This is the first full week that my wife and kids have off from work/school. We did a year-end road trip last week. This week, my wife's mother is visiting. Already, there was a lot of conflict over the weekend, largely about trying to clean the place up, especially before the visit. The house is even messier than it has been, partially because we (in other words, ME) have been boxing up things in the living room so we can have the floors fixed. The conflict over cleaning had to do with the kids, but I also got some of the conflict from my wife over why I was not able to get them to cooperate.
I am not sure how adding my wife's mother into the mix will affect things, but I fear it could lead to greater levels of stress and anger. I am glad to be at work for most of the week.
Oh boy, sounds tough! I can
Submitted by jeanmarie21 on
Oh boy, sounds tough! I can relate to that situation all too well. Try to relax as much as you can and plan for things to get messy. I find if I set my expectations for order very low it is easier for me to keep up and not stress out. We have the same kind of weekend visit coming up and I am already stressed out thinking about it but I will try to mentally prepare myself. Best of luck! Just remember it is just a small moment in time and it will pass :-)