Every parent is different when it comes to their priorities for raising their children . However, most can agree on the basic foundational elements: health and happiness.
However, a contentious TikTok user has sparked debate among her followers after posting a video of her spotless house . This mother of three refuses to normalize a dirty household and has harsh words for any parent who thinks otherwise.
What’s your number one priority when it comes to raising your children?
When I was a kid, any day my mom and dad could get my brothers, my sister, and me out the door to school (without burning down the house) was considered a win.
For the vast majority of parents, raising happy and healthy children is the primary focus and concern.
It’s true that being a parent forces you to realign your expectations, but so long as those three things are taken care of — nothing else should matter.
However, one TikTok user/mother of three is adding another top priority to the list.
” I will NEVER normalize a dirty house ,” @beautyandherbabies captioned her video while proceeding to take her followers on a virtual tour through her spotless home.
“We both work and we have 3 kids,” she pointed out matter-of-factly. “It’s called a priority.”
The mother of three concluded her video, reiterating that keeping a house clean 24/7 can be done, adding that if it’s important to you — you’ll find the time .
“It’s NOT impossible,” she emphatically stated.
While it’s true that keeping a clean house isn’t impossible with children running amuck, several of @beautyandherbabies’ followers were less than impressed with the condescending tone she chose to espouse throughout her video.
“My kids are my priority,” fellow TikTok user @memyselfnwe replied.
“I do clean, but AFTER my kids have had my attention , been fed, taken out to play, done homework with my help, done activities.”
“Shaming others isn’t a good thing,” another replied. “ppl[sic] who aren’t happy w[sic] themselves do this.”
It turns out that the vast majority of parents don’t align with @beautyandherbabies’ views.
In a 2021 study conducted by Whirpool, 2000 US parents with children aged 3-18 were asked a variety of questions relating to the cleanliness of their homes.
These families reported doing over 2000 lbs of laundry every year.
To put that into perspective, that’s roughly the weight of a full-grown hippopotamus. It evens out to an average of seven loads of laundry, each and every week.
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Of those parents polled, 72% said that their home stays spotless for less than 17 minutes after cleaning.
As a matter of fact, a whopping 64% of parents admitted that there was currently a mess in their house that they were putting off cleaning at this very moment.
Finally, 70% of respondents said that their children go through at least three different outfits per day.
It’s almost as if these kids are treating their parents to a daily fashion show! With all the mounting evidence, it’s no wonder that most parents have a hard time keeping up.
It’s nice to have nice things, but happiness isn’t measured in clean dishes and swept floors.
You shouldn’t live in squalor but you needn’t break your back just to keep up with the Joneses. At the end of the day, your children won’t care or remember how often you scrubbed the toilet. They’ll remember you for all the love you gave them.
