I’m a proud lazy mum and I leave the chores to my son, 4 – there are piles of laundry and I don’t touch the dishwasher
MOST mums will admit keeping on top of the house as well as parenting is a near impossible task, and one that Vicky Glass is not prepared to tackle.
In fact the mum-of-two is proud to call herself "positive lazy" refusing to put away laundry, empty the dishwasher or do grocery shopping.
The software tester and a virtual assistant, from Poole, Dorset, says she "plays to her strengths" and happily gets her husband and kids to do chores on her behalf.
Speaking to Fabulous, Vicky reveals why she is quite happy not to lift a finger, no matter what trolls might say…
“Walking into the living room I am confronted by two growing piles of laundry.
I have already passed a slightly smaller pile in the hallway and there is another mound in the kid’s room.
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In fact there’s few areas in my home where you won’t find a mountain of clothes, but I don’t feel guilty in the slightest.
I know some people would be shocked at that sort of mess and will probably call me lazy but quite frankly I couldn’t care less.
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I play to my strengths and am making a stand for mums who feel like they deserve a break but won’t admit it.
Mums can't do everything and being ‘proactively lazy’ and ensuring other people in the house take them over is the key to being a great mum-manager.
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In my case I delegate and that includes getting my four and six-year-old boys to help my husband Andy, 35, do the chores.
If they don't do the tasks it doesn’t get done hence my growing laundry piles.
Some people might call me cruel but these are important life skills that I want my boys to have.
I respect the Hinch followers who gush about how therapeutic cleaning is, but I can’t see the appeal myself.
It isn’t just the laundry that I avoid like the plague, I won’t go near the dishwasher and the food shop is the last thing on my mind.
If it was left to me, we’d have no food in the house but luckily my husband is all over it.
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It’s not like I don’t have the time either as many will be shocked to hear that I work from home as a software tester and run my own business as a virtual assistant.
Whereas my husband works full-time as a software developer on and off-site.
But I have decided that just because I am at home the whole day that shouldn’t mean I take on the brunt of the chores - I have done my fair share.
It’s taken me over a decade to publicly admit I hate housework and take a stand against it.
Until my second child was born in April 2019 I did the lot.
I was trying to be the perfect wife, mother, work and keep the perfect house.
I was batch cooking, breast feeding, cleaning, shopping, working without getting a wink of sleep.
When my four-year-old was born I had an epiphany.
I was in tears one day and decided to just stop doing whatever I hated.
I gave up being a super mum and super housewife and opted for a proud lazy mum and I’ve never looked back since.
I see perfect homes on social media and think it’s impossible, I’m sure Mrs Hinch would be horrified by ours.
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I am more productive at work; I spend more time with the kids and it’s like a burden has been lifted.
My mental health has improved no end and I am happy to be a mum-manager. Knowing my kids will grow up having life lessons honed and knowing men and women are equal in and out of the house is enough.