Sanctimommy, a Facebook page against sanctimonious or self-righteous parenting has shared a post that’s going viral: A mom’s rant saying that dirty homes simply point to lazy parents.
The rant starts with the original poster saying “It bothers me how much being a parent has turned into a martyr profession.” Because she is able to get enough sleep, cook decent meals for her family, keep her apartment clean and spend time with her partner, she believes that parents who don’t are willing victims or just use children as “an excuse to be dirty, or lazy.”
The catch? Her baby is only 2 weeks old. “I’m only two weeks in but so far I’ve managed…” she shares.
She preaches that parents should watch their children more closely and that they should simply stop their children from running while eating. “If my child managed to smear peanut butter all over my curtains that tells me that I’m not watching them close enough. Food is eaten at the table, not while running through the house,” she continues.
No one’s impressed
The post has been shared more than 11,000 times, and not because others agree with her.
One mom wrote, “Talk to us when your kid is old enough to turn his nose up at the third meal you’ve cooked him and hurricane toddler comes rolling through your house. No one’s impressed by the fact that you can clean your house while you have an immobile being literally strapped to a bouncer. Anyone can do that [s**t].”
In the Philippines, we’re lucky to have yayas and kasambahays as part of our household. We also receive a lot of support from the extended family: our parents, in-laws and even neighbors help us raise our children. And yet our kids still manage to wipe their chocolate-covered fingers on the sofa!
READ: 5 Steps to Finding and Keeping the Right Yaya
Life will show you some things
One Kelvin Chan tried to clarify, “I think there’s a difference between just being untidy and being actually dirty.” He pointed out that, kids or no kids, a house should not be unhygienic.
Some moms chimed in with their two cents to help other moms who said they were struggling to keep their homes clean. Tiffany Nicole shared, “It’s called cleaning up after themselves. My kids know that before you take something out you put it back.”
Perhaps it was Angela Doula Brown who said it best, “I see what she’s saying and appreciate her optimism. 2 weeks in you’re still on Oxytocin high. Sleep deprivation has not truly crept in yet. As my mother used to say, just keep living, life will show you some things.”
Their message to the new mom: keep up the great work, but don’t blow your horn just yet.
Read the full post here.
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