I just need to rant! Do any other moms just completely get sick and freaking tired of cleaning up atfter everyone!!! I’m literally over it. Tonight was my breaking point. I threw toys in the trash that my kids didn’t pick up and I’ve had a meltdown in the shower. I’m just so unbelievably stressed. I’ve brought it up to my fiance and he thinks I just need to relax more but I can’t because the house is a mess the kids are a disaster and my anxiety just can’t!!!
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I’ve recently made chores for my entire family. No phone, no TV, no games, until the list is done. I clean all day at work and go home to clean more. My life revolves around cleaning. Literally. Today, I am actually going to “train” the kids and show them what I expect their areas to look like every day because I’ve noticed “half assed” work and that don’t fly.
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I clean every other day, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I do not clean on weekends at all except maybe laundry for the week… I was getting overwhelmed trying to keep my house so clean everyday it was just to much, so I made a schedule; it’s not for everyone but I honestly am to the point where I need “days off” too (at least from cleaning). Of course if it’s not a cleaning day and I see something I clean it, but life is way too short to spend it cleaning everyday!
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That’s how I feel! All I do is clean, clean, clean and I turn around and another mess is made! And I HATE cleaning up after another “adult” but if I don’t do it, it won’t get done! It is beyond frustrating!
It’s truly a never ending story. I tell myself
If that’s all I have to complain about than
Life is perty good 
I went on strike. No cooking no cleaning. The kids don’t cook what I eat and the minute I turn my back after cleaning something I swear one of the kids will bring a toy or a book in and leave it there so I just stopped. If I find their stuff in a room I asked them to clean I either throw it away or I throw it somewhere and make a mess of their stuff for them to clean up. Eventually I’m hoping it’ll work 
It’s not worth stressing over. There is a huge difference between having a dirty house and a disorganized house. Kids need some freedom to be kids without feeling like they live in a hospital environment. That being said, if they refuse to pick up their stuff at the end of the day, you may assume it’s not that important and can be stored for a couple of weeks in an undisclosed location of your choice. Do the dishes and laundry, but don’t obsess over a spotless home as long as you have children. 
I didn’t set the best example for my oldest who is 11 for cleaning. He is so lazy and only has 2 chores to do and to get those 2 chores done is a struggle. If they are young teach them to clean now. No one knows how to put things away. That is the biggest rant in my house as well. Living the home life is really tough. It is more than a full time job only worse because you don’t get the satisfaction of a paycheck. Hang in there mama 
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they should pick up their own toys, just tell them from now they will be putting toys away and show them for a few weeks, they will get into a routine. ps I smoke joints to relax and be a wonderfull mom, others enjoy wine…
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I wait until the end of the day
To pick up
Well of course do the dishes at least
But normally wait to pick up the kids stuff until the end of the day or the next day
It’s ok if it looks like kids live there
I do clean just not to the point I’m driving my self crazy
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Yes!! And, for me, it usually gets worse as Christmas approaches cuz I know we’re gonna get more “stuff.” So, for the past couple of years I’ve been doing my “purge” in November.
How old? I tell my kids when they get off school I want my living room and kitchen picked up and dishes done. Not all the time but when I’ve done it more than once every day they are gonna help out! Mine are 10, 14 and 15 lol
I’m surprised this post doesn’t already have 8 million comments! I AM EXHAUSTED FROM CLEANING UP EVERYONE’S SHIT!!! OMG!!!
I stopped buying toys and anything on the floor is trash they throw away.
It sounds like fiancé needs to step up or step out. One person cannot remain sane taking care of everything alone.
Yeah idc anymore. I got tired if cleaning everyday and still having to clean the same sht everyday…i Just let it get Messy now and I clean when i feel like it
Even little kids can put their toys in a big bin or a couple of bins/boxes if you want to sort them. Play music & by the time the song is done, everything should be picked up. The old Barney the Dinosaur show had a clean up song.
Teach them how to do chores when they’re little on a regular schedule so it just becomes a habit. Otherwise you’ll wind up with entitled children who are lazy. Get them to start setting the table, putting dishes in the sink, making their beds. Involve them in grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning in small ways until they’re old enough to do it themselves.
Set up a chore chart and reward the kids at the end of the day or week for getting everything done. Change or add more complex chores as they get older. If you are doing everything yourself, something’s wrong.
If you have to have the house spotless all the time, get therapy because that’s not compatible with having children.
Get strict and make them pickup. Box up 90% of toys