So, I was standing at the sink up to my elbows in dishwater mentally congratulating myself on all of my housekeeping and mothering achievements. It was mid-morning, the house was reasonably clean, the bills were already paid and in the mailbox and my two small children were happily playing independently in the living room.
“Yes”, I thought, “I’m on top of everything today. Maybe I’ll even get to read a book during naptime,” I mused.
My fanciful illusions were abruptly shattered as I heard a squeal and turned to see my twelve-month-old daughter, Evelyn, coming out of the bathroom with her big brother’s toilet seat around her neck. I was torn. “This is disgusting!” I thought as I was reminded that I didn’t get around to dousing the thing with 409 the day before as I had intended. However, the adoring mommy side of me had to admit that it was pretty stinking cute. There she was, smiling up at me with her single bottom tooth and a mischievous twinkle in her eye.
As I vacillated between being completely grossed-out or laughing out loud, I carefully, though a bit squeamishly, pulled the seat up and over her head. I quickly took a soapy washcloth to Evelyn’s neck and head, then changed tactics and considered all-out bath instead. After she was snug and clean afterwards, I went to work on the plastic toilet seat.
This, I decided, is one of the joys of being a stay-at-home mom. That’s right, one of the JOYS. Even though the idea of my son’s little “pee germs” crawling around my baby girl’s head is more than a little revolting, I know I would be insanely jealous if another person besides me got to see her in that predicament.
So, maybe I didn’t have absolutely everything under control, but that’s part of what makes parenting so much fun!
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