It really bothers me when people don't use coasters. Particularly on my table.
... if they [your children] write their names in the dust on the furniture, don't let them put the year.
I learned that buying expensive furniture with toddlers around is pointless.
Now that I'm a mom, I'm way more laid back. If you come into my house, don't look for a coaster. Forget it. There is not a piece of furniture in my house now that is too precious.
I don't want food all over the place, down the sides of the sofa... When I shared a flat before I got married, we would always eat around the telly, but not now!
Even the duster in my house has to be beautiful; no old piece of cloth will ever be used in its place.
Without a dog, I would have tassels on my throw pillows instead of little stubs of yarn that look like small worms. The pillows seem to function just fine without the tassels, so perhaps it isn't a problem.
Let me get this straight. Your table ran away because you polished it with Windex?