http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/05/28/im-a-horrible-houseguest/ ...exploring the art and science of parenting Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:50:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/05/28/im-a-horrible-houseguest/#comment-32252 Elita @ Blacktating Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:24:40 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-32252 Oh, goodness, thank you for this. Before having my son, my husband and I would frequently visit Orlando and stay with his cousin and her husband who live there. She is a super neat freak (at least she is the type who understands she has a problem) and I'd always feel like I was walking on eggshells there to not get anything dirty. She is so sweet and fun to hang out with, but it's difficult for a natural slob like me to make sure I pick up every grain of rice I might drop on the floor or couch when eating. Since having a baby I really don't like to stay with her. Her feelings get hurt when we stay in a hotel, but I cannot jump up right after dinner (during which my son was in my lap for the entire meal, making a mess, crawling all over me, etc) and start cleaning! I need a while to decompress, to sit on the couch without a body on me. Mealtime is work for me, I don't just get to sit and enjoy my food. It's so hard to explain, particularly to the childless, but this is very polite, so maybe I will say some of these things next time I see her. Oh, goodness, thank you for this. Before having my son, my husband and I would frequently visit Orlando and stay with his cousin and her husband who live there. She is a super neat freak (at least she is the type who understands she has a problem) and I’d always feel like I was walking on eggshells there to not get anything dirty. She is so sweet and fun to hang out with, but it’s difficult for a natural slob like me to make sure I pick up every grain of rice I might drop on the floor or couch when eating. Since having a baby I really don’t like to stay with her. Her feelings get hurt when we stay in a hotel, but I cannot jump up right after dinner (during which my son was in my lap for the entire meal, making a mess, crawling all over me, etc) and start cleaning! I need a while to decompress, to sit on the couch without a body on me. Mealtime is work for me, I don’t just get to sit and enjoy my food. It’s so hard to explain, particularly to the childless, but this is very polite, so maybe I will say some of these things next time I see her.

]]> http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/05/28/im-a-horrible-houseguest/#comment-31800 Allie Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:30:35 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-31800 I need to send this to people before I stay- it's perfect! I need to send this to people before I stay- it’s perfect!

]]> http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/05/28/im-a-horrible-houseguest/#comment-19 When a vacation is not a vacation « PhD in Parenting Blog Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:38:51 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-19 [...] Do the laundry. Pay the bills (yes….even on vacation that has to happen). Trying not to be a horrible houseguest all of the time. And when I was taking care of the kids, I didn’t get to put my feet up. We [...] [...] Do the laundry. Pay the bills (yes….even on vacation that has to happen). Trying not to be a horrible houseguest all of the time. And when I was taking care of the kids, I didn’t get to put my feet up. We [...]

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