Let's talk about girl cleaning

[TXlib]

My two daughters, ages 4.5 and 2.25 seem to get dirty within moments of getting out of the bathtub.

Is duct tape the solution to my problem?

[Tripper11]

1. Try saran wrap first....

it's easier to remove as long as you mark the ends where you left off.

[MidwestTransplant]

2. Save the Duct Tape for Code Orange

;)

[Roaming]

3. Scotch-Guard?

[YellowRubberDuckie]

4. What do you mean by dirty?

Explain, and then maybe I can help.
Duckie

[TXlib]

13. Covered with food, dust, glitter, art supplies, etc.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

25. Like I said before...

Bathe them right before bed. And in the morning before school or whatnot, do not let them get near any of that stuff. You're dad. DUH!
Duckie

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. The problem is apparently non gender specific. My 5 year old boy

has the same problem. Let me know if you get good advice. I thought I could stop carrying Wipies around when he got potty trained. Not the case though.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

6. What are you letting your daughters and son do right out of the tub?

If you bathe them right before bed, get them in their jammies and into bed...therefore alleviating the problem?!
As for the boys getting dirty, it's a fact of life, and wipes are going to be with you forever. Better get a suitcase/purse.
Duckie

[supernova]

8. Bed-time baths were a ritual

in the growing up supernova household. You'd be surprised at how calming warm water is. :D

[TXlib]

17. I know EXACTLY how relaxing warm water is.

My mom gave me and my sister baths together (for prolly much longer than she should have... I was at least 8, and my sister 4, before she stopped).

Without fail, my sis pooped in the bath tub.

:puke:

I'd stand astride the tub, like the Colossus of Rhodes, yelling, "Mom!!! She did it AGAIN!!!"

[supernova]

24. LMAO!

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!

I bet she did it just to annoy you! :D

[matcom]

7. based on the title of this thread i thought you were taking about....

oh nevermind :evilgrin:

NO SEX THREADS MATCOM!!! :spank:

:D

[LynneSin]

15. No sex threads related to TXLib's very young daughters

:crazy:

[TXlib]

18. Damn straight!

And my katana and I will contend with any who beg to differ!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. You don't have a problem.

A good coat of dirt keeps germs out! :D

[Drifter]

10. Duct Tape ...

is the solution to many problems. Most of these involved the children.

And Cripe, don't forget the pets.

Cheers
Drifter

[Bertha Venation]

11. Be thankful!

Be thankful that they don't cry if they get a little smudge on their little smocks! If I had daughters I'd rather have 'em that wanted to get dirty than that were afraid to get dirty.

But I don't have a solution for you. Just go with it -- that's my advice. :shrug:

[Duckiesplaything]

12. Just be carefull

I was cleaning my girl the other day....and she went off...

[kitkatrose]

14. Laminate them. Or spray them with teflon coating.

:)

[sangh0]

16. Latex!

Get a second tub. Fill it with liquid latex. After removing the child from the bathtub IMMEDIATELY dunk the child in the tub of latex.

[TXlib]

19. Great. And the kids thus acquires a lifelong fetish...

:eyes:

[sangh0]

22. Correction

A CLEAN fetish!

[geniph]

20. Increase your tolerance for dirt

it only gets worse as they get older. Sometimes they start voluntarily keeping themselves clean when they start dating, but they won't voluntarily start keeping their surroundings clean until they're about 30. That's true for both male and female children; so long as they're around parental-type persons, they will live in complete squalor, and will be perfectly happy to do so.

I think it's one of Nature's strategies to make us more willing to see them fly the nest. ("GAH! Get the hell OUT of here, you filthy pigs! You're 30 years old - quit living on my couch and get a JOB!")

[radwriter0555]

21. Oddly, the interest in remaining clean does NOT INCREASE as they AGE!!!

I have an 11 year old female child who MUST be told when to bathe, and I hear from friends etc that this is NORMAL!

I don't remember protesting about bathing. I think I rather enjoyed it.

I woulda thought boys would be the stinky ones, but I tell ya, some of the girls in my daughter's class are shmelly nellies! Nasty little pits!!!!

they're so cute. I just love em!

[redqueen]

23. There is no solution

They're still just as adorable dirty, right? :)

The bath time before bed really is the only option. Sleeping is the only activity after which mine are still clean, anyway.

[SarahB]

26. Boys aren't any easier!

Mine older two boys have tried to smuggle in inchworms for pets and various other gross things. They make the bathroom a mess. They have done various experiments with food, markers, crayons, and glue. We just had a grand time with the Spy kit my 8 year old had (i.e. fingerprinting stuff). My youngest son though is 2.5 and neurotically tidy. He's just happy to beat up his big brothers and play with his trains, but he likes to be clean at all times and will let me know if he's dissatisfied with the level of cleanliness.