You know it’s bad when there is a 3 and 4 year old in the bathroom and you hear the 5 year old walk in on them and say:
“Oh, what a mess. I am SO tattletelling on both of y’all. Whose idea was this?? Yours, S? And you Lexi, you’re going to have to get a bath. “
What was the mess you ask? Lexi decided it was a good idea to “refill” a red stamp pad with water. When I walked in, their hands were covered, red stained water was all over the counter and dripping onto Lexi’s shirt and socks.
I actually stayed calm. Sometimes in the worst of messes, I stay the calmest. Otherwise I would lose it. And really, Lexi was trying to be do-it-yourself and refill her ink. I can’t really punish that.