Toddler Treasure Trove
Today I had Bridget in the bathroom with me when I showered. Normally I don’t do this - I usually shower while she sleeps or is in Jake’s care. But today I needed to shower before she went down for her morning nap. I think I live in denial that I can still do this like when she was a tiny girl and would happily (or sleepily) sit in her bouncy chair while I showered. Now she’s a toddler and does not sit happily anywhere for long. But I can usually keep her in line by knocking on the shower door or calling her name or poking my head out and seeing what she’s up to.
When I stepped out of the shower today, I discovered that she had opened the cabinet door and had strewn tampons all over the bathroom, and had one in her hand that she would not let go for anything. Of course I had to take her down to Jake’s office right away to show him what our daughter had found and was delighted by. I think she’d still have that damn thing in her hand if she hadn’t decided to use it to stir the dog’s water. Then it expanded and wasn’t nearly as much fun anymore.
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Out of habit I don’t leave my purse on the floor, so I forget to warn guests not to:
My cat will paw open your purse, crawl inside, fish out your tampons and take off with them in his mouth. Always a classy move when I’m having people over for dinner.
He likes chewing on paper and thin plastic wrappings, so tampons rank high on his list of favorite things.
Haha. I have his leap frog table and another toy in the bathroom for him. I usually shower when he’s sleeping, but sometimes, I don’t want to waste nap time taking a shower. He’s generally pretty good, if he’s not playing with his toys, he usually catches up on his Britney gossip by reading the issues of People I keep on the floor.
There is nothing quite so charming as a toddler clutching a tampon, is there?
ha! That is funny. I often try to take a shower in the middle of the day, and Pook will run in and out of the bathroom while I am in there. I usually try to turn Sesame Street or something on the TV in my bedroom so he can zone out and stay out of trouble for a few minutes.
Were you there when Damon found a tampon in Mr. Mayhan’s 7th grade science class and thought it was a candle - the string being the wick. Baffling!!
Lance too has found that tampons are way more fun to play with then anything else he could find in the bathroom.
Seriously! I was reading the first paragraph and thinking, “I’m going to tell her about the tampons” and then it sounds like Bridgie has already figured out the magic of a box full of tampons. I feel like it is worth picking up 30 of them for the peace of an uninterrupted shower. Freya has a Ziploc bag full of tampons and maxi pads that she plays with while I’m showering.