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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I clean my entire house, including dusting, wiping everything down, scrubbing the bathroom and kitchen, vacuuming, and mopping for 3 hours every day.[/quote]

Same here.  It takes me 2-3 hours to do daily cleaning and household chores - which includes dishes, laundry, straightening the house, making beds in 4 bedrooms, vacuum, watering plants.  I also have a weekly cleaner.  Add another 1-2 hours for food prep and cooking.

I think one reason is that I have a very cluttered home and we need to just get rid of things.   Another reason is that my family does not do any chores.  I failed in that.  Now, I don't want to yell at them and basically create friction in the house because they are adults and will leave sooner or later.

The only smart thing I have done is not added pets in the mix. [/quote]

You don’t have to make beds for your adult children. I can’t imagine how that would create friction. Close their door and you’ll never know. Enjoy an extra cup of coffee and a book. [/quote]

I know.  You are absolutely right. I can do that. And not making their beds won't cause friction but I want them to feel at ease when they come back to their room.  I do have some reasons  for why I do what I do.

I can close the door, not make the bed, not do the laundry, not fold and put away clothes in their dressers, not empty the waste paper basket,  not pick up the snacking plates/cups/water bottles etc from their bedside tables etc.   That is a real and valid choice.  I can just not do it, because no one is holding a gun to my head.

But, I do all of this because of a number of reasons -

- My kids are hard working and responsible outside of the house.  They have always done well in school, college, job etc. They are very social, financially responsible, frugal, exercise regularly, eat healthy food, have goals, make good choices, have friends who are good kids, are respectful, good and kind people. I feel when I take care of their day-to-day life - they come back home to a safe haven and they can reset. In a way, it is reward for them for being good people and I don't have to worry about other things for them.
- I feel that the world have enough stressors for their generation and being able to come home to peace and cleanliness is good for them. I really want this house and their rooms to be their comfort. 
- All of us like to be in a clean environment and like to have impromptu get togethers. We host and cook a lot.  I want my kids to be able to have friends over without worrying about the clutter. I try and have my home to be 'guest ready' at all times.  We also cook a lot and so that also creates a lot of mess that needs to be cleaned out every day.  
- I don't enforce the 'no eating anywhere but the kitchen' rule with them.  They are usually snacking on healthy things like salads, nuts, yogurt, fruits, tea, water etc, and that is more important to me than the fact that they carry their dishes down.  
- I like to have an open, clean house every day.  It is welcoming for my family members but it requires me to put in the work every single day. If I stop doing it, the house will become a source of stress for every member of the family.  And I know that cleaning will be the first thing that my family members will stop doing.  Or even if they clean, they will do the bare minimum job. And I have seen that our mental health deteriorates when our house it not clean.  We become irritable, can't find things, snap at each other, feel overwhelmed, can't concentrate, feel restless etc.

My kids do know how to do laundry, throw a party, cook, clean the house, make their beds, iron, fold clothes etc.  They do all of that when they are away from our house.  They have taught others how to do adulting, but they don't do it at parent's home. I have accepted that now.

That is the reason that I have hired a weekly cleaner.  The weekly cleaner is not to help me, since I do my part every day. She is there to do the chores in lieu of my family members. Ah well!  [/quote]

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