Today, my MS came in while I was cleaning the boys' bathroom. He loves to clean the sink. Often he will come out from bed, saying he has to use the bathroom and ten minutes later I find him in there cleaning the sink, with a sponge and way too many bubbles. It is a hard call to make - does one really want to discourage a son from cleaning the boys' bathroom? (I live for the day I can pass this job on to him!)
He proceeded to watch me clean the sink and I mentioned that I was a bit worried about the drain because it is sluggish these days. I asked if he had placed anything in the sink. He said, "No." I then reminded him about the time, shortly after we moved here, when he put a rubber Halloween finger down the drain. It is still down there.
He looked at me and said, "Mom, you should just use your imagination and become a ghost. If you were a ghost, you could slip down the drain and get that Halloween finger back out and give it to me. Then, all you have to do is change back into Mom again."
Do not, I repeat, do not discourage your son from cleaning the bathroom!!!!! Boys' bathrooms frighten me, so keep let them clean!! (*smile, wink*)
ReplyDeleteSome lucky woman will love her mother-in-law an awful lot many years ahead. Do not discourage. Just last week I had to ask my Hubster if it was in our marriage contract somewhere that he never had to clean the bathroom again!
ReplyDeleteBia and Sarah - Yes, I'll continue to encourage the cleaning campaign, but I have doubts it will last. You should see this one's bedroom. He is the one who is constantly pulling out clothes and leaving them strewn around the floor. I am fully expecting the love of bubbles to be short-lived!
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