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Old Aug 10, 2005, 08:26 AM
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Im a mom and I dont stop cleaning lol. I clean all the time, if im just sitting around doing nothing I feel lazy and think my house is super messy, I make my hubby and my kids mad because Im always cleaning and never sit down, I have control issues and Im OCD and GAD so Im always afraid that the one day I dont clean someone will come to my house and see the dirt and take my kids from me, or talk to others and say wow, that Erin she sure is messy and all that stuff, I live in an older building so its got that old look to it and no matter how much I scrub it doesnt look good enough for me but Im trying to change, Its got alot to do with the fact that I can not control life and the things that are going to happen, health, money, children etc so therefore I go overboard with cleaning and contolling my enviroment.

If I see a piece of lint on the floor it will drive me mad till I get it, if im watching tv or anything it bores into my mind that its there lol

So I feel for you mom...alot of women were raised to clean clean clean if you dont you are not a woman and stuff like that.

Take Care
Erin
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