You Know You Live in a House With Kids When...

If the house looks clean, that's the cleanest it's been in weeks and it will only stay that way for two hours max.
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Young girl plays with cereal on the floor.
Young girl plays with cereal on the floor.

1. None of your furniture is white.

2. If you have a fabric sofa, there is a stain somewhere on it.

3. Rather than asking people to take off their shoes, you ask them to keep them on to protect their feet from small toys.

4. Rugs are placed in odd spots, usually to cover up some sort of stain.

5. Somehow, some way, there will be some sort of glitter somewhere.

6. Every room has some type of crumbs in it.

7. The "artwork" on display is definitely a testament to the idea that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

8. You can never open a closet door without some toy falling out.

9. Even if it's not in plain sight, there is a booger somewhere.

10. Thanks to markers and crayons, at least one wall in the house has recently been scrubbed or painted.

11. There is undoubtedly a massive pile of laundry hiding somewhere.

12. Everything above three feet high is significantly more tidy than anything below three feet.

13. The number of shoes lying around constantly increases, while the number of socks consistently decreases.

14. You have developed the skills of a savvy cat burglar and the athletic prowess of an Olympic hurdler in order to get through the baby gates.

15. If the house looks clean, that's the cleanest it's been in weeks and it will only stay that way for two hours max.

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