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But if you have clutter everywhere, how can you clean your carpets etc? The clutter collects dust and dead skin cells and pet hair etc etc etc...and you can't clean it. That's the sort of dirt I think of when I think about cluttered up houses.

That's what the terrorists want you to think.

lol...Oh right. I must have missed that.

1) that sort of dirt won't kill you
2a) the clutter protects the carpet from the dirt....
2b) you move it, duh... (bulldozer-style, quick and efficient)
3) it doesn't get any worse after 7 years.....

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Originally Posted by Aliantha (Post 527373)

That's why you get your kids to play in the dirt. It's just better if they don't have to live in it. ;)

"Every kid should eat a certain amount of dirt." -- my paternal grandmother

Unknown mother at a playground: "God made dirt so dirt don't hurt."
My former husband to mother at playground: "God also made cyanide."

NY Times: Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You

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In studies of what is called the hygiene hypothesis, researchers are concluding that organisms like the millions of bacteria, viruses and especially worms that enter the body along with “dirt” spur the development of a healthy immune system. Several continuing studies suggest that worms may help to redirect an immune system that has gone awry and resulted in autoimmune disorders, allergies and asthma.

These studies, along with epidemiological observations, seem to explain why immune system disorders like multiple sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma and allergies have risen significantly in the United States and other developed countries.

“What a child is doing when he puts things in his mouth is allowing his immune response to explore his environment,” Mary Ruebush, a microbiology and immunology instructor, wrote in her new book, “Why Dirt Is Good” (Kaplan). “Not only does this allow for ‘practice’ of immune responses, which will be necessary for protection, but it also plays a critical role in teaching the immature immune response what is best ignored.”

NUFF SAID

Looks like Grandma Dallas, born in 1899 on a farm in the foothills of North Carolina, and never educated past grade school, scores! :D

Hmmm...nowhere did I say kids shouldn't be exposed to dirt. Mine were and they're as healthy as horses...cept the ones with horse flu. They're not doing so well. I digress though.

Kids should get outside and do all that stuff kids do including stepping in dog shit etc. I don't agree with the trend these days to keep kids 'clean' all the time. I disagree with those antibacterial hand soap things you can get these days. I think too many mothers stop their kids from exploring their environment for fear of 'germs'.

That being said, I stand by my reasons for keeping a clean house. :) Outside is where kids should be exposed to dirt. Not inside.

Woo-hoo, just interviewed and hired a new cleaning service. Aaahhh. A clean house, and more dollars into the local economy.

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Originally Posted by Pie (Post 527702)

Woo-hoo, just interviewed and hired a new cleaning service. Aaahhh. A clean house, and more dollars into the local economy.

What is the cost of such a service? My wife has been requesting that I hire someone.

Depends on how often you want them in, how big your house is, number of kids and pets, how detailed the work is.

We're paying $85/week for a 2,200 sq.ft. 4-br 2.5bath. They spend 4 (wo)man-hours per week. They supply the vacuum, mops, etc but I supply cleaning chemicals, paper towels, etc. They are insured and bonded.

If you go really under-the-table, I'm sure you could do much cheaper.

Gotta agree with Ali, my house is by no way spotless, its clutter and messy...but not dirty.

Dirty is for outside, Im happy for the boys to get filthy, but they dont need to bring that inside and live in it.

Even cavewomen used to brush the dirt outside :)

That said, when I visit people, I dont care if THEY choose not to believe the same.

My BFF loves me visiting, because I subconsciously start cleaning her kitchen and floors.

Dude, your house is not a big mess, it is all kinds of fucked up. I thought my house was bad, but next to yours, mine looks like a wafer fab.

Hire Clodfobble to go through there like Grant went through Richmond.

If someone cleaned my house I'd be homeless.