Dirty secrets: 11 ways having a messy house is normal when you have kids – Parents – TODAY.com

“Oh, I can’t have you over,” other moms say. “My house is a mess.” As soon as I arrive for a play date, before hello, they say: “Don’t judge me, the house is a wreck. No, seriously, it’s destroyed. Please don’t look. I’m so embarrassed.”Lies. Lies, lies, lies.Because when I go into that house, the house of the mom who is so apologetic about the condition of her kitchen,