As a kid the only time I would get to talk with my mom was in the
bathroom. Than again their were 7 of us so fighting for moms time we
took it when could get it. So sometimes it was sitting on the bathroom
counter talking to her about whatever was going on.
Now that I am a
mom the bathroom is my quite time away from the tiny humans who go
hunting for me the second I step out of their line of site.
I
tried the whole come on in while I take care of business but soon my
private bathroom time became lets ask mom 20 questions about what she
does in the bathroom to my toddler pointing at my body and asking
questions.
Yes some of you might say this is good teaching the
kids about how their bodies are different but for me I just needed a few
seconds of not being asked questions. I shut the door trusting in the
few mins it take to use the bathroom no one would kill, hurt or mane
their siblings. Lesson learned ALOT can happens in a few seconds.
My
toddler decided he hated the locked door so he would lay his head down
and cry as his little fingers appeared under wanting to get in. It was
hard but soon he realized I wasn't coming out until I was done. So he
would stand at the door like a little sentry and the second I was out he
announced to everyone and yes they would all come running like I was
coming for for the first time in weeks.
I learned hiding from my
kids for a few minutes a day was heavenly and the best hiding places
their bedrooms. They never came looking for me in their bedrooms Go
figure.
In the famous words of my 5 year old (Counting down the days until she is in ALL day Kindergarten)
You
never listen to me... WHY don't you listen to me? What do you have to
use the bathroom? Why do you always pee? Why do you have to poop. I need
you to stop that and listen to me!
Why indeed?
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