How clean are your kids?

[VoluptuaGoodshag]

I mean day to day. Right now DD is wearing a top that got covered in paint at Playgroup and has been sliding down her chute in the garden after the rain so the backside of her trousers is dirty. DS is also covered in dirt. I don't mind at all as I think it's healthy for them to be out playing and it's all part of being a child. We're only in the house for the rest of the day anyway and I'd change DD's top if I was going anywhere but my Mum would be aghast at this. I remember when I was a kid she hated me playing with the boy next door because we would both come in filthy however I always remember this as being the most fun. They get a bath most nights although have been known to skip this if they are relatively clean and time is short

Mucky all the way here.

My children are feral - always mucky, I have been known to have to take a nailbrush to ds's knees to get the grass stains off!
I reckon that dirt is good for them adn it shows that they are happy, healthy, inquisitive children.
My mum too would be aghast at the state my kids are in, but its not as if I am taking them to the shops like that, just bumming round the house and garden.
Mine usually have some fresh blood on them too, as they are really into bikes at the minute and are always falling off!

I coated both boys in Teflon when they were born - much easier.

Ooh, Harrisey - have you seen this thread?