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My mom doesn't clean the house and it's driving me insane. What can I do?

1 Answers Moderated by Tracy-Kate Teleke, PsyD, M.A., LMFT Updated: Aug 21, 2018
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Anonymous on Jul 24, 2018
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Try talking to her face to face in a calm way. Focus on getting the point across that you and her can clean together or set aside a specific amount of time/schedule in order to keep the house tidy.
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