HOW + WHY ARE CHILDREN SO GROSS? - A real question from a confused Dad.

CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW CHILDREN ARE SO GROSS?

If I’ve learnt anything about my 73 second rant on my children and their miraculous ability to destroy a perfectly clean bathroom in the blink of an eye it’s that it’s not just my children. It’s all of the children.

Every single one! 

I’ve been having dozens and dozens of messages sliding on into my inbox, since I posted on the gram, both lamenting our kids and admitting that we too as kids could mangle a perfect lovely tube of toothpaste by the 6th use. 

I have vivid memories of myself as a scrawny little 6 year old telling myself, “okay! You can do it this time! You’re gonna keep this new toothpaste so clean so you can ALWAYS see how awesome the ninja turtles picture is.”

I also bought a vacuum with my own saved up money when I was 13 because yes, I am that weird. But that’s besides the point. The point is that a week later the lid wouldn’t close anymore, or was just gone, and it looked just like my kids toothpaste and your kids toothpaste and your stupid perfect sister in laws kid’s too. 

So here we are. This is your safe space to vent on your kids gross-ass habits and know that you still love them, AND they’ll likely grow out of the grossness, because look at me! - I have been successfully closing my toothpaste for years now! 

Boom. Adult status.