Housekeeping: Adult Child

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What to Do While Cleaning?

My best buddy that I chat with while I clean the house -during nap time and video time for the kids- goes away for 5 weeks every summer. She's been gone two weeks now, and I'm starting to feel lonely! We talk about everything and anything, while we both clean and do stuff around the house. This makes deep cleaning, etc go by super fast. What do you do while cleaning? I'd blare music and drink beer, but somehow this doesn't seem appropriate for 2 in the afternoon.

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Adult Child Issues

Hi Moms, When does an adult child, mine for instance he is 20 become...

Accepting a Messier Home

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Ground Rules for Adult Child Moving Home

Our son graduated college in May. He works as a freelance camera man in the TV & film industry and rents a room in a house from a friend. His housemate's girlfriend and child may be moving in there in June which would require my son to live elsewhere. We have touched on the possibility of him coming home for a while but would only want to do so if it is in his best interest. We have always told our children they cannot live off of us. There would be rent to pay and they would have to contribute to the household. My days as "Mommy" are...

Tips & Strategies

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Four Hour Curfew for an 18 Year Old?

My 18 year old daughter just turned 18 in March. She has a job of her own, is responsible with it and her chores at home, pays her own phone bill, and even buys any extra items needed around the house which she claims makes her responsible. However, she keeps asking for a permanent curfew of 11 pm no matter when she leaves but my husband and I believe that she shouldn't be staying away from the house for anything longer than four hours at a time; depending on when she leaves do we give her a set curfew. If she leaves at 3 pm then she needs...

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