Midwest Mother Syndrome

I have two people, two SG people to be precise, staying at my house over the weekend. This has caused me to realize I'm incredibly paranoid and frightened of my home not being clean or nice enough for company. Just like my mother. I'm going to leave work early today just so I can clean, clean, clean. And then I will live with my shame until they leave.

Does anyone else completely become OCD and crazy when guests come? Because otherwise I'm a scruffy nerf herder.

[Edited on Apr 08, 2005 by SuperNintendo]

*raises hand*

we all know about YOU, man. i'm sending sam after you, pronto.

my mom is coming in town tonight and im doing the same thing buddy. I cleaned yesterday and im doing it again today. I feel ya.

Why are you always talking about this dude Sam? Its a little crazy sounding.


[Edited on Apr 08, 2005 by RyanDipietro]

my shitty one-bedroom apt. isnt worth cleaning up.

I'm a horrible host. I really don't care what my place looks like when people come over.

Usually I don't care. But sometimes I'll spend four straight days in a complete panic cleaning everything in sight...

We have an old house, too. It just LOOKS dim and dirty, but it's really not ( i think ). I'm so paranoid right now. What will they think??!

ALWAYS. Also, do you go out and buy a variety of snacks and drinks, even stuff you don't like? And constantly ask people if they need anything?

Don't forget the bathrooms and the kitchen sink! Especially if it's enamel. Nothing worse than a dirty enamel sink.

Ditto. No matter how much I clean, the place will always look worse than that lovely new condo my pals just moved into.

I bought so much shit I never plan on eating, just in case they want something.

Why did I buy 2 pounds of spaghetti? Oh yeah, because I'm insane.

Have you checked this group? We're all like you.

That's close, but I always have roommates and they'll either clean when I'm gone or mess everything up when I'm gone. I used to get into huge battles with my parents over cleaning my room before a vacation. I never understood why you'd give a shit to come back to a clean house. I realize now that dragging three kids around on a vacation is hardly a vacation for the parents.

I live with two other people, a baby, a cat and a puppy. I have given up all hope in thinking this house will ever be clean again. I won't even brings girls over, its too embarassing.

I always clean when I expect people over, and Ive often franticly cleaned when people are spontaneous.

If people just show up, they deserve to wallow in my filth. I have no sympathy for them.

yeah, i clean like crazy before guests arrive. but more for their sake, huskys shed way too much.

Ever drive home twenty miles over the speed limit so you'd have time to tidy up before your friends caught up?

ever invited people over and NOT done that?

I'm such a Mom. joined.

That's called "High on Cocaine"

welcome.