To go nuts at this!?

[AgentPineapple]

For a bit of background, DH was away to watch football last night. He was at work during the day, so it was just me and the 3 kids DS(6) DS(1) & DD(1) all day. The babies had their jags last week so have been pretty grisly. I hadn't stopped all day.

I put the twins to bed, and last night it took over two hours to get them settled, DS(6) interrupted a few times which prolonged it, mentions something about doing chores I tell him we will talk about it when the babies are asleep.

Come downstairs to find the living room floor is soaking, the kitchen floor is swimming. Asked DS what chores he had been doing. "Mopping of course" well I was pretty annoyed and then he says "I cleaned the BBQ as well" asked him what he used to clean the BBQ... The mop of course ... So I went in to the kitchen to start cleaning up and then it hit me... Where the fuck did he get the water from.

When I asked him, he says the bucket in the kitchen.

[That would be the bucket that is soaking shitty baby suits after a couple of explosive nappies]

So my whole downstairs was covered in shitty water, as is my BBQ!

I went potty demanding he tell me everywhere he went with the mop and telling him not to touch it ever again. I literally could have imploded.

Then later I felt bad because I know he was trying to help and said sorry! AIBU to lose my temper?

Bless him! That is the kind of thing my son would do. You already explained and said sorry. No harm done.

Maybe don't leave buckets of water in accessible places though. Even at 4 my DS is attracted to water like a magnet, I can't mop my floor in peace without him trying to 'help', or throw toys in when he thinks I'm not looking...

Sometimes it's just all too much. YANBU but the little fellow really meant no harm. Maybe now however he has twigged that the bucket with pooey clothes and water is dirty. And will put 2 and 2 together on this kind of thing next time. Every day is a learning day!

YABU to say jags.

WTF KakunaMatata?

Would "jab" be acceptable to you? In Scotland a jab is a jag. Get over yourself.

Violet he wasn't on his own, I was in the house and as previously mentioned he had come up to see me in the nursery. Fast I bought the X5 HD steam mop and it has changed my life lol Lorelei yes supervised, not on his own, he used a normal mop to put shit everywhere. Miow that's hilarious, I think I would have killed you lol Bogey thanks no one has ever called me normal before lol and Tallyho you are spot on! Next time I will just split myself in two Kakuna WAIBU to say jags that's what they are? And what has that got to do with my shitty mop?

My six year old is very sensible and can be trusted with lots of things, all kids are different and can be trusted with different things at different stages, I posted this because it's the most random thing he's done, he can usually be left to his own devices while I put the babies to bed with no problems and no shitty mops

I never did get that glass of wine

Noob They were very milky. And very annoyed. They decided retreat was the best option. Sensible.

Aw!

My 2 year old isn't quite at that stage, but he does enjoy following me around with his toy Henry while I'm vacuuming!

I did this last week.

DS, also 6, who had been an arsehole all week, frankly, decided to "help" and water my plants with the hose.
Also watered all the nearly-dry washing, the camping equipment on the patio and through the French windows to the kitchen floor and dining table. :(

I exploded then apologised. Still feel guilty tbh.

When my Dbro was little (3 or 4 I suppose) he announced he had helped with DSis's nappy. Mum rushed into the bedroom to find DSis looking like a little ghost... DBro had taken a large pot of sudocreme and applied it liberally all over, then had taken the top off the talcum powder and upended it over her head.

I don't know how Mum reacted at the time, but I know she values it as a very funny story 27 or so years later

Haha oh god Spud I have so far managed to avoid the sudocreme incidents but it's been close a few times!!

Sudocreme...i have a lovely pic of dd covering herself. Cant post obviously, but she did a lovely job, in 2.3 seconds of my back turned. Love her, she didn't get it it on anything but herself