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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up very poor. My mom kept our simple home neat and clean. She was extremely hard working and a perfectionist. When I was 10-13 I really got into cleaning and would do it without prompting. My mom would inspect my work by [b]putting on a white glove and swipe down the furniture to see if I missed any spot[/b]. I've somehow blocked that part of my childhood out until some old friends brought it up recently.

As an adult I'm overall tidy, but I don't stress over it.

My MIL is very clean and neat. Cleaning is actually her passion and makes her happy. She raised 5 kids. Only 2 of the 5 turned out neat, though they both accumulate a lot of clutter. My H unfortunately is not one of them, but he's also not the worst. One of his siblings has hoarder tendencies and another lives in a pigsty.[/quote]

OMG, this is a repressed memory for me as well. For a couple years in high school I lived with my aunt, uncle, and cousins. Uncle was literally a drill sergeant who took the bit too seriously, and would "white glove" for dust. [/quote]

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