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Article: Not all women can have that cleaning gene.(Originated from Orange County Register)(Column)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
- Article date:
- July 16, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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I handle housework the way a card shark plays poker. I appear to hold a winning hand. My house is neat and tidy _ until a closer look reveals that I am bluffing. Pry open a drawer, check beneath the sofa, slide your finger along the mantel and you will discover my dirty little secret: I am a lousy housekeeper.
I am a wiper _ not a washer. If the dirt is not visible, I ignore it. I vacuum the floor more than wash it. My teeth sparkle. My mirrors _ decorated with fingerprints and splashes of toothpaste _ do not. My desk is jammed with orphaned crayons, warranty registration cards and birth announcements of babies now in school.
Early in my marriage, when keeping ...