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Somebody called CPS on me and now I'm worried
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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 646074" data-attributes="member: 99"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Definitely buy a few boxes and sort your stuff into them. I do it while I watch tv.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If there is a possibility that odors are a problem, put an open bowl of cider vinegar out <em>now, </em>ir will absorb odors<em>.</em> Somewhere higher up that it can't be knocked over. Pour it down the sink and wash the dish before she comes.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Make sure that your vacuum cleaner has a new bag when you clean with your mom, and check it as you go along to make sure it's not getting too full - otherwise you are just spraying smelly dust all over the house.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Use a nice smelling spray like pledge or endust when you do the furniture, it will help keep the house smelling good for a bit.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A few hours before she is due at the house, turn on a couple of lamps and let them warm. Do a quick (I mean <em>quick</em>) spritz on the lightbulbs with a fresh smelling perfume. Empty the trash cans and put in fresh liners.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Get a good old fashioned can of comet to clean the toilet, tub and sinks. Be sure to have a toilet brush that doesn't look disgusting so that they know you have something to clean the toilet with and aren't leaving germs everywhere.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wash linens when your mom comes and Makes beds that day. If someone sleeps on the sofa, have the bedding neatly folded nearby so that they know that someone sleeps on the sofa, but not all day long.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Have clean towels in the bathroom and a clean sponge in the kitchen sink. Have hand soap by all sinks. If you have dirty laundry - who doesn't? - put it in a basket. Don't try to hide it. The CPS worker has dirty laundry too. <br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">MOST IMPORTANTLY - make sure that everyone in your home helps you with this job. They didn't like living in foster care anymore than you enjoyed them living in foster care. They need to take age appropriate responsibility to make sure that isn't on the table. They may be difficult child's but they're neither stupid nor helpless. And STAY CALM. Don't let your mother rile you. If she says something's dirty, it probably is. You can remind her that saying something like "It looks like a meth house" doesn't help and is in fact hurtful to you and the kids. Thank her for her help, and do what you can to neaten it up.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 646074, member: 99"] [LIST] [*]Definitely buy a few boxes and sort your stuff into them. I do it while I watch tv. [*]If there is a possibility that odors are a problem, put an open bowl of cider vinegar out [I]now, [/I]ir will absorb odors[I].[/I] Somewhere higher up that it can't be knocked over. Pour it down the sink and wash the dish before she comes. [*]Make sure that your vacuum cleaner has a new bag when you clean with your mom, and check it as you go along to make sure it's not getting too full - otherwise you are just spraying smelly dust all over the house. [*]Use a nice smelling spray like pledge or endust when you do the furniture, it will help keep the house smelling good for a bit. [*]A few hours before she is due at the house, turn on a couple of lamps and let them warm. Do a quick (I mean [I]quick[/I]) spritz on the lightbulbs with a fresh smelling perfume. Empty the trash cans and put in fresh liners. [*]Get a good old fashioned can of comet to clean the toilet, tub and sinks. Be sure to have a toilet brush that doesn't look disgusting so that they know you have something to clean the toilet with and aren't leaving germs everywhere. [*]Wash linens when your mom comes and Makes beds that day. If someone sleeps on the sofa, have the bedding neatly folded nearby so that they know that someone sleeps on the sofa, but not all day long. [*]Have clean towels in the bathroom and a clean sponge in the kitchen sink. Have hand soap by all sinks. If you have dirty laundry - who doesn't? - put it in a basket. Don't try to hide it. The CPS worker has dirty laundry too. [*]MOST IMPORTANTLY - make sure that everyone in your home helps you with this job. They didn't like living in foster care anymore than you enjoyed them living in foster care. They need to take age appropriate responsibility to make sure that isn't on the table. They may be difficult child's but they're neither stupid nor helpless. And STAY CALM. Don't let your mother rile you. If she says something's dirty, it probably is. You can remind her that saying something like "It looks like a meth house" doesn't help and is in fact hurtful to you and the kids. Thank her for her help, and do what you can to neaten it up. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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