tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post4356544429308452490..comments2024-03-28T18:23:19.168-04:00Comments on {So Wonderful, So Marvelous}: The Mother-In-Law Clean.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00860206491925165997noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-81219964534931555632014-11-06T10:27:20.398-05:002014-11-06T10:27:20.398-05:00I'm divorced. I still keep in touch with my ex...I'm divorced. I still keep in touch with my ex MIL, but she lives pretty far away and wouldn't randomly stop by even when I was still married. To me, the MIL clean is shoving random things in random places so the house is clean on the surface but don't you dare open that hall closet! I get paranoid about any guest, not just mom guests. I think if my house is strewn with toys they'll judge my parenting. I think if my house is super spotless they'll judge my parenting. I think it's a thing we put ourselves through, because even if the guest we're expecting isn't going to judge us, someone will. I don't know why we worry about being judged. I guess it just hurts when we are, when the raw openness of our lives is revealed to people who don't reside in our homes, and then they reject us for it. When I was a kid, my mom and stepdad had us clean in a frenzy when guests were due to arrive, which was followed by the inevitable, "Sorry for the mess; I didn't have time to clean" when said guest arrived.Ashley Ann, Authorhttp://ashleyannauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-34688970867526570282014-05-21T10:34:06.216-04:002014-05-21T10:34:06.216-04:00Mine isn't the MIL clean, but the mother clean...Mine isn't the MIL clean, but the mother clean. I'm much more worried about what she thinks!Jessica @ Wanting Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259936815744813817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-32774501999601089532014-05-20T11:06:17.396-04:002014-05-20T11:06:17.396-04:00Everyone cleans for their mother in law. It's...Everyone cleans for their mother in law. It's how our houses look really good every once in a while. :) Once, my sister was directing her husband and kids to help in doing a big clean up and her oldest child stopped after 15 minutes or so and said, "Wait. Who's coming over?" Shari Steelsmith Duffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09142181562559852266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-11406401235156225532014-05-20T10:46:31.956-04:002014-05-20T10:46:31.956-04:00I live thousands of miles from my MIL, but we used...I live thousands of miles from my MIL, but we used to live within just a few hours. She once had planned to visit overnight, and I *tried* to clean like a crazy person. I did as much as I possibly could. Oh, did I fail to mention I was going in for a c-section? Yeah ... crazy. And to wit, my MIL is the best! She doesn't care and isn't concerned about the house. Love her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-57482728080610986082014-05-20T10:45:37.854-04:002014-05-20T10:45:37.854-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-33309684015910976142014-05-20T09:36:21.623-04:002014-05-20T09:36:21.623-04:00oh yeah, I turn into a maniac too, for both sets o...oh yeah, I turn into a maniac too, for both sets of parents, and really for anyone. This past year I've been trying to let some of it go--a new neighbor stopped by on Saturday--my house was a war zone, no bra on, and I said "come on in and have a seat! " Tom looked at me like I grew two heads. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16869597832864841017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-23200457462913467962014-05-20T09:08:16.219-04:002014-05-20T09:08:16.219-04:00You are SOO not the only one. My mother-in-law is ...You are SOO not the only one. My mother-in-law is not coming until July and I've already begun the "pre-mother-in-law deep clean" which will be followed by the lecture about maintaining order, and then a few days before she gets here we will do the final version. Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/12766551678969367257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-81790457656488070532014-05-20T02:24:58.972-04:002014-05-20T02:24:58.972-04:00I'm obsessive and do it for everyone. I think ...I'm obsessive and do it for everyone. I think people expect more of me because I am a stay-at-home Mom. I also do the imaginary "tsk, tsk" scenes in my head, haha. <br />I thank GOD, that it would take my own parents 18 hours to come over. Them popping over? That would put me in a DefCon Red, Code 10: Man Down, "WHERE'S MY ADDERALL?!?!" fit. Samantha Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008432087420455861noreply@blogger.com