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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - I'm going to be perfectly honest with you.  Do you plan on having kids?  If yes, then hire a house cleaner now.  And let go of the fact that they don't clean perfectly.  I tend to like things neat and organized, but with 3 kids under 6 years old, I just have to let certain things go.  You may also want to consider getting a pet.  Having a pet will be good for you if you are going to try to have children.  It will teach you to let go a little and I you REALLY need to do so if you want a happy future with children.[/quote]

OP here.  We have pets.  Three cats, have had them for years.  The cats' mess is never an issue and they are not destructive (they have plenty of scratching posts, etc.).  Yes they track litter sometimes and vomit in different places occasionally but those are all things that can be cleaned up and not cause a permanent issue.  Plus, the cats are indoor cats so they're not tracking nasty stuff from outside.  The handprint on the wall is permanent and unless we re-paint the wall (and it's a very large wall) there's no way to get that kind of thing off.

It's not that I expect the cleaners to clean "perfectly."  I expect the cleaners to respect the house, my instructions (i.e. don't touch the walls), use common sense not to scratch things (i.e. don't drag a heavy knick knack across my brand new wooden end table), and be careful when, say, windexing a window so as not to stain the drapes with glass cleaner.  [/quote]

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