Disclaimer: Contains mature themes and graphic language.
It isn’t always great, there are certainly the downsides. Here are a few.
My wife works nights, so sometimes I end up taking both girls to church by myself. One time this summer I was at a church business meeting, and things weren’t going too well. Allison screamed and screamed as soon as I sat down, and someone came over and took Mandy to help me out. Allison kept being difficult, and soon I was in the bathroom changing her diaper.
As soon as I pulled off her diaper, she peed on my hand.
I didn’t handle that too well. And being on one of those plastic fold-down changing stations, it ran all over and soaked her dress. Of course, I had no other clothes for her either.
So I wrapped her in a blanket and that’s the way she went home.
Cappuccino Mom thought I should tell you that story.
Just a few weeks ago we were together with some other families from church at one of their houses, and we were sitting innocently at the table after dinner. Cappuccino Mom’s young son walked up to her holding up his hand, and in alarm she asked “What is on your hand!”
That’s when the sinking feeling began for me. Some quick checking found that Mandy had pooped her diaper, and in fact pooped it right off. THEN she stepped in it and started tracking it over the living room carpet. The little boy evidently started playing in it before going to show his mom.
Something like that would be bad enough happening at your own house, but doing it in someone else’s brings it to a whole new level.
A proud evening for us all.
9 Responses
November 20th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
I’m right there with you, Tom!
Good times! Good times!
November 20th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
I’m glad to note you are weathering the easy phase with reasonable success.
I’d say, “You go, baby!” but that hardly seems appropriate.
In any event, regarding your next-to-last paragraph, a question: Would that be up or down?
Now a test to see if you’ve enabled emoticons: :) :O :roll: :mrgreen:
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:33 am
Way to Go Mandy!!!!! You take fun and games to a whole new level. Don’t be shy, sometimes the whole world looks like it would make a good toilet!! I’m sure you’re parents are proud of you so help them get humble again. You’re my hero, Uncle John
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:12 am
Don’t do this to us, Tom–it brings it all back, way too vividly–the time one peed right out the side of his discount diaper onto a fancy cousin’s carpet, the little explosion that soiled all 3 pieces of Paul’s suit in the middle of church–all these episodes I had mercifully forgotten, I thought.
But stepping in it, at someone else’s house–you’re right; that takes it to a whole new level. Do not forget this story. It will come in handy someday when a little blackmail is in order.
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:14 am
P.S.–Ok, before Mark Roth asks if Paul was the exploder, let me hastily say it was Amy, age 4 months, on his lap.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:31 am
Tom, you really ought to active emoticons.
How else shall I express :shock: and :outrage: at CommentNumberFive by TIB (That Illustrious Blogger)?
And then show I’m only kidding? :lol: :D :roll:
See how messed up this comment is when the smilies don’t convert?
Oh well.
TAGC
(the alleged grammar crank)
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:33 am
Before TIB gleefully corrects me, I hereby add at at the proper place. Thank you.
November 22nd, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Wow you have your hands full. In case you ever get a spare moment, is there any chance you could help your mother-in-law out by using Picasa and Web Albums to get a bunch of pictures from Todd’s wedding uploaded? There is a large family email group (yodelings) that would love to see more.
December 21st, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Thanks for sharing. That was a great laugh I just had.