Helmets in the Dishwasher

I was emptying the dishwasher today and was confronted with another 'You Know Your A Parent' moment. I slid out the top drawer and was not really shocked to see a fire helmet there, it was only when I was considering where I should put it that I realised the absurdity of the situation.  Who else would have a fire helmet in their dishwasher?

Fire helmet in the top draw, along with half a dozen 'sippy' cups and lids

Close up of the strange item.

   

Your Aiming Is Off

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Last night I was a little upset after finding a puddle of 'wee' on the toilet floor, because the boys are unable to aim properly.  So this morning when I heard Lion heading for the toilet I went in to educate him.

'Lion, when you are doing a wee can you please aim below the flush line.  When you hit above that it splashes onto the floor.'

'Where?'

'Just there' I say bending forward slightly to point at the area I am talking about.  Suddenly I feel a warm wet sensation on my hand.

'Lion! you just wee'd on me!'

'I was aiming like you said' 

The Boys would really like a bathroom like this, maybe it's incentive to get them to aim properly.
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You Know Your A Parent When...

You have to tell your sons' imaginary friend to behave himself and be quite so your son can go to sleep!

Lion came out of his room tonight to inform me that his imaginary friend 'Huddy' is being naughty and noisy and keeping him awake, so I had to put Huddy on my shoulder and tell him to stop making noise so that Lion can sleep. Halfway through the talking too, while threatening Huddy with consequences to his actions, I realised how ridiculous this would look to anyone else, but for Lion, it's as real as if I was telling off his brother Dragon.

For those of you wanting to know what Huddy looks like I managed to take a snap of him one day when he didn't realise I could see him... (maybe this should be titled 'you know your a parent when you can see your child's imaginary friends....?)


A 'Real' Huddy, a Peachface Parrot or Love Bird.