The only problem was that all four of my children were awake, and, being the Mom, I was technically in charge.
The biggest two children were losing brain cells in front of the TV. The littlest one was kicking and cooing on the bed beside me. And the middle-sized one, the one who wreaks havoc even under the closest supervision, was running amok. I knew this. I just didn't care. The fatigue had won, and I just didn't care.
That's what I told myself, anyway, until I heard toilet water swishing around. That is never a good sound. I leaped out of bed, wondering what object had found its way into the water this time. A toothbrush? A toy? A watch? A shoe? It could have been any number of things, really, but a veritable cornucopia of household items (rather than sugar plums, had I been sleeping) were dancing through my head as I dashed for the master bathroom six feet away.
It turns out that Gavin was swishing my hair brush in the toilet.
Remember when I found him wiping my windows a few weeks back? That moment flashed through my mind, too. Maybe he was trying to be helpful and scrub the ring out of the toilet bowl (heaven knows it needs to be done). A fat round brush does bear a remarkable resemblance to a legitimate scrubbing tool, after all. Perhaps his intentions were pure.
And then the ick factor took over, and I almost hurled.
With two babies in my life (and let's be honest, two older boys), I deal with a lot of poop. Do I really have to brush poopy germs through my hair, too? I think not. My immediate reaction was to throw the brush away....far, far away, never to return.
But then I realized that if I threw the brush away, I would have to buy a new one, and that would necessitate taking my four children to the beauty supply shop.
I think not.
My dishwasher has a sanitary button, and that will have to be good enough.
Thanks for the suggestion, Melanie. I wonder how many other things in my life could use the sanitary cycle...
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That's awesome!!! LOL! I hope that it got good and clean!!
Um, I hope so, too. If I'm standing by you and my hair smells of sewage, please tell me.
I LOVE your writing! This was too funny! :)
I have put many an item through the dishwasher under very similar circumstances! I hope it works for you. :)
Oh dear! At least you've got the sanitize option with your lovely nice dishwasher. I'd be stuck heading to the beauty supply store with four children...ug!
I think I would have gone to the store anyway. You know that you will be thinking "toilet...dirty...yucky.." the whole time you will be doing your hair. Good luck with that! :)
I think it's more the idea, not the lingering germs, that will change your mind. By the way, little Lex is looking more and more like Tyler.
You have a way of turning a regular toddler incident into an entertaining blog post. I wish I had the gift, but alas...
You have no idea how many household items have made it into the dishwasher over the years at my house. It'll be clean...no worries.
That stinks! It could be worse, though. When my sister-in-law heard a swishing in the toilet she found her son had crawled completely inside the toilet... not sure how to sanitize the whole child, though!
I saw a toilet seat lock at Target the other day...just a thought!
Yikes! Hope that sanitize button works really well.
oh gav-man. {i love you.}
i'm all about the sanitize button vs. beauty supply store! anyday!
you're awesome, sister. {i love you too.}
PS: BTW, lexi on the sidebar = OMG OOC TDF, JTLYK.
I've used my dishwasher for many a thing like that. I even wash Duane's hats in there. It works really well when you put it into a special form that I have.
So...have you been able to use it yet? Or are you cringing despite the sanitizing?
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