My mistake. I decided to indulge myself by catching up on my favorite and only show I watch, The Good Wife. I have to watch it on my laptop as we can't afford cable, and the desktop is too slow. I have missed a few weeks and thought I would catch one before the kids went to bed. In hindsight I see that wasn't a good idea.
I noticed a foul smell but assumed it to be the diaper wearing 2 year old. Again, my mistake. :( It was the 5 1/2 year old. Who made a major mess of his underwear and then tried, unsuccessfully, to clean it out. That was evidenced by the diaper wipes being open and used ones in the trash. The underwear were not salvageable, but his shirt and pants are soaking in a Borax/H2O solution. There was poop on the floor, the holder for the toilet paper, and the faucet handles. It was one of those overwhelming moments that I just wanted to cry. I tried to just breathe deeply, but the smell was overwhelming :(
I did not raise my voice, score 2 points here for mommy, but communicated that I was very upset with his poor choices this evening. When questioned about the "cover-up" he admitted that he tried to clean it up so he wouldn't get the Wii taken away. *Side note, if he has an accident while playing the Wii, he loses Wii time* So I explained that when you do something like that it is like lying and lying is not good. I told him that has he come to me and told me that he needed my help he would have lost the Wii for a day or 2 (as per our normal "consequence" schedule), but now he was going to lose it for much longer. I still don't know how long, I will consult with my husband when he gets home and decide. He also lost playtime in the bathtub tonight. Whatever we decide I know this isn't the last pair of poop filled underwear I will have to throw away for the boy.
I love him and his wonderful personality, but this is one of those times I wish for him to be "normal".
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