7 Quick Hates

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Things I Want to Punch (Now That I’m a Parent)

 

1. Stickers

Did you know that the sticky side of a sticker contains a powerful binding agent that is only activated when in contact with finished wood?  Yeah.  That’s a thing.  Hey, we always wanted to know what Great-Grandma’s antique buffet would look like covered in Dora and Olaf.  Thanks, every doctor’s office ever.

 

 

 

2.  Bathroom Rugs

In a house with a toddler, bathroom rugs are either peed-on or about-to-be-peed-on at all times.  It’s just a fact of life.  Moe actually peed on a rug that was fresh out of the washing machine and hung up to dry.  That poor rug didn’t even have a chance to dry out before getting hit again.

Obviously this is not my bathroom rug, because it’s in the wash.

 

 

 

 

3.  Sand

Sand.  Think for a minute.  What comes to mind?  Do you hear ocean waves hitting a pristine beach?  You must not have kids.  Because what I hear is 1 ,000 tiny pings as grains of sand scatter on the floor after a kid fresh from the park takes off his or her shoes.  Times 3 kids.

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Pennies

Pennies are a kid’s best friend.  The love to feel them.  Count them.  Lick them.  Choking hazard factor aside, it’s just gross.  Every penny I see is just a potential germ pill for my kids.  Sorry, Abe, for all those times my kids have sucked on your face.

 

 

 

 

Old Faithful Watermelon

5.  Watermelon

Each slice of watermelon holds one quart of super-sticky pink liquid, half of which is guaranteed to be drip, drip, dripped across the kitchen floor.  This pink liquid is actually used as the binding agent in stickers.  (See above.)
You can read more about how watermelon is my path to heaven here.

 

 

 

 

 

6.  Liquid Handsoap

Did you know it takes 3 full pumps of handsoap for a kid to effectively wash his or her hands?  And that 2 pumps worth of soap actually end up on other parts of the bathroom?  You didn’t?  Now you do.  You can read more about the evolution of my relationship with soap here and here.

 

 

 

 

7.  Elephants

Yesterday Moe told me all about elephants, and it made me cry.  That’s because he used to say, “efalents.”  As of yesterday he says, “elephants.”  He is growing up.

I hate that happy-sad moment when the kids figure out how to correctly say things.  I never correct them for that reason.  It’s a reminder that my littles won’t be little forever.  I won’t always be filled with an overwhelming hate for liquid hand soap and watermelon.  My only consolation is that someday soon I’ll be able to send their kids home with lots of stickers.

 

Thanks to Kelly for hosting Seven Quick Takes.  🙂

 

PS– I’m not trying to sell you this bath mat or stuffed elephant.  It’s just easier for me to use Amazon’s images than it is for me to find pictures online that aren’t copyrighted.  If you happen to order something using these links, we do receive a small commission at no cost to you.  It doesn’t even have to be a 50 lb. bag of sand.  You can click on the sand and then order the awesome stuff you’d actually like from Amazon.  Just so you know.  And thanks.

 

 

12 Comments


  1. // Reply

    Aaaaaargghhhh SAND! That stuff is the bane of my life in Summer… we have a sand pit not far from our back door, and the sound of the stuff crunching over the laminate floor sets my teeth on edge.
    We don’t have watermelon often enough for it to be a problem here, but I can very well see how it might be 😉


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    Ha!

    #1: Stickers on clothes that have gone through the dryer are the best.

    #2: So much pee. And then during the little kids’ bathtime I have to hang it up over the curtain rod or it will get soaked. I don’t even know why we have bathroom rugs, to be honest. They spend more time hanging over the curtain rod or in the washing machine than they do on the bathroom floor.

    #5: A brilliant friend of mine taught me a trick. Cut the watermelon into skinny strips with the rind at one end of each strip. Like a watermelon popsicle. It’s still messy, but at least 60% less messy.

    #6: Liquid hand soap is not allowed in our house. It is messy and disappears too fast. Foaming hand soap lasts a lot longer and once you’ve bought one bottle and have the dispenser, you can just refill it with 1/3 liquid handsoap and 2/3 water indefinitely for cheap.

    #7: I hate it when that happens.


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      Foaming soap might be the way to go. We switched to bar soap, but that is messy in its own way. 🙂


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    For me, sand means heads full of it. My kids insist on pouring it on each others heads. They do it on purpose so I “have” to let them take a bath. No luck, kid. You can get a shower for doing that.

    Also, liquid hand soap!!! Years ago, a friend with kids older than mine only had bar soap in her bathrooms. I couldn’t understand why. Now that my kids are older, we only have bar soap too. I miss liquid, but its just a waste of money!


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      I am embarrassed to admit that I like scrubbing the sand out of their hair. I don’t like the whining that comes along with it, but the actual scrubbing is oddly relaxing.






  9. // Reply

    Ditto on the stickers!!

    The house we bought came with a sand pit in the backyard, from the previous owners’ six year old. My son just got a rude awakening when he traipsed through the house with sand still on the bottom of his shoes (it was a little wet), and then I made him “clean” it up – as best a 4 year old could do… He’s been a little more careful the past few days now. But, I kind of don’t mind sand – it makes me fondly remember Hawaii – we just kind of got used to sand and dirt on the island.

    And, it is so *nice* to know we are not the only ones with the hand soap struggle! SO nice!!

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