Don’t Eat That Off The Floor!

Once upon a time in a land far away, my house was always clean and I was always bathed.

Every little thing was in its special place; sometimes I got frisky and even washed the drapes!

Then I had three children and got a full-time job; I’m not sure how it happened, but suddenly I’m a slob.

Clothes are piled everywhere, the dirty and the clean; Christ, half the time this place looks like a crime scene.

The kids are running wild and the cat just puked on the carpet; I’ve lost all my patience and am reduced to screaming “PARK IT!”

The trash is everywhere and always overflowing and this damned winter weather just won’t stop with all the snowing!

The dishwasher stopped washing and now it’s only leaking; I’m thinking this might be a good time to take up drinking.

I thought I told you not to eat that off the floor!  The five second rule DOES NOT apply here anymore.

 

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  1. The Farmer's Daughter Avatar

    Sounds like my house! We wouldn’t know what to do if things were any other way! Sounds like a nice dream anyway!

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    1. Steph Avatar

      Yep. You just read what I was doing last night instead of cleaning!

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  2. Sean Smithson Avatar

    It’s ALWAYS a good time to take up drinking Steph.

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    1. Steph Avatar

      LOL! Agreed.

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  3. heylookawriterfellow Avatar

    Wait. You mean to tell me that you have three kids and you have not yet taken up drinking? Is that even possible?

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    1. Steph Avatar

      Amazing, right? I’ll have to be a closet drinker; my kids are so judgmental! Drink two bottles of wine ONE TIME, at CHRISTMAS, and they never let you live it down.

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      1. heylookawriterfellow Avatar

        Well, to be fair, you should’ve offered them a few drinks. How else are they going to learn how to share?

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  4. maurnas Avatar

    No, it’s good to eat off the floor. Immune system boosting and all. Unless you are at a bar or gas station.

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    1. Steph Avatar

      I think at this point my floor is about to exceed the filthiness of a bar. We are not *quite* to gas station…yet.

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  5. The Hook Avatar

    I feel your pain, Steph, trust me…

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    1. Steph Avatar

      I’m so sorry, lol.

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  6. ThugE Avatar

    These are the exact reason I don’t keep alcohol in my home. Because if I have to step over one more self-created pile of clutter….Lord only knows

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    1. Steph Avatar

      OH MY GOD! Sorry, I’ll stop yelling. I don’t even know what you said, but the fact that you are here just made this incredibly shitty day a thousand times better.

      p.s. I told my husband I was in a gang. I don’t think he bought it.

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  7. stef Avatar

    Welcome to the dark, seedy underbelly of grown up mom-hood. My upstairs bathroom definitely can get to looking like a gas station. I guess I should go up there more often.

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    1. Steph Avatar

      Don’t do it! I try to avoid my boys’ bathroom at all costs.

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  8. saiyge Avatar

    EESH! I only have -one- kid and no pets and this sounds like my house… er.. without the cat.

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    1. Steph Avatar

      Lol! I’m glad I’m not alone!

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      1. saiyge Avatar

        Not by a longshot. My dishes insist on breeding. I swear I just did them and the second I step out of the room they are sprawled all over the counter in various stages of filth like a bunch of hookers on payday. (No offense to hookers) (Hi, I’m really inappropriate today. Sorry.)

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        1. Steph Avatar

          That’s it, I’m never referring to my dishes as dishes again. From here on out, they are a bunch of dirty hookers. (inappropriate is always welcome here.)

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          1. saiyge Avatar

            Oh dear. That could get awkward real fast. “Honey, go do your homework and then go wash the hookers in the kitchen…”

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  9. Jana Avatar

    OK — I was reading this and thinking, “Yeah, this is basically my life, too.” Then I got to the part about drinking and it suddenly dawned on me that this was a FUCKING POEM! Not only are you frazzled — you are also CREATIVELY frazzled!

    I don’t know why the line about drinking suddenly gave me clarity. I may have a problem.

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    1. Steph Avatar

      HA! I’m still laughing. I’m going to start saying, “then it dawned on me that this was a FUCKING POEM!” I’m going to say it about everything, even things that are not poems. It’s going to be awesome.

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  10. Mountain Lamb Avatar

    I like iambic couplets that sum suburban life
    even ones that cleverly rant about the strife.

    Nice one (or two?), Steph!

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  11. Steph Avatar

    Lol! You too!

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  12. Connect-the-Cloths Avatar

    Cheers! This is completely clever & comical!

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    1. Steph Avatar

      Thanks! 🙂

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  13. Aussa Lorens Avatar

    So many things to look forward to 😉 What happens if this basically already describes my life???

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    1. Steph Avatar

      It’ll be ever-so-much more fulfilling to clean up other peoples’ crap while listening to them complain about your cooking! Promise!

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  14. El Guapo Avatar

    Kids are strong. Fix yourself a martini and let em eat everything off the floor.
    You’ll be relaxed, they’ll be fed, and poof! Clean floors!

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    1. Steph Avatar

      I cannot believe I didn’t think of that! You are a genius and I’m not making dinner tonight. There’s at least a week’s worth of food under the kitchen table.

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