Kitchen Table Blogs
Name: Molly Fay
Kids: daughter, age 10; son, age 7; daughter, age 5
Work: Host, The Morning Blend on TODAY'S TMJ4
Favorite part of being a mom: The little moments -- that sweet snapshot in time and you know you'll never have that exact same moment again.
Least favorite part about being a mom: Yelling at my kids, knowing how much I'll regret it later.
A great day: Cleaning the basement or organizing my closet -- really!
Look familiar? On today's show Tiffany told us a story from her childhood and it cracked me up. Her mother demanded that she clean up her room and Tiffany refused. What did her mom do? She took the door off of Tiffany's room! Tiffany says at first she resisted cleaning but later decided she wanted her privacy. Her mom's explanation was that if Tiffany couldn't respect her space then she couldn't have her own space. I like that.
What do you do at your house? Do you clean up your kids' rooms when they get messy and you get sick of looking at it? Do you leave it a mess and just shut the door? Do you demand that they clean it up themselves?
Tiffany's not a mom yet, but I agree with her -- if you always pick up after your kids then you'll be stuck doing it - forever.
Be sure to tune into The Morning Blend on Thursday. We're going to read viewer emails about this subject and one mom sent us the best idea I've ever read on this topic. See you then!
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