I got my son to shower like a mentsch!

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ShakleeMom ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:06 pm

Ok, history: this is a kid who ‘brushes’ his teeth by squirting some toothpaste around the sink so when I walk in, I can ‘smell’ it and believe he did the job. all he does is make faces to himself in the mirror. So showers, now it’s either we stand and watch him which is ridiculous, he’s 9, or we scream “GET BACK INTO THAT SHOWER THIS MINUTE”. No win situation.

Today, he came out of the shower with possibly some water dripping from his payos, I repeat, possibly. Ketchup on his face. Black toenails.

I said very calmly, young man, you will go back into the shower and come out clean. If you come out clean, you will have clean clothes tomorrow. If you come out dirty, you will wear today’s dirty clothes until Shabbos. He sobbed his brains out, tried the martyr thing, the pity plea. I kept my cool. He’s smacking clean yummy smelly delicious, in bed! Hurray.

canadamom

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:08 pm

shakleemom are you in the mood of like 2 feet of snow??? LOL

I could totally use you in my house, let me know.... Compress

Fabulous

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:09 pm

Good for you. By my count this is the second "outsmarting" you have done with you your children in as many weeks. This is great parenting/psychology!

↑ ShakleeMom ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:11 pm

Great prenatal taking, if you don’t mind. I’m so proud of my mental capacity with a 6 week old! My first home run ever. Thank you Shaklee.

greenfire

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:12 pm

ah the smell of clean dirt ... Twisted Evil

what do these guys think ... glad you convinced him - I guess he likes clean clothing or was her merely mortified by his friends noticing dirty clothes ... either way good for you & sonny boy Cheers

goodheart

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:17 pm

Good job shaklee I guess im not the only one that has this .I guess all 9yr old r the same.
but my only problem is that he wouldn't care to wear dirty clothes from the day befor.

Last edited by goodheart on Tue, Dec 23 2008, 12:22 am; edited 1 time in total

Mama Bear ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:55 pm

I would fill a bath and force him to get in and soap himself up!

↑ ShakleeMom ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:55 pm

Mama Bear wrote:

I would fill a bath and force him to get in and soap himself up!

wait till your son is 9!

↑ Mama Bear

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 10:01 pm

Both of my boys love the bath so much, that I hope when theyre 9 they'll still like it.

e1234

Tue, Dec 23 2008, 2:30 am

shakelee -- I think our sons would get along well... only thing is my son couldn't care less if I made him wear dirty clothing. -He'd rather not have to change and he loves dirt.

supermama2

Tue, Dec 23 2008, 8:47 am

yeah shakelee!!

Wish I knew you IRL, I could learn a thing or three from you already!

↑ ShakleeMom

Tue, Dec 23 2008, 9:49 am

SarahO. wrote:

yeah shakelee!!

Wish I knew you IRL, I could learn a thing or three from you already!

ever notice how most of my life is spent here.... you know me already!

Rolling Laughter

teachby

Tue, Dec 23 2008, 10:01 am

A friend of mine once told me the following: her child (young--not a smelly teenager) refused to shower once when he particularly needed to. So, she told him, okay, but you are not allowed to shower for two full weeks. Needless to say, by the end of the two weeks he wanted that shower sooooo badly. After that, he was "cured" for life...

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