We've all seen it happen. The little girls get put in the shower with a full bottle of shampoo. Some how during the course of their 20 minute shower they use THE.ENTIRE.BOTTLE. They weren't very dirty to begin with so cleanliness issues are out of the questions. Naughtiness is the only remaining option. But over the course of the past 6 years that I have been a mother I have learned a few things. The first being Don't Buy Expensive Things For My Children. I care about their possessions much more than they do. They don't care if a brand new bottle of shampoo costs $2 or $22. After the first destroyed bottle I quickly learned that buying the cheapest product to do the trick saves my sanity and them from possible child abuse. Tonight was no different. Their father bathed them while I was out and when I got home my showers walls and everything in it was covered with shampoo. Too much shampoo for them to rinse themselves. But I calmly told myself "It was $2 worth of shampoo, that isn't worth screaming about." And it wasn't. Although we will have a discussion on using only a nickel size portion of shampoo next time they are bathed.
I have the same philosophy regarding my sunglasses. I really want a nice pair of sunglasses, I'm talking at least $100 worth. But I've learned enough along the way to know that sunglasses of all things WILL GET BROKEN. Most likely buy my children. So if I limit myself to $15 or less sunglasses (with a back up pair at home) from TJ MAXX no one gets hurt. It's just expected they will get broken. It's called lowering your expectations in life and slowly but surely I'm learning to incorporate it into my world.
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