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Hygiene training
May or may not have been heard at our house:
"Why did I only get one pair of underpants from you in the laundry this week?”
“I don’t know. Maybe ‘cause I only took one shower.”
“Wait. You only took one shower?”
Nod.
{How did I not notice that?}
“Hmm. That’s not enough.”
“oKAY.”
“And also? Wait a minute….FAMILY MEETING! EVERY ONE COME HERE A MINUTE!”
Kids assemble from all corners of the house.
“Is everyone aware that the standard is clean underpants Every. Single. Day??
Guffaws & nods.
“Okay. Because I’m definitely not seeing 21 pairs of kid underpants every week in the laundry, if you know what I mean…”
Horrified silence.
“Can we go now?”
“Yes.”
I’m pretty sure I had mentioned all this to them before. More than a few times.
It wasn’t the Romney’s sickness training video* but it was needed all the same.
*my favorite line from the video: "There's a hierarchy of things we care about. First? Carpet...Second? Other people." {Hey Jessica, you've had 1,112 views on YouTube for that video! Your system is spreading across the globe...}
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Reader Comments (13)
Hi, my name is Annie and I'm a panty counter. Hi Annie!
It's ok, we all have our addictions. I'm a breathe checker-they must have clean teeth!
That is so funny! Good for you for doing the lecture.
I also liked your previous post. Way to stir things up in that mission!
Oh, there's nothing worse than folding the laundry and realizing that you're about six pairs of underwear short of clean children. BAD. My kids do the same thing (one more than the others) and it makes me crazy.
I think I have the conservation every week. Laura has started lying about brushing her teeth...what is up with pre-teens and hygeine...
Jen
Oh no.
I have just realized that I, too, do NOT see 21 pairs of underwear in my laundry either.
Could you make a training video for my kids on this one?
Thanks!
Hmmmm. I need to start counting the pairs cause I'm thinking we have the same problem over here.
I don't know which problem is better...the child that uses one pair all week, or the child that uses 21 since they get a new one every time they use the potty...
Like the "panty counter" and the "breath checker" I have found that I am the "pit checker"...mine aren't even that old, but little boys playing sports & forgetting to wash the pits=stinky pits...yuck!
Your conversation sounds like a recording from a secret microphone hidden in my house. But you missed the part where I discovered my 7 year-old son doesn't actually wash his hands after he uses the bathroom any more. He used to do that. What happened?!
This is a funny post... haven't gotten to the underwear inventory part of the job yet,as only half of mine are even potty trained. Lol.
Just wanted to thank you for your comment on my post at Just an Orange. I sure hope my kids remember my latenight practicing fondly, too...cuz they're getting a whole lotta that these days!
Unfortunatly, I have also dealt with this issue. I've had kids that shower 2-3 times a day and others that think Saturday night is sufficient. Peer pressure finally worked for me. They don't like to have their friends tell them they STINK!
we just had a similar experience with one wearing pajamas UNDER the clothes to school. for a week. i'm with you... how did i not notice?? "it saves time, mom."
not really, since you have to take them off and then put them back on when you bathe...
who gets these kids? they're all nuts.
It makes me think that children, until they are around 16, are olfactory challenged. The breath, the stale hair, the ripened underwear. It is a family curse that I have a really good sense of smell. And you probably do, too. You're welcome.
Being hyper-aware of aromas, I always have a breath mint in my purse, and ALWAYS have a few in my pocket during music lessons. Don't want to lean in and melt the strings, or make a student's nail polish crack. I do remember having a piano teacher who had "granddad breath". But he was such a fantastic teacher, and from the old school of dental care and oral hygiene. Was floss a mid 20th century invention? Just wonderin'. CPB