My children were really amusing me. And I mean that with the utmost sarcasm.
“Who’s coming over?” one asked.
“No one,” I said.
“Then why are you doing that?”
“What do you mean? I do this all the time!” I said.
“Oh, we’re having company?” chimed in another.
“No!” I said firmly.
“Yeah, right. Who is it?” asked the first child.
What was I doing to elicit such a response from my children?
Vacuuming!
-Mary, mother of 4
Motherhood and Martial Arts 
I clean house from attic to basement and all the closets and cupboards too. One never knows if a guest might inspect my dresser drawers.
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Wow, good for you, Teresa. I’m afraid I’m more apt to be asked these same questions by my children when I clean! Perhaps I should hire you to come over! The good news is I only have one floor! (In which case, what’s my excuse?!)
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Glad to know I’m not the only one who’s heard this from her children. Actually, I remember saying it once to my mom, too. I guess it’s the “Mother’s Curse”, having children just like me!
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Oh dear. This makes me wonder what I’m in for when my kids get older!
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Omigosh–I thought I was the only one who had ever heard this! One time when my kids were (much) younger, I looked at the house and thought, “I can’t stand it! Something must be done!” So I started assigning chores: “You–vacuum. You–dust. You–pick up those toys.” When one of the kids asked me, “Who’s coming over?”, I knew it was time to clean more often.
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Ginny, I’m afraid I get asked that question, too. Unfortunately, when I hear it, it usually IS because someone is coming over!
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