I rounded the corner into the kitchen. The sink overflowed with dishes, but how? Didn’t I just wash the dishes this afternoon? What enables the sink to multiply offspring faster than a bunny? Is it my strange inability to reuse the same cup I was just drinking from? Seriously, how hard is it? Instead of reaching into the cupboard and pulling out a new cup, I need to go find the one I left on top of the bookshelf or on the bedside table. Why do I never do it?
Perhaps it comes from my absent mindedness. I’m scooting some beef around in the skillet with a spatula *crash* “WAAAA”. I rush to see what happened. When the chaos ceases and cooking resumes “Where the heck did I put that spatula?” I pull out a new one.
There’s a good chance it’s because I live in a third world country and there aren’t many pre-made processed foods. You have to make it all from scratch. I guess this is a healthier lifestyle, but it’s not so much fun in the kitchen. It’s even worse when you don’t have a dish washer.
Or maybe it’s the kids. Who would have thought such small people could produce so many dirty dishes? Bibs, sippy cups, spoons, the blender after making some puree concoction for junior. Yes, the kids, they are always the easiest target for blame. Sure beats looking inward.
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I’m pretty good at reusing glasses but my kids don’t know the meaning of the word “reuse”. I swear, I could wash the dishes five times a day and still not have an empty sink! The nice thing is that they are getting old enough to be put on the job (mwah ha ha ha). Who needs a dishwasher when you have kids?!
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I can’t wait for my kids to start washing the dishes. My oldest helps me rinse them now, but he gets in the way more than anything else. He just likes to play in the water.
I choose the plastic cup and paper plate meathod of dealing with dishes myself. I’m sure mother earth is not pleased by this course of action, but hey I’m saving water so its gotta be a wash right.
“gotta be a wash” Is that a play on words? Probably not, you aren’t that clever. (I can say that because he’s my twin brother)
All I know is that it’s never my fault. I’m also certain it’s the kids, or the people who live under the stairs who come out at night when everyone goes to bed.
There has to be some explanation other than I’m a lazy slob.
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Exactly, it’s never your fault Scott. I don’t allow that kind of negative talk in my house, as a parent I must provide a positive environment for my children. Calling myself lazy would never achieve that.
It’s my 14 year old son’s chore to do the dishes.. So knowing that fact, you can understand that they don’t get done all the time. Since starting High School and having tons of homework, I stepped in and made sure they’re done on a daily basis..
We switched to the disposable plates and cups last week. It has since increased our outgoing trash. Remembering the fact above about him being 14, he didn’t take the trash to the curb this week.
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So even when they can do the chores they forget? That’s such a bum deal Eric. Why did I have them in the first place then? To keep me out of a home when I get old?
I can’t wait for the day that the little princess is able to wash dishes. However daddy is the main culprit for multiplying the glasses at least. When he gets his own drink he almost always gets a new glass. Must be a guy thing. lol
Diane, I was actually pretty good about getting a new glass until we had kids. I’m not sure why they caused the change. Maybe in all the business of life it’s just easier to grab a new one than to hunt down the old one.
Yeah. I’m the daddy in her story, in case you were wondering. I do get a new glass almost every time. I don’t really know why. It’s easier. I don’t have to worry about dust in the old one if I get a new one.
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I knew you were the dad Nick. I’m with you on the dust thing. There’s lots of it here and if I take water with me to bed I’m scared to take a sip of it in the morning.
Kids do make our sinks clutter with dishes. So I made it a point to teach them to wash what they have used so that I will be saved of the trouble of washing them. Oh boy, am I wicked.
If by wicked you mean wicked smart then you are correct Walter.