I am tired of my self analysis stint and am officially switching gears. My Dad was right when he told me I always seem to want to be obsessing about something!
I'd like to talk about bathrooms. Specifically, bathrooms and children.
I have become hyper aware of the fact that I probably sit on a lot of pee and poo fragments left on toilet seats by my daughter. At 4.5 she has pretty much mastered the art of using the toilet when necessary. In fact, earlier this week the babe and her new friend (a neighbor) decided to kick off their first play date with a rather prolonged trip to the bathroom. The female inclination to head to the bathroom in groups apparently kicks in quite early.
There do, however, appear to be some gaps in the clean up section of the babe's bathroom usage skills.
More than one time this week we have walked into a rather nasty situation in our bathrooms. Little flecks of poop on the floor, chunks of poop stuck on toilet seats, and smushed looking poo all over the kiddie potty seat, which she claims she doesn't need. I feel like I have been walking around with a container of Clorox wipes all week.
You know that feeling you get when you stand up after using the toilet and realize you sat in wetness which has now transferred to the back of your legs? That is fairly common around here. I guess I just hadn't really spent much time thinking about what other disturbing things I could have been sitting on over the past few years. I've decided it's time to get my head in the game and always assume the worst. I am not a germaphobe, but I think I am officially done with sitting in yuck.
I am secretly grateful the little guy is still in diapers as I don't quite think I'm ready to face the challenges of potty training with him. If I think things are gross right now, I'm sure I will be looking back at these times as the good 'oll days. Before we venture down that path, I am going to work on toilet etiquette with the babe and try and get her squared away before we have to start all over again.
2 comments:
If I could give you one piece of advice on this: never teach him to pee standing up. If you can, get your hubbie to sit down to role model. Otherwise there is a daily need
ti clean a line of old brown pee sludge from behind the toilet. They always lose focus and overshoot. Btw I like your self analysis.
Yeah, boys bring a new level of gross to the bathroom. Mine is 7 & still doesn't even attempt to aim.
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