To be really offended by this?

[kellyisnthere]

I know there are A few posts about people wanting clean/ tidy houses with toddlers so this has reminded me of something that quite upset me the other day. My dtwins are 15 months old and literally want to grab everything they see! Before I had kids my house was spotless and very minimalistic, no clutter anywhere. I was very proud of my home but to be honest had very few visitors so no one really noticed. Fast forward 15 months and my house has just exploded. There are always toys everywhere, washing up to do/ pack away, crumbs on floor, beds unmade, laundry piling up and low and behold now I have twins every Tom, dick and Harry want to visit mostly unannounced too. So my sil visits last week and brings her 7 year old dd. She's sat on the sofa and her mum says to her 'why don't you roll the ball for the babies?' Her dd then scrunches her face and says ' no the floors too dirty' this has really annoyed me as I know my sil will probably go round telling everyone what a s**t tip my house is. Funny thing is she never once visited before I had my babies so had to idea how well I kept my home. It's so frustrating

If the floor is clear enough for you to hoover it twice a day, then your house is categorically NOT a shit tip.

for a start stop worrying about what other ppl think , you have young children do what suits you and if sil doesnt like it -tough its your house not hers.
i used to tidy on the evening when the dcs were in bed.
i read a saying on here once it said

if you want to come and see me my door is always open
if you want to see my house make an appointment

so true

? Do you dislike your sil or something? Why do you think she would want to go round telling the world what a shit tip you live in? Would you do that to a family member? Are you that judgemental of others?

If you hoover twice a day it won't be 'dirty' dirty, just a few crumbs.
Daughter should have been told off for being rude IMO.

In all honesty you are probably getting a lot more visitors now because your house is cosy and homely. Just brush off the comments of a 7yo.

How I miss my pre children none cluttered house.

That is rude of the child. I'm surprised her mum didn't tell her off. Mine would have been in trouble for being rude.

Your niece was very rude to say this, and her mum should have said so.