Parenting
I glance around the room with a heavy heart, feeling an overwhelming urge to cry. I just can’t comprehend it. Where did all this stuff come from?
Piles are scattered everywhere—papers, toys, random empty bags, binders, magazines, and disassembled Lego figures. The clutter in my house serves as a prime example of how physical items never truly vanish. You can shuffle them about, but they never really leave. You might think you’ve tackled the issue, but like a relentless adversary, all the little pieces somehow coalesce again, forming a larger and more exasperating heap. It’s the Sisyphean struggle against a mountain of stuff. Why is it so hard to rid myself of it? I fill bags and donate them to charity. I give items away. I toss things in the trash. Yet, the clutter remains.
“Good morning,” the chaos seems to say, its Lego and stray penny eyebrows narrowing in mockery. “How’s your coffee this fine day?”
I try to avert my gaze, but it stares back, taunting me.
“It smells delightful, your coffee. I know, because I’m now two feet closer to the kitchen than I was yesterday. Did you notice?” It raises an arm fashioned from lightsabers, waggling broken crayon fingers in a cruel greeting.
I can’t respond. I can only fantasize about discovering its weakness. Someday, I will obliterate this pile for good.
“Maybe I could have a sip of that coffee?” it squawks through its battery-operated Voice Changer. “Perhaps we could become friends?” The heap rolls closer, empowered by Matchbox cars and a smiling engine toy.
I stand up and retreat to the front porch. For the moment, I’m safe.
I find myself contemplating selling our house—not just because of the chaotic mess within. It feels both too vast and too cramped at the same time. Rooms are being used for storage rather than as spaces for living. Maybe I naively believe that a smaller home will help alleviate some of this clutter. If there’s less room to store it, will it finally vanish? Is this the modern-day version of a tree falling in the woods?
Realistically, I should consider hiring someone to organize this mess. But that feels absurd. I’m a capable adult. Shouldn’t I be able to discern which bouncy balls belong in the trash and which are essential for my child’s development? Perhaps I could launch a business teaching mothers how to melt down excess plastic toys into a quaint little backyard retreat just for themselves.
There are countless actions I could take. Instead, I remain frozen, daunted by the task ahead. It’s an embarrassing dilemma, but it seems to be a common one. Maybe the solution is to set the whole mess ablaze—just kidding.
Perhaps we could sell the house to the increasingly sentient piles of clutter. Just present the paperwork and back away slowly.
“How much are you asking?” the pile inquires, twirling a mustache made of discarded felt. “Would you accept a 10 percent down payment?” It cracks its glitter-speckled knuckles, letting out an ominous laugh.
I’m not sure. If the clutter has a reliable lender, I might just entertain the thought.
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