“Does your house always look like this? Like, so messy?”
My daughter’s friend asked innocently enough. I’ve pondered this question in the months since it was asked during that one-and-only sleepover we hosted. I was knee-jerk offended in the moment, of course, especially because the mess at hand was from the girls pulling out loads of toys to play with.
But the more I sat with the question, I realized part of what she
meant was: “Do you always keep toys out and easily accessible?” And the
answer is yes, we do, and our house does always look like this: messy
and overflowing with kid ephemera! That isn’t to say I don’t make an
effort to corral the mess; I just know my family’s limitations and
lifestyle.
Read the rest on Baton Rouge Parents magazine's website.