Mother-In-Law

My mother-in-law (to-be) will be arriving at my home in just a few short hours. C has been a doll, helping me clean and prepare. I am so blessed to have such a man.

I realize that I have the awsome responsibility of her first son's happiness and care. I love C's mom to death, but I am also quite aware that she is a mother. As am I. Thus, I realize that I would be looking through discriminatory eyes at the home my child shared with their mate.

So, I really wanted the house to smell good, but not like any cleaners or disinfectants. My thought being that she might think, "Oh. Maybe this house was a filthy mess until 5 hours ago, and she is so tired because she spent the afternoon in a cleaning frenzy to cover it up. How nice that she took the time to dust the rat droppings off of the kitchen table!"

I also relayed to C that he was not allowed to let his parents know that he had assisted in the preparation. Not because I am a lazy pig that wants all of the glory- as though like I didn't spend about 4 hours yesterday working on it myself, including "his areas".... I was worried she would then think, "She only works part-time, and she just now tacked the house, yet she couldn't even manage to do it herself? Hurry home, son! Let's save you from that evil harpy!"

Whew. I am warped.