Our bathroom shower has gotten pretty disgusting. Okay, more than disgusting – last night, a particularly nasty piece of mold stood up while I was bathing the Bug and said “You missed a spot. And your hair looks like trash.” Man I hate mold.
But cleaning the bathroom shower falls under the category of Things You Should Be Doing If You Are To Be Considered Grown Up. I mean, it’s true – when considering adult-type people, I generally think they’ve got things like keeping the Health Department out of their house down pat.
In my head, the list includes such ghastly things as:
- paying bills and taxes
- having insurance
- getting the oil changed
- watching what you eat (this one currently has the majority of my contempt)
- owning a hose and/or lawnmower (using them however, is optional)
The list could go on.
And that is why I let my shower get to the point of creating new species. It’s so that in my small way, I can rebel against Being Grown Up and retain at least some semblance of a hold on my carefree days of yore.
You know, back before I squeegeed.
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Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 7:20 pm
Okay, we are pretty solid on numbers 1 to 3, struggling with number 4, and are nowhere near number 5. I think that’s about right for being in my late 20’s. Anthony ought to be doing a lot better for being mid-30’s. As far as the main adulthood indicator, our shower has a population of 50. I’ve ignored it so thoroughly that Anthony was planning to clean it last weekend of his own volition (!)…of course that never actually happened.
Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 8:43 pm
ha – that’s actually what prompted my post: the Lorso offered to clean the shower tonight (but hel-LO – it’s the Grey’s premiere, there’s no way that’s happening)
also, people always say “you’re exempt from that list – you have a kid! automatic grown-up status!” except, no – that means not following the list makes you feel even worse. i mean, you have a kid who needs to see his parents owning a lawnmower! otherwise how will he ever know what to do?
Friday, September 28, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Uhoh. We neither clean the shower nor own a lawnmower. Or a lawn.
This could be very damaging to Voldemort’s emotional development.
Friday, September 28, 2007 at 1:57 pm
i’m pretty sure you’re exempt from the lawnmower and hose if you live in Alaska.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 3:18 pm
I swear by Kaboom!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Allen – it’s like they say, “you can take the girl out of Ace Hardware…”
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 5:10 pm
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