Excuse this house... - Real Mum story on MoM

Some houses try to hide the fact
that children shelter there.
Ours boasts it quite openly,
the signs are everywhere.

For smears are on the windows,
little smudges on the doors
I should apologise I guess
for the toys strewn on the floor.

But I sat down with my child
as we played and laughed
and read
And if the doorbell doesn’t shine,
His eyes will shine instead.

For when at times I’m forced to choose
the one job or the other,
I’d like to cook and clean and scrub,
but first I’ll be a mother

– Unknown

Posted by EllenG89, 12th September 2015

- - mom56312 said
  - 13 Sep 2015
    3:48 pm
so true even if you did put the clean house first it would be messy in minutes with my kids around. So its best done when they ae tucked up in bed sleeping.

- - kathryn said
  - 13 Sep 2015
    9:15 am
Kids won’t remember if the house was spotless but they will remember the times shared playing and reading!

- - BellaB said
  - 12 Sep 2015
    5:10 pm
This is very true for me.

- - mom93821 said
  - 12 Sep 2015
    2:25 pm
Thanks for sharing your poem – do you have it framed in your home?
- mom93821 replied
  
  13 Sep 2015 , 5:16 am
  Framed quotes and poems with illustrations look beautiful on walls.
- - mum4107 said
  - 12 Sep 2015
    2:07 pm
Love this poem. Thank you for sharing

- - mom90758 said
  - 12 Sep 2015
    12:05 pm
What a sweet poem!! I like it!