Well, my mom cleaned house every week, religiously, and GOD forbid anything happen that she couldn't.
My sister and I are lucky to clean once a month and I clean more frequently then my sister does. I go to my sister's house and actually feel like I need a shower sometimes.
My mom and my grandmas could not stand CLUTTER at allll!!!
My sister and I both have things stacked and piled on occasion. Too me it isn't bad but it drives my mom nutso. My sister's is again waayyy worse then mine. I don't have anyone to blame but myself, but my sister has a husband and 2 kids that don't help an an ounce.
My mom and her mom never allowed animals in the house. We had our dog as a kid inside for a very short time, but when he peed and pooped he was outta there. I brought a kitten in the house one time and my best friend/neighbors could here him SCREAMING at me at their house. I was in hysterics for almost 3 hours. (when my dad yelled you knew it). My mom allows me to bring my dog inside, she wasn't to sure at first but now she even allows Keegan to be left alone outside of her crate. We don't even use the crate anymore. She got sick once and mom requested her to be in the tiled hallway the next time and I thought that was just fine... The time after that, I started to block off the hallway and mom said "no she will be ok, leave her out". I think this is a HUGE improvement, it shocks me. My Maternal grandma even allows me and my cousin to bring our dogs in her house.... which is a shock also...
My Paternal grandma (Grandma Tippy) was a HUGE animal lover they had baby pigs/lambs and dogs and cats in the house, so that must be where my sister and I got it from.
The one thing I think that I will not differ from is the actual way that I was raised. My parents weren't exactly strict and I was never ever abused in any way, (the few and far betwen times I was spanked, I definatley deserved it) but if I wasn't allowed to do something, that was pretty much the way it was. There wasn't any me telling them "No, I will do it" Like I see everyday. (the times I did do that --- see above - I got what I deserved. )And that is where my sister is night and day from my parents, when she disciplines them she doesn't follow thru. My bro in law is even less then a help. My nephews talk back, tell their mom and dad "NO" will occasionally say please and thank you but don't hold your breath, and are basically rather unpleasant to be around, their favorite thing to do is run off in a crowd. My dad tries to discipline them b/c he gets so angry (and I do too) and my mom won't let him. We tell my sister almost everytime we see them "they need to spend a week with grandpa" and it is so true. I love my nephews but I don't have to like them.... and I find that so sad, but they are so unpleasant to be around.....