Kids & Toilets
Okay, my 4 year old just came to me grabbing my hand and telling me to come. He took me around the corner to the bathroom to show me the toilet. At first glance I see nothing. Then I see the remains of unflushed toilet paper in the base. Sending a quick prayer of gratitude to heaven for the invention of smart toilets that don’t overflow, I ask my son if he used too much toilet paper and it didn’t flush. “Yes mom.”
We’ve been discussing this problem for a while now as he gets a little carried away with it. Today, he got to see why it’s a big deal. Not completely trusting the toilet’s unknown but amazing ability to avoid overflow, I attempt another flush and panic when it doesn’t go down frantically reaching for the knob to shut down the water flow (dugh - this already happened once, but given a bad history of clean ups from overflowed toilets I couldn’t control the knee-jerk reaction.) I sent Tay upstairs for the plunger (its first use since moving into our home), and plunged the clog of toilet paper down. He did a dance of joy knowing that we “fik its” and all was well.
But I couldn’t help remembering being his age and having my mom explain one morning that I wasn’t going to go to preschool that morning because my teacher’s house had flooded. In amazement I asked why and she told me one of her kids flushed a cloth diaper down the toilet. Secretly, I was terrified of the cloth diaper/toilets combo from that point on. I was truly disappointed when upon driving by her house it wasn’t bursting to the seems with water inside. Surely that’s what a flooded house was, afterall they said that Noah built the arc for a flood right? Ah the thoughts and memories of a four year old mind.
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We watched my nephew (2.5 years old) do that at my mother in laws house over the weekend. It was pretty funny watching us try to seriously explain why that was a bad idea but his dad was almost laughing about it. Since he does most of the fixing stuff work over there, I guess it’s okay.
It’s hard to get too distraught when you’re reinforcing the potty training…I guess it just shows stages to the process. ;o)
Comment by Mike — December 7, 2006 @ 1:44 pm
That is so cute how he said “fik its”. You’re right 4yolds have quite an imagination!
Yeah, where’d that energy and imagination go?
Comment by Christine — December 7, 2006 @ 1:53 pm
Oh, I so remember having those same visions as a kid. The concept of “flooded” meant “filled like an acquarium.”
Glad you got the toilet clog taken care of. I do that from time to time as well;)
I guess some things are good to grow out of…;o)
Comment by Pass the Torch — December 7, 2006 @ 11:07 pm
Luckily, I’ve never had to go through yet. My problem is Girlie Girl not using enough toilet paper! LOL!
Ah the joyful skidmarks….but I’ll take it given the option of poopy diapers!!
Comment by Local Girl — December 9, 2006 @ 12:44 pm
What there is a toilet that won’t overflow? Never heard of it!
Yes skidmarks are more our problem here too.
Neither had I, but I was most delighted to learn mine doesn’t!! ;o) Thanks for dropping by!
Comment by Stephanie — December 11, 2006 @ 11:06 am
Great story, how cute. It is funny what we remember from childhood, and how our precpetion of things changes as we grow up.
Here via the carnival of family life.
Hi Lisa, thanks for the visit. I think it is funny to ponder on the things I remember as a kid! Some perceptions I wish didn’t change and other’s I’m glad did! ;o)
Comment by Lisa — December 11, 2006 @ 6:28 pm
Mine doesn’t use enough tp either, but my kitten likes to knock it on the floor and rip it to shreds. *rolls eyes* My younger brother used huge wads as a kid, he was always afraid of getting poop on his hand we learned later.
I guess that’s the “can’t have the cake and eat it too” anology at work hugh? LOL My friend always said there were two types of people in the world - wadders and folders….ROFL.
Comment by Mary (Mert) — December 12, 2006 @ 8:31 am