Hi Michael - Thanks for your consideration in keeping the 'ranting' out of the factual thread. We (and I include myself in the we) need to do more of this.michaelm said:I didn't want to rant in what is a civilized thread over in Homes and Gardens about cleaners which I find a bit crazy so I'll let off steam here instead.
Both my wife and I worked fulltime when we had one child and for a while (out of financial necessity) when we had two. Now we have four and my wife is fulltime at home.Vanilla said:Out of interest, how many of the contributors here are in a household with two adults working fulltime with children?
Not me but it doesn't follow that the cleaners are in those households
I can't see how it is such a big problem to keep the house clean when both parents are working so you're not there all day and presumably the kids are in a crèche/playschool/school and you have all mod cons
Indeed. You forgot that some may have Seasonal Affective Disorder and therefore can only be bothered to clean up on sunny daysVanilla said:But realistically you can't even say all such households are alike. For example one such household might also care for an elderly dependant, or have similar family obligations. Another similar household might be in the middle of building their own house, or setting up a business. Or doing a weekend job to supplement their income. Or they might have a child with special needs...
by Vanilla
Well, 'need' is subjective. I feel I 'need' a cleaner, but I don't really. Physically I could do it all myself, but I don't want to
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