while mama was in the bathroom (episode 1)

I go to the bathroom sometimes. 

I know, it is really horrible of me. Neglectful even. I'm sure perfect moms store up their bowel movements for when they have back-up childcare.  I'm going to go ahead and admit publicly that sometimes, sometimes I have to go and don't wait.

I know my kids are safe during these 3-5 minutes. Hey, don't rush me! Sometimes I even read a whole page of a book! Or the back of a shampoo bottle!

As soon as I shut the door they continually and very loudly let me know that they are okay:

So I have always felt confident in my parenting choice. 

But just when I thought I had it all figured out, it changed. My bathroom system is broken.  

Now when I shut the door they dissappear. And they are quiet too.

Quiet is always cause for alarm:

Most of the time, they are totally okay. Playing with puzzles, looking at books and other non-bad quiet activities.

But sometimes, sometimes (often enough for me to start this series) in those 3 minutes they manage to wreak havoc on the house, themselves or each other. And sometimes all three for extra credit. 

To kick off, last week I emerged from the bathroom to find Crappy Baby in the kitchen... 

 

He has dark chocolate powdery looking stuff all over his face, body and floor.

Only it isn't just chocolate. Oh no.

It is better.

It is chocolate flavored instant coffee. And it is drooling out of his mouth.

Fortunately, he doesn't like it, "I no wike dis chocolate, Mama. Yucky." So I don't think he actually injested much.

Relieved, I clean him up.

And then make myself a cup of chocolate coffee. 

 

Anything happen while you were in the bathroom? Or are you at the door banging stage?

 

 

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He never did show any signs of having had coffee. I expected him to bounce off walls, talk like a squirrel and never sleep again but none of that happened. 

The coffee was on the counter (within his reach!) because I had intended to make a mug earlier but got pulled into their kidsanity and never got the chance. I usually drink real coffee. But this stuff is gooooood. In a bad good way. Like a hot cocoa/coffee hybrid with tons of sugar and ingredients that aren't food. My very fast junkie fix on days I can't be bothered to make a pot of coffee.

Since I called this post an "episode" cut to Crapmmercial:  

"Instant coffee, a busy mother's best friend. Just stir in the happiness! And how!"   

Comments

[Karla]

My son's classic move was always climbing on top of the table when I went to the bathroom--one day he dumped salt everywhere, and the salt and pepper shakers were banished into the cabinet.

[maggie]

I always leave the bathroom door open when I 'go' but them my 10 month old comes in and it makes for an unrelaxing experience.... pulling toilet paper off the roll, open the cupboards eventually wanting to sir on my lap whilst I use the bathroom....ahhh bliss.

[Heidi]

I don't even bother to shut the door anymore. Plus, my three always wait to fight until I have to poop. Never fails. I'd like to say they only fight as often as I poop, which is like every 3 or 4 days, but that would be an untruth. *sigh*

[Maria]

Thank goodness I've only found the norm when coming out of the bathroom. What's the norm? Kids using crayola markers to draw on each other. No biggie because they are washable and I hide all the sharpies. I am sure I will read some read incidents.

[Trisha Raketic]

One time, my 2 year old daughter had ripped open a pillow pet(there was already a tiny hole) and made it "snow" all over her bedroom with the stuffing. It was the pillow pet massacre of 2011 and it wasn't pretty. RIP Penguin. He never stood a chance

[amr]

We're in the door-banging phase. I lock the door. Then my son knocks and cries in the most heartbroken, desperate way. Fast forward to the first time a girl breaks up with him. And then calls the police.

[Sara]

We now have a wonderful Sharpie masterpiece on the wall as a result of a ill timed bathroom break.

[Kim Pugliano]

I thought I was the only one who opened cabinets to read what's available. Fantastic post!!!

[MamaC]

Friend of mine took a moment "to herself" in the restroom and came out to make herself a cup of coffee. She then spent the rest of the day in the restroom, throwing up. Turns out, while she had been in there the first time, her 3yo twin boys had climbed up onto the kitchen counter and poured ipecac into the coffeemaker. Barf-o-rama.

[Karen]

I now get reading material slid under the door. "Mommy, I thought you might like something to read."

"Thank you for Daddy's work benefits catalog, honey."

[Gila]

Your next series can be 'while mama sleeps'- when my daughter was born, someone sent us one of those sectioned candy dishes, loaded with goodies. My 2 1/2 yr old son(who had mastered crib escaping) came into my room one morning and I rolled over in a sleep- deprived stupor to give him a kiss. His face felt like it was plastered in sand- but the sand was sticky and I realized it was sugar. He had taken a chair and climbed up on the counter and dipped into ALL the goodies. He was a sugar-coated mess and he did show the effects of injesting twice his own weight in gummy candies.

[Phoenix-ashes5]

I've never had any problems while in the bathroom, but while I was cooking my son decided to get into the Desitin. It was in his hair, in his ears, all over his face, and he ate some. That smelt awesome when it came back up. *sigh* It was my first call to poison control!

[brandi]

My kiddos ate a partial package of benedryl chewables! Between the two of them I think they had ingested 11-12 tablets. I called poison control and they said they had not eaten enough to hurt them and would either be wired or tired...and they had to scale the counter and reach on top of the fridge to get them! This was a few years ago! They have survived to the ages of 8 and 7...lol

[melissa thompson]

Lol. I remember those days... Oh wait, I still have them. Sorry,my bad. Yes,still. I have a 17,12,10 yr olds. And they still knock,clank, at the bathroom door. Little weirdos :D why does a 17yr old need to ask permission to raid the fridge,or get a glass of water? I don't run a prison. I promise. Or my 10yr old female cub... Mom..hey mom, can I get my barbies out and stuff?.. Hey mom, I'm going to get a coke,is that ok?. As long as they don't ask to get something sharp to injure each other fine! Ugh. And I bet one of them would actually ask to do so. Lol yeap. My cubs are little weirdos,like their momma.

[Becki]

Once I forgot to return the baby gate to its proper location after carrying a load of laundry to the living room. I took a quick trip to the bathroom & my daughter entered the hallway, opened the laundry closet & conducted a science experiment on my living room carpet, squirting bleach pen onto the carpet & then covering it with baking soda & an almost full bag of expensive ammonia-removing cloth diaper detergent. I never forgot the gate again.

[Adrienne D.]

I love anyone who says, "And how!"

[Holly]

My daughter got out a tube of Desitin. Spread 1/2 the bottle on our black lab, ate 1/4 of the bottle and spread the other 1/4 on the carpet in her bedroom.

This was during a pee break.

[Alana]

Once I left my two girls (2 yrs., and 10 mos.) on the back patio so that I could take a quick bathroom break. . .and when I came back, my older daughter was squirting chocolate syrup into a large puddle on the concrete patio slab, and my younger daughter was scooping it up into her mouth - and was covered in the stuff. So I TOTALLY get how something can get left out on the countertop and fall into their grabby little hands when you turn your back. Aahhhhahaha. . .

[Danielle]

Nothing yet but they never answer me when I call out to them so of course I start envisioning one of them passed out on the floor with a tiny lego jammed in their throat or an incredibly silent kidnapper sneaking in the house so at that point I am hopping out of the bathroom trying to pull up my pants without falling over only to find them sitting quietly doing something harmless. Which is when they look up angelically and say, "Yes mommy?" Sigh.

BTW, must know the type of coffee! Sounds so yummy!

[Amber]

My step-son will walk through the house calling me. If I respond, "I'm in the bathroom," he takes this as a cue to have a conversation.

Yeah, that's not the time I want to have a conversation.

Le sigh.

[Dean]

I guess I'm lucky. My daughter has decided she MUST be in the bathroom with me or my wife if we're doing our business, and offering words of encouragement: "Push the poopies out. Tummy feel better."

[Ashley]

Well, my daughter is only 4 months old, so no bathroom issues yet. But, when I was babysitting a 3 and 7 year old one time I came out of the bathroom to find that they had decided to douse the kitchen floor in water so they could "mop"... they claimed that they had never seen their mother mop the floor before, which is why they wanted to do it. I'm sure she was thrilled they told me that! Not worth the $8 that lady would pay me to sit for two hours.

[summer c]

Last time I dared to close the door while in the restroom my son dumped an entire box of expensive oragnic cereal all on my computer keyboard. I scooped it into a ziploc bag cause I didn't want to waste it.

[Lisa]

My then almost-2-year-old scribbled on 10 out of 13 cushions on our new couch with a Sharpie (which he confiscated from a "baby-proofed" drawer, by the way). After I talked myself out of running away to join the circus, I thought, "Okay...I'll just use the fabric protection plan we paid extra for! We have kids; I knew we'd need it at some point! We're so smart!" Except that when I called the couch protection plan people, they told me that the plan covers bodily fluids, food, drink, fire, pencil, pen, and various other things, but it specifically excludes markers, so I was SOL. I had more than one person suggest setting the couch on fire after that... I finally, after 9 months and trying every product imaginable to get the stains out, found something that got it all out. But I'm still bitter about the stupid warranty.

[Stacey]

My daughter is 11 months old so I haven't had the instant coffee type of experience yet. However, I've had plenty of people give me THE LOOK when they hear that I actually go to the bathroom and shower when she's not in her crib. YES, I tell them, I make sure she's in a safe place. I can't even believe we (you, me, and people "like us") have to justify using the bathroom to other moms! Sheesh!

Thanks for your writing, your pictures, and for making me laugh again and again. This is such a great blog!

[Karin]

Or the back of a shampoo bottle! HAHAHAHA Help me I am dying from laughing so hard! Tears!

I almost wish I had stories to share... I cannot remember the last time I was in the bathroom alone...sigh.

[MJ]

I couldn't help but laugh when I saw the mention of reading the back of shampoo bottles too! I totally thought I was only weirdo who does that. Now I don't get in much shampoo reading time with my 19 month old playing in the cabinet drawers and asking to nurse while I try to do my 'business' :)

[Rach]

OMGosh thats hilarious!!

[SoccerMama777]

mine always fight while I am in the bathroom too. I go there for a few minutes of solace but it is never that way especially since the toilet is next to the wall shared with the living room.

IF I could get my kids to only fight when I used the bathroom I would only poop while out.

[SoccerMama777]

The lock on the fridge broke and my two year old figured out that she can open the door so that is exactly what she does - gets into the fridge and taste tests each piece of fruit til she finds the one she likes - not that she is going to finish that one either.

My older kids have gotten used to eating half eaten apples.

[Kelly]

My son has poured a plethora of things on my carpet, including - a bottle of oil, maple syrup and orange cordial (which is a concentrated fruit syrup-y drink for those americans out there.) also, sunscreen. the rest of the house is wooden floors except for one room, and he ALWAYS spills this stuff in the room with carpet!!!!!! We rent, and the carpet is/was off white.

[TheFeministBreeder]

I don't even bother shutting the door because they just walk right in on me. Even my HUSBAND walks in on me, FFS. One day he walked in when I was yanking my Diva Cup out and I was like "FOR F*CKS F*CKING SAKE, WHY AM I NOT ALLOWED TWENTY SECONDS OF PRIVACY IN THIS G*DDAMN HOUSE, FFS!!!!" Mama was not happy :)

[Sue O]

2 stories: first one, I am locked in the bathroom and my 2.5yr old son is banging on the door (my husband is HOME by the way) and I am thinking "WHY doesn't husband keep child away from the bathroom?" THEN I hear my husband talking to my (1yr old)daughter outside the door and son is still banging...........ALL THREE of them are sitting in the hall outside bathroom door. I say "husband, can you go take them somewhere ELSE to play while I go to the bathroom??!!" he says "that won't work, they were just yelling for you".....SERIOUSLY??? you can't keep them occupied for FIVE minutes?
Second story: I am home alone in the bathroom - door open this time but kids are in the family room. My 2.5yr old son yells out "mom, I being really careful"...........NOT comforting words at all when I cannot see him. I finished up quickly and ran out just in time to see him successfully jump from the ottoman onto the chair.

[Rach]

I do the same thing lol!! People were always like "Oh you won't have TIME to shower once she comes" Well I still get my 45mins showers thank you very much!! (I don't know how well that will work once she stops having daytime sleeps mind you, but then again thats why she goes to bed early lol!!)

[Candi Nordick]

I am a foster parent so anytime I finally get out of the "while Nanny is in the restroom" antics, I get another baby and they start all over again.

Right now my 2 1/2 is at the banging on the door and screaming at the top of his lungs stage.

But in the past I have come out to him being the most lotioned child in the county, wipies being used to "clean" the coffee table, my tea dumped all over the remotes and/or my phone. Yeah, that is my favorite, NOT!!

So, now I have him sit outside the door and we sing songs or just jabber so that I have an idea where he is.

[belmarsnowbirds1@aol.com]

Loved reading all of these. Mine are 41 38 &37. Only one the 38 year old still waits till I am in the shower and then says he has to go to the bathroom BAD. at least now I can just ignor him.
So just realise you are in for the long hall.

[Rach]

Haha worst sentance to be hearing when you are trying to go toilet lol!!

[odette]

i must say, mine alway decide to fight when i am on the toilet - so i no longer get to close the door very often. It is so nice when hubby is home to close the door and have 5 mins to myself! never thought i would appriciate a toilet break so much....

[Jeni]

Please, my kids are always IN there with me. I do not know what privacy is. Ugh.

[Steve A.]

Nothing's happened yet to me while having quality "me" time for 2-5mins in the bathroom, but I'm sure it will. Funny thing did happen the other day though. My mailbox is conveniently located at the end of my driveway. A few days ago, while it was a balmy -1 degrees (live in Canada) I ran out quickly in my sock feet, pajama bottoms and t-shirt with the mail key. In a near-olympic feat, I ran down, retrieved the mail and got back to my door in about 21 seconds. I turn the knob to get in aaaaannnd....locked. My little 2 1/2 year old was peeking through the small window beside the door, banging on it saying "daddy I lock it". Long story short, the fire dept had to come and enter my house through our bedroom window. Fun times. It didn't help that I am a police officer, and half of the firefighters who responded recognized me from us working together on previous calls. Pure Awesome.

[Lauren]

they cracked open an egg yesterday, so they could "see the yellow".on the floor.then proudly reported their findings. yellow! so, for that brief yet productive (on their behalf)bathroom break, i had the pleasure of scrubbing two germy boys head to toe, and a hardwood floor. that was most of my day.i heart this blog.you get me.

[Jee]

My 2yo son is currently toilet training so he normally sits on his potty while I use the bathroom. It's the public toilets I dread when I have to use them. He has an intense fear and insists on sitting on my lap! Makes it quite difficult!

[Julia Deering]

I have just experienced the reverse of this ie my little girl wanting privacy for the whole of her toilet procedure. I accepted her 'grown-up' request and to my absolute horror she left what looked like a dirty protest! There was poo smeared all over the toilet, all over the toilet roll and all over the floor. And I guess you can imagine the state she was in. I finally caught up with her having followed a poopy-trail to her bed.

[Lauren]

Pure awesome, indeed. That's hilarious

[Bianca Santaro]

I used to put the babies in their cribs when I was on the pot and one infamous time my oldest crapped while I was on the crapper and I returned to find he'd had a poop party. I was never the same.

[Mamasewsnow.blogspot.com]

Last time it was powdered sugar for me. He didn't eat it, just threw it in the air in the pantry. Looks like it snowed on all the cans and boxes...

[Christie]

Those warranties are such a crock. We used to buy them for all of our new furniture (usually from Weekends Only). One day our cat decided to pee on the couch. Good times. So, we called since we knew it covered animal urine (we asked when we bought it since we knew he would do it at some point). They do cover it, but here's the catch: his pee started on one cushion and then went about an inch over to the other cushion. The warranty specifically excludes animal urine damage to more than one cushion. WTH?! Yep, we've never wasted our money on another of those "warranties" again.

[Laura]

I, uh, live with a husband of the "must read while poo" variety, so there is always plenty to read. And the bathroom is off limits for like, two hours. Because that's how long it takes him. "Sometimes I get caught up in reading" he says. (I think he needs more fiber)

[Beth]

My toilet seat has some strange sensor in it. As soon as my hiney hits the seat, I hear a voice calling, "MOM!!??" - My daughter is six years old now, so I've started locking the bathroom door. She sits on the floor on the other side of the door, talking to me. Oh yippy.

[Mamasewsnow.blogspot.com]

I get ya on the perfect moms. The ones with the kids that organize sock drawers while their moms "gasp" use the restroom.

[Jolaina wicks]

I, too, never get to go in private. They bang on the door, so I have to open it. In strolls my 4 YO and two, very fat, very lazy cats. I get my 4 YO to count how many eye are watching me. Someone should at least be learning something if I am not allowed to relive myself in peace!

[Rae]

Three stories, all occurred during a 5 minute shower. #1-They broke the glass door on the entertainment center and I found breakaway bits of glass scattered all over the house for several YEARS. #2 They found 2 jumbo bottles of baby powder and bombed their entire room. Baby powder on everything. #3 One got into a bulk sized can of Desitin diaper rash ointment and unloaded into his hair, like it was hair gel. I shampooed him six times and he still smelled like fish oil for weeks.

[Mamasewsnow.blogspot.com]

bwhahahaha

[Anna]

Mine are older - 5 and 8, and yet they still wait until I am in the bathroom to have an "emergency that they HAVE to talk to me about Right. That. Second." We now define emergencies (while I'm in the bathroom) as being bleeding AND on fire at the same time. If you are bleeding and on fire, you may interrupt me in the bathroom. Otherwise, it can wait.

[Jessie]

My 2 year old son does that ALL the time! After I change him, I have to give him a few wipes so he can "clean" But he never cleans up after his cleaning so I'd rather he just didn't haha.

[Rebecca]

Mine doesn't touch many on here but my 20 month old son emptied a file drawer while I was on the pot. That was so much fun to try to figure out where everything belonged since I have so much free time these days.

[wendy]

oh yes, that silence is deadly. during my recent bathroom break my babies went for the purse... dollars, coins, tampon, credit cards, stashed receipts, ballpoint pen (that ends up on their faces and furniture), new lipstick and concealer snapped in two and smeared all over themselves. concealer and lipstick that i purchased, by the way, on my mini makeover that i had at the mall after i escaped to the movies one afternoon. how dare i. silly mama.

[Sandy W.]

My 6 yr old covered my 3 yr old in peanut butter and then they both covered Daddy's favorite leather recliner while I was in the bathroom foolishly reading a magazine. Still, I was in there for all of maybe 3 minutes. Stunning. We had to permanently remove the recliner as I imagined other kids going into anaphylactic shock during playdates. Oy!

[Rae]

Hahaha, okay, I just went back and read the comments and yes, I have four boys and I have called poison control more times than I can count. I just have to say, there's very little you should freak out about. My kids have ingested things like bleach and blood thinning medication and poison control *always* says its no big deal.

[Tamara]

I have a recently potty trained 3 year old that MUST come to the bathroom with me to watch. "Ohhh you going poo poos mama? Can I see?" In the meantime, it's the one year old that's off causing destruction. Wait.. you don't think they plan it out that way, do you?

1 yr old - you distract her by making her think you're interested in her poop and I'll go find the 50 lb bag of flour.
3 yr old - Good plan.

Naaaaa......

[Amanda]

Mine are 4 and 6 and I still poop with the bathroom door wide open when DH isn't home. The banging on the door drove me nuts, so I averted that by just leaving it open an inviting them in. Sometimes they stay and keep me company, other time the stench drives them away.

[lilloveandluck]

I want to pass out a copy of "Everyone Poops" to people as they leave the hospital with their children.

[Mamasewsnow.blogspot.com]

My husband taught my daughter how to jump from the fireplace hearth to the couch once. I almost hit him with a frying pan.

[Karissa Krapf]

We've abandoned closing the door all together...

[Carie]

My husband does that too! I always have to ask him if he fell in! I think he just does it cuz he gets peace while he's in there. I wish I did... lol

[Amber Dusick]

Ahhh! LOL that is so funny! You have your own poop cheerleader.

[FrancesVettergreenVisualArtist]

He's going to come in anyway, and he's going to mess with the toilet paper anyway, so Mommy arms herself with an extra roll of tp, which she happily hands to the 3 yo, and happily gathers back up again (and, yes, uses, in all its crumpled glory) just so she can have 2 minutes of peace. With the door open.

Now, if someone will just explain to me why it's ok for me to do my business pretty much in public, but daddy needs not just a closed door, but a whole other storey...

[Julie]

The worst thing my daughter did was dial 911(by accident I'm sure) and asked the operator why mommies have 2 hynies, 1 in the front and 1 in the back. Talk about being embarrassed when I was asked by the officer why she called 911. Lol

[Susan]

my son (18months at the time) unlocked and opened the front door and ran away while I was in the toilet. After screaming his name down the road (I couldn't see him anywhere) he eventually tottered back, down the middle of the road with a bucket in one hand and a rusty nail in the other. Apparently he was going to the beach. Let's just say I've stopped shutting the bathroom door.

[Amber Dusick]

So what was the magic product that got the markers out!?

[Amber Dusick]

I can relate to the tasted then discarded fruit. I put all the fruit rejects in a ziplock in the freezer and use it in smoothies. I have quite a stash in there.

[Amber Dusick]

The "I'm being careful!" is just the worst!

[Jen]

The door banging stage ends?!?!? Oh no, what do I do?

[Worfanddax]

Wow. That may win worst bathroom story. *gag*

[Amber Dusick]

Oh no! I fear that happening to me one day.

[rlm]

lol

[Joy]

My 3 yr old son peed on the door to the bathroom. When ask why: "I had to go and you locked the door."

We have 2 other bathrooms. ::sigh::

[Amber Dusick]

Independence is messy.

[Amber Dusick]

Ha, love your emergency definition.

[Pamela]

Oh, do I ever hear you with the Diva Cup removal.
Consequently, all of my children understand the concept of menstruation and think it's kind of cool.

[Amber Dusick]

Wow, that is particularly cruel. Filing, ick.

[Kate]

One of my daughters is in the "bang on the door and yell MOMMY!MOMMY!MOMMY! until I come out of the bathroom" stage. My other daughter is in the "stick weird stuff under the door" stage. Never boring.

[Cyndi]

Well as a matter of fact, today I was in the bathroom doing my thing and he kept coming in and then leaving the door wide open. I had to say several times, "Garrett, go away please, I'm trying to take a dump! For the love of Pete I'm almost done, just leave me alone!"

Luckily for me, my sister is visiting and she made that her facebook status, complete with the @my name thing.

[Naomi]

Thank you for the great laugh!

[Susan]

My classic 'I'm-in-the-loo' phrase is: Leave your sister alone!!

[Camilla]

My bathroom door closes with a gap underneath, which is just wide enough for my younger to stick his hand through... so I'll be sitting on the toilet, and I'll see a little hand come under the door. Creepy.

BTW, I give coffee to my tots. Cream, no sugar. I try to limit my younger son to half a cup, or else he won't nap - the older could nap fine on a cup of coffee, even at ~20months. It does make the diapers stinky, though.

[Amber Dusick]

Oh goodness, I didn't even think of peanut butter contaminated furniture. I'll have to put a warning sign on our front door. "Warning: house is completely smeared in peanut butter." Because it probably is.

[Amber Dusick]

I think there is a comedic spin off of that book for mothers waiting to happen. "Everyone Poops & You'll Never Do It Alone Again"

[Amber Dusick]

LOL

[Tara]

I laugh at your instant coffee a mom's best friend. I though the coffee companies might have caught on to this.. when pregnant with #3 I received the usual tin of formula from Nestle, along with these instant single use pouches.. which I thought was ingenious until I realized they were 'decaffeinated.' I nearly broke down in tears of laughter, because what sleep deprived mama drinks instant???! Not me. My motto is 'its not worth drinking unless its caffeinated'

Just wait until they start walking in :S

[Worfanddax]

Did you see the flour video?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/21/kids-destroy-house-with-bag-of-flour_n_1105086.html

[Amber Dusick]

Oh my gosh, that is scary! I take it you live on a quiet road? Them escaping is one of my biggest fears.

[Lisa]

My son's pulled this trick on me, my husband, and BOTH grandmothers...never walk out the door without the house key. Lol

[Angel]

I don't even shut the door. What's the point? Allie always asks, "Allie come?" like saying "No" is going to make any difference. So I never really get to use the bathroom alone anymore.

[Justina]

I am unable to go the bathroom with the door closed. If I do my 2 year old stands outside the door and screams and cries till I open the door. But do the 2 cats and the dog need to come in and stare at me while I pee?? I have found myself yelling at my cats saying "DO I WATCH YOU WHILE YOU SHIT IN YOUR BOX?!" Never have got an answer... ;)

[Mel]

I leave the door open and tell her what mummy is doing - hoping that this will make potty training easier.. and so far it is.. but yesterday she tried to "wipe popo 'gina mummy" - so now Mummy says "stand back - its smelly"

[Tarina]

LOL!! Be right back while I wipe juice off my screen... Hopefully he will grow out of his mournful stalker sadness before then haha!! <3

[Tarina]

Oh how gross!!!! ew ew ew ew ew lol

[Kia]

OMG. My daughter does that! She is 4 now but its always like when I have to go #2 she wants to come in,have a conversation with me, give me hugs or sit on my lap. It is so weird!! I thought I was the only one. Dare I close the door then she is banging on it the whole time crying in a panic like I just went to outerspace and she is all alone. Its like everyone wants to come into the bathroom and hang out when I have to go. My husband does it do. I just stopped closing the door.

[Megan]

please tell me they happened during three separate 5 minute showers and not all during the same one?