They Call Me Mellow Yellow
“If it’s yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down.”
Of the few things I remember from college, this has to be one of them. And I don’t just remember it, I recite it. In my head. Day...after day...after day.
It’s reinforcement at its best. I can’t exactly avoid the potty. I’m in there practically every hour. (Hey, I drink a lot of water!) I suppose if someone forced me into a small room that many times a day to rehearse trigonometry rules, I’d remember them too.
It was the boys who put me over the edge. I’d see them tinkle a teaspoon into the potty, then flush the lot down. Why...that was wasteful! And it was waking the baby to boot. (Yes, our house is that small.)
Enter: Crazy Mama. Conservative Mama. Cornball Idea Mama.
I said “You don’t need to flush when you pee.”
[That was a Socially Smart thing to say.]
Now my kids don’t flush at all. Oh but the savings! (The stink! The scum!)
And now I can’t decide if I am Green, or just Gross. What I do know is my boys need a refresher course on colors. Specifically "yellow" and "brown".
[Yes, I use a natural cleaner to undo the damage. And it works just fine. Even if I *do* have to scrub the john every five minutes.]
Of the few things I remember from college, this has to be one of them. And I don’t just remember it, I recite it. In my head. Day...after day...after day.
It’s reinforcement at its best. I can’t exactly avoid the potty. I’m in there practically every hour. (Hey, I drink a lot of water!) I suppose if someone forced me into a small room that many times a day to rehearse trigonometry rules, I’d remember them too.
It was the boys who put me over the edge. I’d see them tinkle a teaspoon into the potty, then flush the lot down. Why...that was wasteful! And it was waking the baby to boot. (Yes, our house is that small.)
Enter: Crazy Mama. Conservative Mama. Cornball Idea Mama.
I said “You don’t need to flush when you pee.”
[That was a Socially Smart thing to say.]
Now my kids don’t flush at all. Oh but the savings! (The stink! The scum!)
And now I can’t decide if I am Green, or just Gross. What I do know is my boys need a refresher course on colors. Specifically "yellow" and "brown".
[Yes, I use a natural cleaner to undo the damage. And it works just fine. Even if I *do* have to scrub the john every five minutes.]
3 comments:
LOL I have never heard that little saying. Love it. tee hee
I just might have to teach it to my little one.
If you're gross, so are we because that's the rule in our house. I learned it in Peru and never forgot it. :)
That is funny. I am right there with you, including the "waking the baby" part! I am somewhere in the middle on this, changing my mind everyday. My poor boys don't know what to do, but since I am still the Number One Assistant on the more "darker jobs" if you know what I mean, I handle those flushings for now. Ahhh, the decisions a mom must make nowadays!
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