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Life as Marge Simpson
Yael Smith Started conversation Oct 10, 2006
Recently I've been thinking a lot about this episode of the Simpsons, in which Homer points out a woman to Marge while they're shopping and says "this lady can be you friend, honey. She looks defeated, too."
I'm starting to feel like Marge, and I think Homer had a very good point there- she didn't have friends, she had a house to run and kids to infinitely take care of, and she was defeated. I only have 2 kids while she has 3 (who never grow older, by the way!
), but I have a job and she doesn't so I think it makes us even, and I'm starting to feel defeated, too.
What's the point in washing dishes/clothes/hair? They'll just get dirty again. What's the point in tidying up? The house will just get messed up again.... and so on. And I wonder if this is part of any mother's life, and how do you find a way out of being Marge, before you live on top of a pile of rubbish shaped like a house.
Ideas, anyone?
Life as Marge Simpson
broelan Posted Oct 10, 2006
Accept that your house will never look like Better Homes and Gardens, and enjoy being a mother. In another twenty years they'll be grown and gone, there will be no toys in the floor, you'll have all the time in the world for laundry and dishes, and you'll miss the hectic days.
They (and you) are only young once 
Life as Marge Simpson
Yael Smith Posted Oct 10, 2006
Don't want to sell them.
They're quite nice.
I just feel like the house, being tiny, or the mess, being huge, won. And I don't like that.
Broelan, I'm sure I'll miss the hectic days either way, but I don't want to be in danger of broken bones every time I put them to bed! There's mess and there's MESS, you know...
Life as Marge Simpson
Shea the Sarcastic Posted Oct 11, 2006
In a few years, you can start teaching the little dears how to tidy up after themselves ... that includes Mike, ya know.
Life as Marge Simpson
Terliwig Renfrew Hidalgo worship mina here A39119024 go on you know you want to Posted Oct 11, 2006
nah thats a lost cause,
and i if i cant sell the kids on ebay can i sell the house please please please
Life as Marge Simpson
Kitish Posted Nov 17, 2006
was just 
and saw this!
Marge wasn't quite defeated..Remember she did yell at Homer a few times and have snuggle time with him. Plus she always seemed happy with just having her family there.
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