Whilst standing doing my ironing last night and having a cheeky browse of face book at the same time I happened to update my status to reflect my char woman work!. And a good friend of mine (you know who you are Mrs H!) let me into a little secret - She doesnt do ironing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She tumbles and folds very carefully!! Now this brought up a whole host of questions on the comment part of face book and also alot of people putting their hands up and admitting to the same thing!! They don't iron - well shock, horror, tutting comes to mind but then I got to thinking about all us mummies and our little cheating ways when it comes to the house work!!
Bed making for instance - I bet I am not the only one who has thought about just turning the duvet over instead of changing the cover - how dirty can you make to top side? I mean it doesn't really touch you body does it!!!!! Also, is it wrong to just change the top pillow cases? Your head hasn't been on the bottom pillows!!! Also its fine to leave them inside out as it makes them easier to put on the duvet!!!
Dusting and hoovering - Really, do you have to lift every ornament, dust every photo frame, headboard etc.... surely its just important to do the things we see! And hoovering, do we have to pull the beds out, sofas out, cupboards out to get those dust bunnies that linger, or is it acceptable to just hoover around and then maybe once a month (or six months!!) move the heavy stuff.
Clothes Washing - its ok for No 1 son to wear his shirt for two days if he hasn't covered it in food right? I mean his vest is changed everyday so technically there is a layer between him and the shirt and he has a bath every night so he is not a dirty child (per say!!) And name me one person who hasn't lokked at their childs clothes and thought 'that will be ok for another day!!!!'
Food - of course we all feed our children a well balanced nutritional meal every day but I will bet my clarins face cream that in the back of the freezer there is a packet of fish fingers/ waffles/ ready meal for those occasions when its just too late/too tired / cannot be bothered!! (its usually spagetti on toast in this house!!) Jars of baby food instead of home made organic! check. Food with cartoon characters on the front so children will eat it! check (I buy into advertising strategies, sue me!!)
Who uses the t.v as a babysitter to keep the kids quiet for a few minutes, who uses child labour to get those things you have left upsairs, who uses bribery and general pleading and promises to get the children to do those things that will undoubtedly create conflict otherwise!!!!! ME ME ME ME ME and if your honest, you too!!
Anything to make our imperfect mother lives a little easier!! maybe those dirty little secrets should be aired instead of hidden, no one likes to feel guilty !!!!! And by all accounts we all do them! So slummy mothers of the world unite!! we will one day take over the world and put these perfect species of mummyhood where they rightfully belong - under the bed with the dust bunnies xxxx
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