…well, that is the consensus of the replies THE WIFE has received to a recent post on her Facebook page. It started innocently enough. As new parents, we didn’t figure on budgeting money for the proper bath toys. So like any loving unexperienced parents, we tossed an assortment of sponges, empty shampoo bottles, driftwood, and ‘Big Gulp’ type cups gathered at various sporting events…basically anything that would float…into the bath to occupy and entertain THE MEESTER during his bath time.
The consumption of bathwater by our firstborn was cute at first. Since his only experience in quenching his thirst was either directly from the teet or from a bottle, the first dozen attempts at using a cup was followed by wide-eyed amazement and coughs and spitting. Great fun for all. But as he grew…both in size and stench…this drinking became less playful fun and more of a concern for us. We eventually purchased proper bath toys, but like a kid at Christmas playing more with the box than the toy that came in it, THE MEESTER totally ignored these proper toys and concentrated his efforts on lowering the water level in the bath…one gulp at a time. And just when we thought we had broken him of this odd and disgusting behavior, we mistakenly introduced the ‘X-factor’…a little brother.
THE MEESTER now had an audience…no check that…a trainee. With this added accomplice, the bathwater drinking reached new proportions. We knew we had to stop it, but how? Nothing seemed to work. They love it. So we finally gave up and are choosing to pick our battles more wisely.
And by the replies THE WIFE received on the Facebook post, our kids are completely normal…or all of our friends’ children are equally as disgusting. Whew…what a relief!
Here are some of the replies from the Facebook post:
- Every time! If I take the cups away, she tries to stick her face in and lap it up! Your kids are normal….I hope!
- Oh yeah! It sort of makes Adam gag when they do it!
- Yes, I said the same thing last night…. “Do not drink anymore of this bath water. Your dirty butts are in it!”
- [Our daughter] drank toilet water yesterday
AND THE BEST REPLY TO DATE (from THE WIFE’s sister…who has four girls)
- I actually said these words to my children last night while they were in the bathtub: “Do NOT drink any more of that booty water and PLEASE stop licking each other.” I wish I were joking.