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MIL arriving this week, house a mess

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Janblues28 · 06/01/2026 18:59

We've been away for Christmas, got back Sunday and straight into work/school. MIL comes to stay at the end of the week. Normally we have a cleaner but she's not available. DH works part time - maybe does 2/3 hours work per day. I'm full time also do lions share of parenting DS (has ASD and im the preferred parent). DH has no plans to clean house, make the bed before his mum arrives. I'm so angry that he's a lazy a**hole but also don't feel i can leave it in a mess before she arrives. Ordinarily I'd clean up on the weekend. Do i leave it? I don't see why I should do it and realistically means I will be cleaning/organising 6pm to 10pm tomorrow night.

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Brefugee · 06/01/2026 19:00

just leave the mess. Worst case MIL moans and you say "talk to DH about it he has had all week to sort it"

best case he picks up and does it. 2nd best case she does it...

Vaxtable · 06/01/2026 19:00

I would leave it, and when she arrives greet her with a breezy sorry for the mess but dhs name hasn’t got round to tidying and I’ve been working full time

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