Pros got it easy....

[ShawtyCat]

~A~

He said that last week before I left him with the kids for a few hours to go to the doc for a checkup then ultrasound.

He still says that the customers are like kids but he doesnt know HOW I do it spending 24 hours a day with our little monsters. Then he handed over the baby and the diaper fell off.

[shroomgirl]

White wicker cribs....need I say more?
I had 1 gl of veg oil spilled by my first child....that was a joy to clean.
My babies are all teenagers now, but my brother has a 17mo old that plays in the dog food and water on a regular basis...she also enjoys wearing her food bowl on her gorgeous red hair....Great to visit, glad I'm just the auntie that can go home....done my time.
And to think I was actually talking about having another child 2 years ago.

[malpert1]

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[chiffonade]

Did you get pictures???

[malpert1]

not sure how this board works.... can u email me at alpert@mail.com thanks

[Leo R.]

Phil,i know how you and all the other parents on here feel.I have a nephew who liked to wear his food on his head.Why do children have to impersonate Carmen Miranda?
My niece who is now 20,once put chocolate in my video player!She then gave me a beaming smile as if her handywork was really needed!!How i laughed whilst sorting that out.
An old friend of mine has a son who regularly fell asleep in his food.Now he is an apprentice chef,ihope he doesn`t do the same at college.

Leo.

[Shimmer]

I make messes well enough on my own. At work, we have a huge container of cocoa powder sitting on the shelf below the table. Well, we always try putting more down there than really fits, because then its easier to grab ingredients. I knocked over the cocoa powder. Have you ever tried to clean it? You sweep it, and the mess gets bigger. Mopping it (adding water) makes it into a paste that grinds into the floor and paints the tile. *sigh*

I always hope the owner doesn't come in while I'm working (I work early in the mornings, make the desserts, and leave), because she always comments on the mess I make. I always assumed that this is why I have my OWN kitchen, upstairs away from everyone else! Nobody else could share my space, I'm too messy! Then there are the brain fart times when I turn the mixer on high after adding powdered sugar.... and I have to clean my glasses to continue working.....

One funny story- my little sister (13 years younger) watched us use the VCR before she figured it out on her own. One day I pushed the Eject button, and a waffle came out!

~~Shimmer~~

[Georgeair]

I filled one normal vacuum bag with flour and my shop vac shut down from overheating with clogged filters

Granted 2 may be a little young, but by 4 my charming kids learned that if they made a mess on purpose or by stupid actions (i.e. excluding legit accidents) there was no way I was cleaning it up alone. They do not like a grumpy dad supervising. Also helps to start them down the path of if one is doing something this stupid in the presence of the other, they are both in trouble equally. A little unfair to the "innocent" one - perhaps, but peer pressure and self governance has saved us many headaches, some we probably don't even know about.

Everyone's different, but our home is not a democracy-based playground for their amusement. You'd be amazed how few debates we have after the model of one-in-trouble-all-in-trouble sinks in. Started at 2 and 5, now at 7 and 10 they play together better than any kids I know. Gotta love 'em!

.... and both love to cook!