I had to step out of the bathroom for about a minute and a half while Shanna was taking a bath. She soaked the whole freaking room. This is totally standard, doesn’t every kid do this? My mom beat the shit out of me. I told Shanna that I was very frustrated because what she did created a lot of work for me and I was going to be cranky while I cleaned it up. My tone of voice wasn’t awesome. But beyond the initial, “Shanna what are you doing!” I wasn’t loud.
I hate that I feel like I have to prove this to anyone but mostly myself.
my kids would’ve emptied the tub over the sides had we let them.
i used to get super-pissed at them, too.
now,
i wish with all my heart
they were little and i could bathe them
just once more and laugh instead of be mad.
Yep. And you didn’t even take her out of the bathtub and show her that pouring water makes a puddle. I did put Lina right back in the bath when she said she wasn’t done, but I also said “no” to pouring a lot sooner.
Now, if she had her own bathroom, I’d move the mats out of the way and let her go to town.