May 16 2007
Little Devastation
It’s no secret that my son Blake has a flair for the dramatic. (Where he gets it, I can’t imagine!)
Just now, my sweet boy came running in to see me. His big blue eyes were shining with tears and his voice quivered.
“Mommy.” He was trying to be so brave, but the little tears trickled down his little pink cheeks. He had my immediate attention. “Mommy, I did something very bad and it’s all my fault.”
“Okay,” I said gently. He’d been causing trouble ALL MORNING and I hadn’t been, um “gentle” about it all. But this seemed different. “Tell me what happened.”
He nestled his face into my chest. “I dropped Daddy’s toothbrush in the sink.”
(What is it with us and toothbrushes?)
“Well, then, take it out of the sink! It’s okay!”
“No, it’s ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SINK. Down the little black hole part.”
His little body was trembling. He was so, so concerned about this.
“Blake, it’ll be okay! I’ll just get it out!”
He grabbed my hand and tugged me out of the room towards the bathroom. Sure enough, he’d taken the drain stopper out and the toothbrush had plunged into the depths of the plumbing. I could just barely see the tip of it. So I brought him upstairs with me to go through Grampa’s tools and found some pin-nosed plyers (don’t be impressed…) which I then wielded mightily and was able to remove the toothbrush from the pipe.
And suddenly I was bowled down by the force of such a little person’s great big hug, and with tears of joy, he exclaimed, “OH MOMMY!!!! YOU’RE A GENIUS!!!!”
That I am, Gentle Readers. That I am.
(And by the way, Hubby gets a new toothbrush now too, since this one came out of the pipe covered in a black goo that I’d really rather ignore than attempt to clean… Good thing I bought extras after our last toothbrush incident.)
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Are Blake & Bubba one and the same ?
Great minds think alike. My son “B” is Blake too.
I have to ask though did you mean to post his real name or was that an accident ? Sometimes I get confused and start typing in actual names. Not that its a huge deal if my bloggy friends know my/my families real names but on days when I post about things like skipping work I’d like not to be “accidentally” identified by a co-worker.
Anyhoo, don’t you love it when your children think you are superwoman…its just the best feeling isn’t it ?
You are genius on many levels. My dear…extra toothbrushes just happen to be laying around..I’m impressed.
He is the funniest kid ever. At least he was concerned about it, as opposed to being overjoyed, as I might have been as a child!!
good thing it was only a 3 dollar item and not some diamonds or something like your cool gold tooth you wear in the day for “bling”
Aw… those are the sweetest times. What a sweet boy. And those eyes full of tears are enough to wrench the soul from a person’s body.
You are a genius darling. A needle-nosed-plier-wielding-genius!
A stockpile of toothbrushes is ALWAYS a good idea.
You know, I got an email forward this week (twice) about chapstick and a cat’s butt… and I laughed first of all because it was quite funny and second of all because I could totally picture it happening in your house.
Have you seen it? I shall forward it to you now.
You’re welcome.
WorkerMommy,
Uh… yeah. Blake and Bubba are one and the same. I didn’t realize I’d done that. I’m like you, in that it doesn’t really matter. And how cool is it that you have a Blake too! I had no idea!
Janet,
Well, when one realizes that one’s toddler is putting one’s toothbrush in the toilet, one assumes that it just might happen again and it’s always a good idea to have a few toothbrushes just in case…
Kateastrophe,
Ahh, see. He was thrilled when he bit my hand. He was exhillerated when he dumped out the whole box of Barbie cereal on my mother-in-law’s carptet. He enjoyed drawing on the wall with butter to the fullest. That’s why it’s so funny to me that the toothbrush down the sink would seem like the end of the world to him!
Ba Doozie,
GOOD POINT!!! What if it had been my gold tooth? I hadn’t thought of that…
C-Teri,
Yeah, he’s a real sweety pie. A stinker, to be sure. But incredibly sweet too. I’d do ANYTHING for him, especially when I see those little tiny tears and the quivering jaw. Awwwwwwww….
Jenn,
WOOHOO!!! *ding-ding-ding* Prize goes to Jenn for actually knowing what those things are actually called and how to spell them correctly. Well done. And the email is hilarious. I DIDN’T write it, thank goodness, but I can TOTALLY see it happening around here. I’m glad it made you think of me… I think. hahaha.
Just what you needed I’m sure! Sweet though! Isn’t it always ’sweet’ when it’s someone else’s kid causing the mayhem?
if your drain is anything like our drain, then there is no chance in he** that the thought of washing it would have ever crossed my mind.
that point past the plug is like the point of no return. a mini septic tank if you know what i mean.
I did this exact same thing at the last apartment we had right before we moved into our house.
I didn’t/couldn’t get the stupid toothbrush out, either.
I wonder if it’s still there?
*(Never mind what stupidity got it there in the first place. Let’s just say sometimes I have the reasoning of a toddler.)
You’ll have to remind him of your brilliant genius when he’s 15!
Hahahaha! I think the funniest part of that whole post was when you mentioned pin-nosed pliers and said, “Don’t be impressed…” I LOVE YOU.
It’s great when you get to be your childrens’ hero. Love the stories about your kids.
Haha, Shauna, 15? NB is only ten and for the last half a year, I have *no idea* what I’m talking about. I *don’t know anything* because *HE knows it all!* hahaa!
Very cute, I agree with chesca. Once that baby is gone, it’s gone…I don’t even like my toothbrush to touch anything but my mouth and the holder. Sunshine cleaned the bathroom counter *for* me one day and I freaked for a week about “What could have happened to it??” ANd you know what? I thought about your FIRST toothbrush story!
Its moments like that that make the rest of life worth living isn’t it? When you have someone that adores you that much, how can anything else go wrong?
Funny enough, this post actually explains a lot about my own house. You see, we bought this house “previously enjoyed” The owners before us actually rented it out to a family with 6 kids.
We were having a problem with a couple of the bathroom sinks (powder room and the boys’ bathroom) draining e x t r e m e l y slowly. One weekend when my parents were visiting, my dad decided to put on his plumber’s cap and have a look-see.
He pulled a make-up brush from the powder room drain, and two…count ‘em…two adult sized toothbrushes from the drain in the boys’ bathroom. The sinks drain much faster now…
This post allowed me to envision how this all came about in my home. Thank you for unraveling the mystery of my drains!