We Live In A Small Apartment With Three Kids, And It’s Messy “I’ve written this article outlining the reasons I shouldn’t be sorry, as much to convince myself as anyone else.”
But I burn out far before I accomplish every task. As a result, at best, I can basically tread water—a clean-laundry-and-toy-filled type of water. Better than dirty laundry, right? More often than not, the mess level slowly rises. But sometimes , the mess explodes and I’m left spending my Monday morning attempting to remedy my house’s weekend hangover and getting about halfway through before I give up.
Sometimes when I go to my most organized friends’ houses, I’m temporarily inspired to make my house look like theirs. When I return to my houseful of reminders why it doesn’t, my inspiration dissipates before I even try. And frankly, I’ve seen the effort it takes to make a house look like a Zgallerie or Pottery Barn magazine, and even if I could possibly accomplish the task with my domestic skill level, I ordinarily don’t find it worth it.
I’m obviously not a pioneer in expressing that parenthood is hard. As a priority, we have to keep the kids alive, happy, growing, and preferably entertained. Despite my awareness of the universality of the struggles of motherhood, I inevitably find myself apologizing for the mess to anyone who enters my home, from my friends to the neighbor to the plumber to the carpet guy. I can’t seem to keep the apologies from slipping out of my mouth.
But I don’t want to be sorry. I don’t want to be sorry for doing my best, even if that best is rather far from perfect. Moreover, I don’t want to be sorry for being okay with my glaring imperfection. I’ve written this article outlining the reasons I shouldn’t be sorry, as much to convince myself as anyone else. And I’m going to make it my goal to stop saying I am.
Maybe I’ll even post this piece on the door to welcome my guests, and to remind myself not to let the apologies slip.
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