I'm Getting Worse! What Do You Think?

@ellie333 (21016)
May 26, 2008 6:25am CST
As many of you know I have a four year old son well today I have just had my bath and was actually in it squirting water from his boat funnel to see if I could get it to squirt up to the ceiling. I laughed at myself for being so childish. Am I in need of serious help or do other parents do crazy things like this when the kids aren't around and play with there toys? Scalextrix is acceptable as I do that one too! So what do you play with in the bath? Oops perhaps I should put a mature content tag on this as I've just realised what I have asked LOL? Ellie :D
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33 responses
• Philippines
26 May 08
well, i'm not a parent yet I'm just about to become one but I don't think there's something wrong with that. You can think of it as a form of relaxation, something like, you're just getting yourself free from a lot a responsibilities in a small amount of time. And I think I'm going to do that a lot often more than you do.
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@ellie333 (21016)
26 May 08
Congratulations on your imminent arrival. Children certainly keep us young at heart and that includes playing in the bath eh! Ellie :D
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@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
26 May 08
I will play myself, i must admit at 20 years old i would never have thought i would start re-watching all the disney classic cartoons ever made (well almost all of them) - and yes, i will watch them again with my son or daughter when the time will come. I believe that there is a child in all of us, despite our mature looks, or the society that we live in, and should not ignore that because it's one of the beauty's of life. Have you never wished as a child, to grow up, to do able to do things only grownups do ? Well now is your chance to do both (child and grownup activities) but be careful not to be more childish than your own child because that would just be strange ;)
@ellie333 (21016)
26 May 08
Wise words Elitess, It is about getting the balance right between having fun and acting grown up eh! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this one. Ellie :D
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@Gollywog (1092)
27 May 08
Well I think you have lost your marbles? I cant play any more! My kids are grown up and I have a shower room no bath? If I wanted to play I could shower people as they walked past. He He. If thats what rings your bells go for it. lol.
@ellie333 (21016)
27 May 08
Now playing with marbles thats a good game! LOL. Go get em with the hose girl! Ellie :D
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@Gollywog (1092)
27 May 08
What happens when I get caught showering every one. lol. I will just tell them my friend told me to do it. He He.
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@bellaofchaos (11538)
• United States
27 May 08
No need of serious help yet. Not until you claim the toy as yours and refuse to let the little one play with his toy at all LOL!! I like to use floating candles with rose petals when I'm in the tub and a good book. LOL!!!I'm so boring.
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• United States
27 May 08
With five kids it's the only tub toys I want at night LOL!!! I hope that you have a nice one and get to have a little pampering your self.
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• United States
28 May 08
Well i havent ever in the bath tub BUT i do find myself flipping through the chennels and i find myself stopped wathcing the diney channel. I like to color. so i color things and hang them all over my kids walls and cut them out.
@ellie333 (21016)
28 May 08
So you play really then but just not in the bath. Thanks for sharing. LOL. Ellie :D
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@nanajanet (4436)
• United States
27 May 08
I was hooked on Sesame Street, long after my kids stopped watching it! I think it's great. We should all be kids now and then and be free and uninhibited. It's not childish, it's just pure delight. Go and play with toys!!
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@ellie333 (21016)
27 May 08
Oh I love Big Bird from Seasame Street. Thanks for the vote of confidence. It is good onece in a while eh! I love blowing bubbles too and my son runs round cathcing them bless. Ellie :D
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• United States
27 May 08
I actually found myself playing w/ my 5 mon. old's piano the other day. I don't take baths, I take shower's but I have found myself playing with her toys a lot. There is nothing wrong w/ it and there is no reason for you to go be checked out or anything. It was probably just a crazy moment away from your child. I do some crazy stuff too away from Allie. I guess it's from sleep deprivation. Who know's.
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@ellie333 (21016)
27 May 08
I think all of us parents must do it at some stage eh! It is great fun and we have an excuse as we have a little one. My eldest daughter who is 21 loves taking him out as she says she gets chance to run around and be silly too for a while. Thanks for sharing your antics away from Allie. Ellie :D
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@Darkwing (21583)
5 Jun 08
My kids are grown up now but I still form my fingers into a round shape, and blow bubbles through the round. I love bubbles... they somehow fascinate me. The kids used to play mainly with empty bottles and things in the bath. They tired of toys. lol. Brightest Blessings my friend. x
@Darkwing (21583)
7 Jun 08
Lol... it's kinda soothing, don't you think?
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@ellie333 (21016)
6 Jun 08
Oh Darkwing, blowing bubbles is just so much fun and I never tire of that one either. LOL. Ellie :D
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@ellie333 (21016)
7 Jun 08
Oh Absolutely. Ellie :D
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@mflower2053 (3223)
• United States
27 May 08
lol thats funny. Isn't that why we had kids so we can play with all the new cool toys that we never had when we were growing up? I play with some of my kids toys sometimes of course they are always with me. Except for once I was in the shower and used one of their bathtub colors to write a love note on the wall of the shower for my hubby. I love those bathtub colors if you don't have any get some they are really fun to play with.
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@ellie333 (21016)
27 May 08
Oh my son does has some of those crayons and we do in fact use them to write messages on the tiles too! LOL. We also have foam letters that stick to the tiles and it is a great way to help him spell his name whilst having fun in the bath. Ellie :D
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
26 May 08
AH...does coloring in their color books when they are gone qualify me as justifiably insane? LOL...or how about eating their special snacks I buy just for the kids like yogo's! LOL....I think that's what makes life interesting and also keeps you young!
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@ellie333 (21016)
26 May 08
Oh yes it definately keeps us young. I love to colour in the colouring books too LOL, in fact the girls even got me one in my Christams stocking last year. Eating their snacks, oh Jill, how could you, naughty girl! Thanks for sharing. Ellie :D
@ellie333 (21016)
27 May 08
The world will suddenly why there has been a rush on colouring books and crayons eh! Ellie :D
• Philippines
27 May 08
Speaking of coloring books. I have one of my officemates here that does that then later on I joined her. Our job is so stressful that we need something to cool us off. Every week she has a new coloring book those cheap ones that you usually by for ages 3 - 4 yrs. old with big drawings on them. She got me bring my oil pastel kit and we both do the coloring in the office in our free time. Believe me it works like a therapy relieving us from stress.
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@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
4 Jun 08
Hi dear what i dont thing u need to see any one for that, its pretty normal, specially in wash room when u just had nice wash room, u may want to try differnt things, might be blowing bubbles of soap. well with kids u have to do and play like which u havent imagine to do even in ur wildest dreams Well, i am male, dont ask me what do i play with just putting u a link of my older discussion for wash room activities http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1468579.aspx enjoy bye
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@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
4 Jun 08
Hi dear yeah i got ur response at my post and i am sure u must be relaxed. i wonder what u imagine as with what i play in bath room as ur laughy loudly instead of blushing. LOL i wonder if we have same thing in mind
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@ellie333 (21016)
4 Jun 08
Hi Cupid just been in and commented on the link discussion but bath dities only LOL. I can imagine what you play with!!! Naughty boy LOL. Ellie :D
@olivemai (4738)
• United States
26 May 08
It sounds like pure, unadulterated fun to me! Enjoy it!
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@olivemai (4738)
• United States
26 May 08
Enjoy yourself! You are younger than you think! Or older than you think, either way, there is nothing wrong with having fun! People who have fun with their kids are not afraid to be seen acting like a big kid! People who are afraid to act like a kid, or who refuse to play with their kids, end up with kids who are worse off! have fun!
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@ellie333 (21016)
26 May 08
Wise words as ever Olivemai. I totally agree with you. Ellie :D
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@ellie333 (21016)
26 May 08
Hi Olivemai, oh yes great fun. I thoroughly enjoyed myself until I realised what I was doing LOL. Ellie :D
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
27 May 08
Perfectly normal! We're all children at heart!
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@ellie333 (21016)
27 May 08
Good at least I know I am normal now and just having fun with it. Ellie :D
@ellie333 (21016)
27 May 08
I remember the toy as my daughters had one of their high chairs. I bet he felt a bit silly with what looked like a lovebite on his forehead. Thanks for sharing. That really made me giggle. Ellie :D
@newtondak (3946)
• United States
27 May 08
I remember once that one of our friend's children had a toy that stuck to the top of the high chair tray with a suction cup - kind of a bobble head type thing. Well, the guys drank a little too much one night and one of them stuck in on their forehead - it stuck REAL GOOD, and wouldn't come off. We finally had to use some dish soap to get it loose, but it left a big mark on his forehead that looked like a big hickie!
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@gemini_rose (16264)
29 Jun 08
I used to do things like that all the time! I think we all have those childish moments and although I have not had one for a while I think that they do us good! I do not "play" with anything in the bath, I just tend to be so frazzled from sorting my brood out that I just chill out. Although recently I must admit that I have been taking my book in with me and that is just bliss!
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@ellie333 (21016)
29 Jun 08
The expression says it all, like the new avatar. Ellie :D
@gemini_rose (16264)
29 Jun 08
I have decided that from now on Sunday is going to be my official changing of the avatar day, I shall change it on this day, it gives me something to look forward too!
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@gemini_rose (16264)
29 Jun 08
Eeeh no I dont want to drown either!
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• Australia
27 May 08
Hi Ellie. Isn't it funny how we spend half our childhood trying to prove how mature we are be leaving our toys behind...only to reverse the trend when we become parents ourselves. All of a sudden we realise how much we actually miss playing with something simply for the sake of playing. Don't worry though, you are NOT 'childish'. I think that true maturity is reflected in our ability to behave in a childlike manner without feeling belittled by it. And to answer your question, I love getting a mouthful of bath water and trying to see if I can squirt it as far as the bathroom mirror... my daughter and I have competitions to see who can squirt further (I usually win of course). LOL
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@ellie333 (21016)
27 May 08
I can certainly behave in a childlike manner and I love it. It is great to have some fun with when I am not working and organising etc. One thing I also love doing is blowing bubbles whilst my son chases them to make them pop before they hit the floor. We spend hours doing that one. Playing relieves stress as how many stressed children do you see, very very few cos they laugh so much and are ahppy eh! So you have fun in the bath too eh! I was alone in mine whilst doing this though not playing with my son in the bath LOL. Ellie :D
• Australia
29 May 08
Hey, if I had to be serious and responsible all the time I think I'd go nuts... being childlike from time to time keeps me sane LOL Though doubtless my teenagers would disagree with that... especially when I go whizzing through the shopping centre carpark on the back of a shopping trolley.
@jawaharks (590)
• India
27 May 08
Im not yet married. so i dont have childrens. I also dont think that your wrong. You dont want to think what other people think of you. This is not a big mistake.
• India
28 May 08
Laugher is the best medicine of all. so, go on.
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@ellie333 (21016)
27 May 08
Good I am pleased to hear that as I was just having fun and did in fact laugh out loud when I realised what I was doing but laughter is good eh! Ellie :D
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
4 Jun 08
Lol. Hi, ellie. I think that the time to start worrying is when we stopping playing around. It is very important to not take life too seriously and playing with our kids toys is a good way to remind us of that. You left out the best part. Did you ever reach the ceiling???
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@ellie333 (21016)
4 Jun 08
Oh yes I managed to get the ceiling and then got it all drip back down on me, now I would have probably told my son off for getting it everywhere too. Goal achieved I giggled and then got out. Ellie :D
• United States
30 Jun 08
Well if you are having fun, then that is the important thing! My daughter has a duck in the tub, a rubber duck that floats. It's also a squirt toy. She leaves her toys in the tub all the time. Sometimes during my own bath time, I grab the duck and squirt water everywhere. I feel childish when I do that, but it's so much fun! Then like a good mommy, I have to clean up all the water on the floor. That part is not so fun.
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@ellie333 (21016)
1 Jul 08
Hi Beautyqueen, You are as bad as me eh! LOL. I have ducks in the bath too but find the boat much more fun as I can get the ceiling with that. Oh and I clean up after me too. Ellie :D
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
29 May 08
I wish I had theluxurey of soaking in a tub and playing with a kids toy but alas I have a shower instead. oh my own bathroom has a tub but I cannot use it because of my bad arm. so I borrow my son's shower instead. I miss lolling in a tub of bubble bath so much.
@ellie333 (21016)
3 Jun 08
Oh Hatley, so sorry for late response I have had computer problems this week. Oh that is a shame that you can't wallow in the bath anymore and have fun but I do understand as it must be difficult with your arm. Thanks for sharing though, appreciated. Ellie :D
31 May 08
I think it's great that you can relax and play a little:) A lot of grown-ups think that they're too grown up to play games, but they miss so much in their lifes.
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@ellie333 (21016)
3 Jun 08
Hi Strawberry7, Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this one. I believe that being childlike in some ways, not all obviously, helps keep me young and having fun rather than stressing out about all the responsibility eh! LOL. Ellie :D
6 Jun 08
No u don't need to worry about that sometimes parents do things like this.I take bath with my little brother and i play with him
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@ellie333 (21016)
6 Jun 08
Thanks mannu, Your comment is appreciated. I enjoy playing when I can as I find it relieves stress and makes me laugh and laughter is good eh! Ellie :D