Mmm! I have the touch of the OCDs, but not the energy or time or family to accommodate it. So when I feel up to it I tackle a room and do it thoroughly. Between times, well...... I have a carpet cleaner, but simply haven't the strength or energy to use it, but hubbie says he will help me......one day.......!
When the children lived at home, I cleaned my son's room as he functioned so much better when it was tidy. He is dyslexic and was always so grateful if I restored order. I left my daughter to it, once she was capable, much to her relief. I considered her room tidy if I could see the carpet!
I was very conscious that I could not impose OCD on the children and be rigid, so I explained the issues I had. I think having a family kept these tendencies within liveable limits, but not without internal battles.
I used to teach in a school where many of the children came from service families in the 70s and had to comfort some young mums, who had had scrubbed their previous house from top to bottom, only to be allocated a new house that was filthy. I was unimpressed with the support these families were given, with husbands posted to Northern Ireland.
