Nothing good ever happens when I’m brushing my teeth.
I really should brush them in the center of the living room,
or better yet, while tiptoeing behind my children so I can stop them before they rapidly take things apart.
The sound of running water must make them giddy. I’m out of view and my supermom hearing is dulled, their cue to destroy.
But since I never learn my lesson, I did it again.
I brushed my teeth.
And when I was done, there was this:
Really not too bad on the disaster scale in our house but a mess as usual. I called for the kids and was pleasantly surprised as I followed the trail of toilet paper.
At the end of it was my son who actually decided to use the potty instead of the floor. (no potty picture, your welcome)
Turns out there was no toilet paper in the basement.
Why bother to get a new roll when you can start unrolling from the main floor bathroom and walk with it until you reach the potty of your choice?
When do your kids cause the most trouble? Is there something you do that gives them the green light to do things they are not supposed to?
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My boys are pure angels. Unless we try to sleep in and then they kill the fish.
I love the way you write. 🙂 Since Accidental Expert said she’s familiar w/toilet paper capers, it reminded me of the time my ASD 5 year old put about half a roll down the toilet so he could have the cardboard piece in the middle. For a while he was OCD about those. Now he still wants them, but he’s not policing the bathroom at least.
Um, phone time (rare) is definitely a trouble spot around here. However, any time my son is amped up sensorily is a time for messes. 😛
We are quite familiar with toilet paper capers here. Glad to hear of the potty training progress…makes it all worthwhile.
I know, I\’ve never been so happy about a toilet paper mess!
Brilliant! My kids never did this will toilet paper (that would be the dog), but they did do it with tape. Yards and yards of sticky tape stretched all over the house and wrapped around themselves, the dogs, the cats. . . You can’t be in the bathroom for more than a minute and a half tops with young children in the house.
Mine just discovered tape too, what is it with these little people? What about toys?
hahaha I don’t miss those days!
Well he went on the potty and not the floor, so there’s that!
My kids love toilet paper. And tissues. They’d sit there for HOURS playing with it if I let them (and sometimes do to feed my twitter addiction, ahem)!
Ha ha! Hilarious! Love that Parker!
At least he went potty in the toilet instead of on the floor.
Oh my!
Thanks for not sharing the potty photo. 🙂
Oh, that’s priceless. So glad you thought to take pics.
My Cherubs get in trouble with their mouths more than with their deeds. Yesirree, growing some snarky little ‘tweens around here. Do as I say, children…not as I…um…say.
My kids get in the most trouble from the time I open my eyes in the morning to just before my first sip of coffee. My brain doesn’t function yet so I have no idea what they are doing.
Interesting you should post this….all I needed to do was pee the other day…and that is all it took for my daughter to end up needing stitches. Lesson learned…no more peeing for me I guess.
Stitches?? That is way worse than unrolling toilet paper. No more peeing for you.
Cute pics! When I talk on the phone. First they try to interrupt me, then when I brush them off…they take advantage of me being distracted!
How funny! Well, at least the other end wasn’t still wedged in his butt.
ha ha ha! This made me laugh as my 5 year old for a week or two thought it was funny to come out with toilet paper in said spot on purpose. Thankfully that was squashed!
Why do I come to your blog.
It just gives me nightmares of what is coming next for me.
Also?
I love your baby gate.
That is why you visit so you can find the state of the art, tried and true, Parker-proof, baby gates. 🙂
When I get on the phone, it’s time for my daughter to do everything in her power to get me distracted and off the phone! haha, I just wait until she is busy and then make my calls.:)
Haha! Oh my, I thought that was a picture of my house just two days ago…a brand new jumbo roll of toilet paper, entirely unrolled by my one year old, with a huge smile on her face. Too funny!
Ha! Those pictures are great! As soon as I get on the phone: TROUBLE!!!
That is brilliant. Really. And impressive roll of toliet paper.
PJ causes the most destruction when we are eating dinner but he’s finished…
That is really kind of cute. Annoying, but cute.
My kids take their troublemaking cues as soon as they hear my phone ring. If I’m on the phone, I can’t see or hear what they are doing. Works out perfectly for them. 🙂
The phone!! The minute, no, the second I get on it they turn into hooligans!!
I love the he took the toilet paper from the one bathroom but went in the other. Priceless 🙂
That’s a pretty smart kid!
My son gets into the Q-tips when he thinks I’m not paying attention. He doesn’t just take a couple for whatever creation he is trying to make, he takes half the container. And a few rolls of tape to go with it.
My kids usually cause problems when I’m trying to make dinner, especially a new recipe that I really need to concentrate on.
Ha! That is so funny that he literally just took it with him.
Oh, the toilet paper capers! I’m starting to think our kids are exactly the same. I tweeted a pic last week about the poor roll of toilet paper that was collateral damage so I could make dinner. The boys LOVE to play with it. I have no idea why. I’m thinking I may spend Friday night playing with a roll to see just how much fun it is. I’ll let you know the results. I’m pretty sure when we all get together, we’re never going to be able to let them all out of our sight! 😉
So why meet somewhere for a playdate when we can just toss them all a roll of toilet paper in the backyard?
I kind of have to give his ingenuity props
I am going to ditto the phone situation. Also, any time I give my attention to anyone other than the Spawns of Satan, they rebel. Oddly enough, however, when I take them to the neurologist or developmental pediatrician, they are PERFECT. They totally make me look like a liar. I have, seriously, resorted to video taping their meltdowns so that medical professionals believe me.
Dang kids.
yep. it’s the phone over here too.
You either make me laugh or you make my cry … guess thats a good thing, you always have me here 😉
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My kids LOVE when I make dinner. I think phone would come in second. The house will be clean and organized then I will start dinner and all hell will break loose! Of course when my husband arrives home, go thinks the house has been a wreck all day long!
haha! just like my house…my kids totally would do that, and they have….
and as soon as I go sit on the toilet the drama happens…
Here too, I have gotten to the point where I\’m lucky to even get to pee all day.
Yes, this is a bad time, too! I usually leave the door open so I can at least hear when trouble starts. The rare occasion someone else is over I have to remember to shut the door!
On the phone….or on the toilet but only if there not interested in watching me pee 😉
Oh the phone is a big one over here too, why do they turn into wild animals the minute we pick it up??
I hear you!
That is kind of sweet! At least he didn’t go on the floor! That would have been a mess!
You my friends, are raising a genius!!!
My kids don’t get into trouble. I know weird. I don’t lock them in closets or anything so I cannot really explain why they don’t. lol
You know, I thought of you when I asked that question because I knew your children don\’t do any of these things. Do your kids run any kind of bootcamp by any chance? My kids would be first inline to sign up.
Oh great Summer camp idea for my kids to teach!