Me: “C’mon, guys! We’ve been through this before…the next time I find a wet towel on your bed or dresser,
you’re all in serious trouble. You’re going to ruin the furniture. Pick up the towels and hang them on the hooks. It’s not that difficult!”
Jay: “Hey! Wait a second, Mom. Don’t blame me! I don’t even use towels. I just dry off with whatever’s laying on the bathroom floor.”
Anna: “It’s true, Mom. I saw him in there yesterday. He was drying off with one of Will’s dirty socks.”
I think he brushes his teeth with the same socks.
Ha ha – I bet too Dad!!
He probably blew his nose in it when he was finished, too.
As long as he doesn’t brush his teeth with your toothbrush
Jay has been known to use Will’s toothbrush when he can’t find his own. Don’t tell Will, he’ll freak out!
That is, if he brushes his teeth.
I love this one!
I bet you love it because it’s not happening in your house.
Thanks, Deb!
While doing laundry yesterday, I found two pairs of soaked pants at the bottom of the bin. Soaked from fishing not from peeing (just so you know). You can imagine the smell at the bottom of the basket, as the pants were there for several days. I’ve asked the boys to put their wet clothes straight in the washing machine …. I suppose I should be thankful the close make it to the basket, eh?
Lenore, be thankful they didn’t end up under the bed. You’d have gone crazy trying to figure out the funky smell in their room.
I’m surprised one of them didn’t pipe up and say “Yeah, you don’t need towels to dry off with, it’s true…I heard it on the bus!”.
I never even thought of that! You’re right…I bet the idea was born on the damn bus.
“Mom, did you know that if you dry yourself off with your older brother’s dirty sock, you’ll wake up in the morning with six pack abs and a 5 o’clock shadow. 3rd grade girls love that stuff. It’s true…I heard it on the bus.”
I am often amazed that boys grow up to be men.
Very true, but how much do they actually grow up? I’ve seen my husband act like a 12-year-old better than a real 12-year-old can. It’s actually quite impressive.
They only grow up physically. That damn Y chromosome stunts their mental and emotional growth.
I am so glad you are impressed. I will keep that in mind…
that’s AWESOME! At least your child is resourceful and not easily grossed out…my 8 year old boy would walk around the house naked, dripping water, saying he can’t find a towel (even if said towel was right next to him) and would eventual curl up (fetal position) on the floor and whine about being cold.
If we went into the bathroom, and there was a towel on the floor he would say “Ew disgusting. Samantha dried off using that.”
He’s in the “disgusting” phase now. Why is there a hair floating in my bath water? (try as you might to clean before he enters- some miniscule dot of hair will present itself) Just remove it- NO Disgusting, I’ve got to get out…being dirty is more disgusting. There gone, now wash!
We’ve done the “shower” but he will let gallons of water run down the drain before even washing one inch of himself. Believe it or not, a full bath tub saves on water usage!
That’s us, every day.
Sandi
http://www.ahhsome.wordpress.com
Lake Forest, CA
Sandi, your 8-year-old is like my 10-year-old. I had to buy seperate toothpaste because Will is totally grossed out by the way Jay leaves the toothpaste.
I’m glad you can relate. It makes me feel better about myself.
I’m with ryoko861. At least they’re drying off instead of dripping through the house. Now that’s some wisdom.
Welcome, Barb! I’m happy to have you here.
You’re right, I should be grateful he didn’t drip through the house. Now, if I could say the same for the drips he leaves behind on the toilet seat.
Thanks for reading.
You know that dirty sock skin condition Jay has??????
I won’t be surprised when I have to take him to the dermatologist for a nasty case of athlete’s foot on his back.
Oh. Oh yuck. This made me question every sock my brother ever touched!
So gross, I know! Just when I think it can’t get grosser…it does.
They must be big socks.
It was a black, kid size 5, basketball sock. I’m sure he ended up covered in black fuzzies from the socks. Probably made him look like he had a tick infestation.
This was choice. What a household!!
Thanks! I try hard to laugh to keep from crying.
At least your kids keep you supplied with blog fodder!
Yes, they do and when the shenanigans dry up, I’m going to fulfill my life long dream of becoming a rodeo clown.
I have been known to blow my nose on a dirty sock but I was desperate, I swear!!!
I once was so desperate to blow my nose that I was forced to use a road map of Florida.
Gotta admit … I don’t know whether to be grossed out or keep laughing over this.
Hey! I’ve gotta laugh to keep from crying.
How Gross
lol
Androgoth Xx
I know, so gross. I guess I should be grateful it wasn’t his brother’s dirty underwear that he used to dry off.
I guess it cuts down on the week’s laundry pile
You would think it would cut down on the laundry, but for every time Jay uses dirty clothes to dry off, his older sister throws clean clothes in the hamper because she can’t remember if they’re clean or not. I hate laundry!