Okay. So, I am a pretty lax mom when it comes to demanding that the house be immaculate. I understand personal space, and I am fairly understanding about picking my battles. Five kids share one bathroom, and I expect them to keep it reasonably clean themselves. After all, three of them are teenagers! They can certainly maintain one bathroom between them. If they don't, they are the ones who have to deal with existing in a messy, yucky environment. I just don't go in there, and I try to keep the door shut.
This tactic generally works pretty well for me. But when I saw this, I nearly lost it. (Yes, that is a plant GROWING out of the drain in the childrens' bathroom sink.) I've been joking about things growing in the childrens' bedrooms for years... but I was KIDDING! Exagerating, if you will. I mean, I am aware that I have filthy dirty little piggy children. But never did I dream that plant life would actually be growing out of drain pipes in my lovely, middle class home.
So, we've learned a few things:
1) Kids should not wash filthy dirty dogs OR lizard tanks in the bathroom sink. The dirt can build up in the pipes. There may be seeds in the dirt. This is a recipe for disaster.
2) The bathroom needs to be completely cleaned BY THE KIDS at least once a week, and Mom must actually go into the bathroom to approve the job.
3) I need to stop joking about things that I don't want. No more, "I swear, something is growing under all that laundry..." Obviously, I am too good at manifesting to mess around!Labels: bathroom, children, clean, drain, family, kids, Lezli Goodwin, mess, plant
