The Thing I Like Doing Least.....

[Aussiegirl777]

.......is cleaning out the remnants of my DS's highchair. I just simply don't like this job - I can do all the other things in a day no problem but cleaning out smashed pumpkin, bit's of corn, hardened pieces of weetbix and all other manner of various food items is just. not. fun.

What daily task (or multiple times a day task) do you do, with regards to your kids,that you just wish the fairies would come in and do for you?

[Arcadia]

Bum wiping for dd on the loo.

It's always required when I'm in the shower, or feeding ds, or just now, when I was cleaning up a smashed glass on the ground.

[UntoldAngel]

DS's pooey nappies - they are newborn poos on a toddler scale

[Fleur]

Hairwashing. Not gross, but such a drama.

[Beach Mama]

Dress DS. He is a nightmare - sooks endlessly even if he has chosen his own clothes!

PS - Sounds like you need an Ikea chair - they can be hosed down!

[LaDolceVita]

Say "No" - I seem to be saying it about a million times a day to my 2 year old right now

[~Hestia~]

At the moment Moo has a cold so I'm over wiping his nose!

[Aussiegirl777]

DS isn't bad enough for an Ikea chair.....yet, but he is only 8 months old. LOL. It's the first thing that I'm 'over' doing but from the other posts I can see that there will be many, many more 'over' times as he gets older.

[wysiwyg]

Getting from front door to car (or stroller which is usually in car or garage) with DD and DS - it is down a flight of steps then prob 100m either through the communal gardens or along the roads. DS easy enough but he is heavy my shoulders are not great at moment so has to go in carrier even for this short trip, DD just is the queen of dawdling and I can't drag her down the stairs so have to try and think of ways to tempt her down, then if it has been wet she wants to 'rescue' every snail she sees (e.g. pick them up and put them on a plant), pick up fairies (dandelion flowers), stick her head in holes, run round in circles etc. All fine activities but just not what I want when trying to get somewhere and is worse now have to carry DS. I try to avoid the car and get the stroller at bottom of stairs whenever possible but do have to use the car several times a week - and sometimes twice a day (never more I can't cope with more)

So please someone invent a teleporter so I can teleport us into the car - or let me win the lottery so can buy a house or flat with distance between front door and car much reduced.

[peanutter]

vacuuming. I hate it. but I hate there being crumbs, dust or hair on the floor and couch too ...

[Aussiegirl777]

wysiwyg - That's sounds awful and makes my highchair cleaning seem like fun.

[Miss.B]

Yep, cleaning the chair. I bought one of those padded ones, and everyone was telling me to get the ikea one. Go figure! I should listen to what the good people tell me

[Aussiegirl777]

Miss.B. The padding! That's what makes it so awful! All the bits get caught in the seams in the bottom of the chair. Gosh it's amazing what you can scrape out of there. Even when you think it's perfectly clean, out pops one of yesterdays lentils!!!

[RockingBaker]

For me it's the repetitive speech about not climbing. All 4 of my kids are climbers. You go to the loo, come out and BAM they're on the kitchen bench/computer desk/wall unit etc. Two days ago DS climbed onto the bench, up onto the fridge, from there to the pantry (6ft tall mind you) and then went to jump to the other cupboard (there's a chest freezer between these but still, a big fall). I nearly had a heart attack and they just don't get it's dangerous

[Cranky Kitten]

I have a repetitive speech of my own at the moment RB - about how it is not acceptable to "forget" to pull the plug out of one's bath. I've explained to her that it's better she gets into the habit now, as once DS is mobile if he falls into her full bathtub, he could drown. But she still forgets, and what's worse, forgets and lies about it

My other "ugh, do I have to?" is emptying DS's nappy bin.

[~Kim~]

Bum wiping for dd on the loo.

It's always required when I'm in the shower, or feeding ds, or just now, when I was cleaning up a smashed glass on the ground.

Yes that me too!!! only times 2....I know I should be grateful for no nappies, but I can wait until no-one is doing anything urgent to go to the loo....I wish they could too.

[Calluna]

I used to vacuum the high chair every couple of days. Much easier.

Least favorite job...
Brushing DS hair. He gets this massive clump of knots on the back of his head. Even with olive oil in it, it's a nightmare. A screaming, wriggling, crying, nightmare.

Then, other days it is completely fine, he happily sits there and lets me do it and it takes 2 minutes.

The worst part is not knowing how he's going to react on any given day. :/

[Party-of-five]

wiping DD2 face, she is feral and grotty so I just let it go most the time unless mum is coming over or DH is on his way home because its a battle .every.time. Does my head in warm flannel or cold, gentle or fast and furious it doesn't matter she kicks, screams and has even tried bitting me