And Now Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Life of Glamour, Grace & Class Out the Wazoo
May 13, 2010
FOR SALE:
One (1) Wii Nunchuk, gently used. Mostly as a fishing pole. Don't ask. Asking: $1, handful of Clorox Wipes, OBO.
(New post up at The Stir, all about our battle with Noah over forks and spoons and the next fancy bit of electronics that will likely end up in our toilet. It is just our way.)
Look at it this way, at least you didn't need to use your arm....
Posted by: Dawn | May 13, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Ugh, something about me just gets all squigly inside at the idea of having to reach inside a toilet. Oh, the battles of motherhood. Well, I'm just assuming. Not that there's anything wrong if you're the one fishing in the toilet - it's a person's perogative.
Posted by: Megan (Best of Fates) | May 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM
Just remember: the water is clean before you do your business. So as long as the last person to use the toilet flushed it, it is going to be okay. Just be thankful you aren't a dog and that isn't your drinking water.
Posted by: Haley | May 13, 2010 at 12:42 PM
Sold!
Posted by: melanirae | May 13, 2010 at 12:50 PM
I don't know about you, but in my house I have a 4-rear-old who has this nasty habit of forgetting to flush the toilet, and a 20-month-old who has a nasty habit of throwing things into that NON-FLUSHED toilet. So. That's worse, right?
Posted by: Amanda | May 13, 2010 at 01:14 PM
Amanda: Yep. That's pretty much EXACTLY what happened here.
Posted by: Amalah | May 13, 2010 at 02:45 PM
(Also, the 19-month-old actually did think he was fishing for fish. Brown ones. Okay, I will stop now.)
Posted by: Amalah | May 13, 2010 at 02:46 PM
Hmmm, what's my excuse for getting an 8 year old a cell phone? (Hubby and kid pressured me sounds so lame in comparison). So sorry about your*ahem*fishing expedition. Reminds me of a sangria-infused night on vacay 2 years ago when my cell phone succombed. Stupid jeans back pockets. Stupid Yago.
Posted by: Springsteen fan | May 13, 2010 at 03:15 PM
Ha - at first glance I thought you were selling an Epilady!
Posted by: Rose | May 13, 2010 at 04:24 PM
My wonderful family therapist friend's opinion on doing things like buying an iPod so your kid will use utensils: If you want something more than they do, bribe 'em.
Posted by: CJ | May 13, 2010 at 04:31 PM
Loved your post at The Stir. And this reader will totally not judge you. I am widowed, raising a tween and a teen on my own, and I have been SHOCKED by how many people feel free to criticize what I do. And of course, these people have never walked one single step in my shoes. This experience has taught me that, when I have NO EXPERIENCE in a situation, I should SHUT THE HELL UP rather than offer my opinion.
Posted by: Kathi | May 13, 2010 at 07:03 PM
Oh no! We've been potty training for about a month now, and Nathan is starting to throw EVERYTHING in the toilet. Sucks.
Posted by: Marianne | May 14, 2010 at 10:26 AM
How about a dollar and some envelopes?
Posted by: BAngieB | May 14, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Having never seen a Wii, I totally thought it was a vibrator, and said to myself, "Those come battery-operated now, what's with the cord?"
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Posted by: Mobile Advertising | May 15, 2010 at 02:18 AM
Goodness, I thought that was a vibrator.
Posted by: Megan | May 16, 2010 at 07:43 AM