Author Overcomes Guilt Associated with Hiring House Cleaners

Paying someone to clean my house used to make me feel guilty. I'm done apologizing.

The author (not pictured) once thought house cleaners were only for a certain type of person, one that she wasn't. Maintaining a house with four kids changed her mind. sankai/Getty Images I grew up thinking that people who had house cleaners were a certain type of person — one that I wasn't. Then, life happened. I became a mom of four and went through some medical issues. Having a house cleaner is a privilege, but it's one that I don't want to give up any time soon. I grew up in a low-incom...