Sunday, February 21, 2010

Dirty Feet

This is a true parent moment that has to be shared.
So today, Sunday, Ashton decided that he wasn't going to wear his shoes home after church. Or at least, Mommy had asked him to put his shoes back on multiple times and he didn't listen so the choice ended up to be no shoes and he'd have to wear only socks. Once home he proceeded to go directly to our bathroom and wash his feet because he said his feet were now dirty. I found him with both feet in the sink with warm soapy water. Thinking that he was okay to finish this activity on his own I went to the kitchen to get lunch together. When we called everyone to the table to eat Ashton came quickly and seemed to have cleaned his feet just fine. I figured everything went well, but was wondering if I might meet up with a mess later on in my bathroom.
After lunch I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and noticed that he had cleaned up well and there wasn't any left over mess from his feet cleaning. I then proceeded to get toothpaste and brush my teeth. After a couple of toothbrush strokes I began to have a very odd flavor in my mouth. It tasted like hand soap! YUCK!!! I immediately began to rinse my mouth out with water and at the same time try not to gauge. Once most of the flavor was gone I went to talk with Ashton. I wanted to know if he has put hand soap in the toothpaste or on the toothbrush. When I explained to him that I was surprised to find hand soap on my toothbrush he matter of fact explained that he needed something to scrub his legs with when washing his feet and had used my toothbrush. Trying not to gauge again I explained to him that this leg scrubbing item went in my mouth and that that was gross. It wasn't until then that he showed sensitivity to my situation. He simply needed a scrub brush for his legs because walking outside without shoes made them dirty, lets hope feet were not involved in the scrubbing...but that is not a guarantee. Let's just say that I will not be using that toothbrush again. YUCK!!!! Only parenthood can provide you with such experiences:)

5 comments:

Liz, Nate, Sydney, Holly said...

Andrea, that made me smile. And gag. And laugh! Ah, the joys of parenthood. Hopefully you have a spare toothbrush in the house! How are you feeling, aren't you due sometime very soon, like March?? Love and miss you and your sweet family!

Joann's Hall of Fame said...

oh, you're such a good mom! I admire you for letting him take care of the situation, even with the effect of a nasty toothbrush!

Melanie said...

That is too, too funny! I like his logical explanation too. Love it!!

Cher said...

At least he was trying to be thorough with his cleaning to get into all of the nooks and crannies. You are a good sport!

kristib said...

I love 4-year-olds!

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