Experiments Abound

July 7, 2005

Could someone please explain to me the excitement which comes from smearing left over Cheerios milk all over your face? The same goes for sprinkling your spaghetti all over the dining room floor…while your mother is diligently cleaning up your other 500 messes in the kitchen.

Well, whatever it is, it’s his father’s fault. It’s those mad scientist genes.

Another thing I’m trying to figure out is how to convince all parties involved that the responsibility of cleaning up the remnants of such experiments lies with the one from whom the genes were inherited in the first place. I’m thinking blatant manipulation may be in order here.

Come to think of it, maybe I could capitalize on this behavior. I’ll invite people over for breakfast, give my son his Cheerios with the instructions to let loose, call it a spa treatment and charge $200 a head—or face, as it were. Then I’ll hire someone to clean it up for me. Hey, we might be on to something here…

Category: Life, Parenting

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3 Responses to “Experiments Abound”

  1. Dave
    July 7th, 2005 @ 10:47 am

    I buy these huge sponges from Home Depot, let the stuff fly and clean it once at the end of the meal. It’s been a good coping strategy for me instead of cleaning as they do this.

    And I think smearing anything that has to do with milk-soaked Cheerios over any surface is universal.

    Hang tough.

  2. Amy
    July 7th, 2005 @ 12:20 pm

    I like the huge sponge idea, Dave. And I’m thinkin’ a wet/dry vac might also come in handy. In fact, my son might be so dazzled by the contraption that I might just be able to get him to clean up after himself.

  3. Dave
    July 7th, 2005 @ 1:33 pm

    Wet/Dry vac at the ready sounds like an exceptional idea!

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