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[quote=Anonymous]I am detail oriented. AP is not. It drives me up the frickin wall sometimes.

For example, she “cleans” by shoving mess away in a drawer or cabinet. It looks great until I find this cabinet, everything falls out, then there’s a bigger mess.

Another example, she does not notice stains or holes in the kids’ clothes. This has led to ruined clothes (because the stains will not come out after going through a hot dryer) and a toddler boy going to school in pants with no knee in winter (definitely not a fashion statement). I have asked specifically to check for stains or other issues, then remove it from their wardrobe. Then, the kid is wearing fresh, now permanently stained clothes in the morning or that pair of pants with the giant hole again next week.

How do you let the little things go? Do you think, well, AP hasn’t let my kid die yet, so yippee? Do you repeat yourself over and over again after AP forgets specific instructions for the third time? Do you agonize and rematch after dragging it out another few months for “personality differences”?[/quote]

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