, and step outside into the fresh air and sunshine and take your littleone on a twenty or thirty minute walk. Just rember this one thing a few years from now you will be saying oh y she is growing up too fast,whatever happened to my sweet little baby? then relax, just take one thing at a time, and relax, breathe deep.Remember you must take some time out each day for you so you will not be stressed out and snap at that sweetie pie of yours.And also remember you really do not have to be so extremely clean one can eat off your floor. Take time to just enjoy your little one. That house is an inanimate object. If you do not get something done perfectly is there an clean your house police? no of course not.So if you are really exhausted sit down, rest relax whatever you did not get done is not going to run off. read the paper or a chapter in a book. now you are relaxed. tackle one chore then another, and do this in a happy attitude relaxed and happy.You are not supposed to be a house cleaning robot but a young mom.So one thing does not get done, who is going to cry about it? Nobody is going to expect you to have a layout for House Beautiful when you have a one and a half year old baby to care for.Just be kinder on yourself and enjoy some of the baby clutter.

i think this is a common scenario with babies around. you don't have to clean and organize things very often except for the spills. do it once or twice in a day. that way you still have energy for the baby.

I have gone through this for the past two years with my granddaughter living with me. Don't get me wrong I love her like no other but the toys are all over the place constantly. I try to get her to play with one toy at a time. It works for awhile and then she goes back to taking out two or more at a time. Constantly cleaning up each and everyday can be a nuance but you are not alone in this. There are many mothers and grandmothers doing the same thing each and everyday. Hang in there before you know it she will be off to school and then you will wish for these days again. Maybe!

Hi, I also face the same issue like you. I am a full-time housewife and doing housechores and takingcare of my son is my daily routine. I have to wakeup aerly every morning to get ready breakfast for my family,then sent my son for half day nursery class. When my son is at school, I have to faster clean the house and arrange the toys nicely. Prepare his lunch and then fetch him back from school. In the afternoon, have to shower and get him for a nap. Sometimes, I will have a rest for a while when my son is having his nap. Before he wake up, I have to get ready dinner. Only night time,then I can sit down and watch TV for awhile before doing my laundry and wash the plates after dinner. Pretty tiring,but no choice,I have to do it too. The most important is I am having a happy family.

Yes when I see my brother and my father messing in what I have worked hard cleaning.

i guess that's part of having a baby... you only get a clean house whenever the baby is asleep. it's nice that you clean the papers that she tears right away but wouldnt it be better if you put it somewhere she cant reach them? that way you wouldn't have to worry about her all the time.

yeah I'm getting tired of cleaning our house everyday, then I'm also taking care of my one year old niece...

My kid is three. But as they grow, the house becomes more and more dirty! Honestly, she likes nothing more than scattering things throught the house. She plays with all her toys and likes them on the floor, on the bed, on the chair and everywhere except their respective places. But then, I am teaching her to put things back in their same place and help me when I clean up the mess. Sometimes she does and sometimes she does not. Dont worry. All of us feel the same way.

Hi moms/friends, You know my kids are about grown up now. I remember those days of going crazy trying to be the perfect mom and the perfect housewife and the perfect hostess. Do you know what I have realized in my years? You children are little for such a short time.... a really short time. I finally realized this with my last child. The dust bunnies will still be there tomorrow. The husband (if he loves you) will still be there tomorrow and your friends will still be there tomorrow. But your babies, they are there for the blink of an eye. So leave the dust bunnies and the lint on the carpet. Just get down there on the carpet with the lint and play with your kids. Take them to the park. Enjoy your children from the moment they come into this world. Cause I tell ya, I wish I had spent more time with the kids and less time trying to be all I could be. Enjoy those kids Cheryl

I am a mother and step-mother to alltogether 7 kids. Everyday is war in our house. I have toys, crayons, clothes--clean and dirty to pick up and supposed to clean up after them when they are done. I have a beau in the house who think blowing his nose on anything within reach is okay, especially when he is out of paper towels. Then when he's done with that paper towel, it lands somewhere in the kitchen, not in the trashcan. I constantly tell him I am going to leave him because somedays I feel like the only reason I am here is to clean up after him and the kids and cook and be pleasant when his mother comes around. I also have a garden that I am in charge of and that aggravates me because I get no break. I am actually at my break right now as all the kids are at the other parents house at the moment. The house will stay clean until they all come in and start destroying it. I know how you feel. I hate this life but love the kids too much to leave it....grrr...

I understand what you're going through. During the times when my kids were around that age, I get so exhausted even when I had hired help to assist me at those times. It's very physically exhausting. My nanny would take turns in cleaning and taking care of them. My youngest is already age 8. We no longer have a need for a nanny anymore since we can tell the kids to clean up or tidy up themselves. Sometimes, I miss caring for a baby or little toddler but after remembering what I had to go through before, well, it's better that I play with other people's babies and return them to the rightful owner once I'm done with my fun.

Yes , I have two kids one is 4 year and second one is 1 and half year . younger one is very naughty as they both never listen . Younger one just she is fond of throwing every thing and scattered every thing and have to clean up everything other wise whole house will look like mess and till she wakes up I never get the time to do anything else except watching her.Sometimes I really get pissed what to do

i am not mother but sometimes cleaning evryday is tired. Especially if you come tired from job in the night!

I also have kids and i think its like having several jobs..And the problem is that most of the time your work is not appreciated at its real value..The rest of the people especially men take this cleaning stuff for granted and dont even notice it unless you dont do it.Then they realise somebody is doing it every day..I think its much easier if you partner helps you with the chores and appreciates you work