A Trashy Hobby
Isaac loves trash, or rather anything that contains trash, such as trash cans, diaper pails, and recycling containers, to name a few. Lids do nothing to stop him or even slow his breach of germ security.
My little Oscar The Grouch is mesmerized by trash cans, in particular. The word “no” does not mean a thing when we are talking trash cans…He will go to great lengths to stalk the one in our kitchen while avoiding my eagle eye.
I LOVE trash!
The boy is crafty though; he lurks in the area until he sees me momentarily distracted and then races for the great container of goodness. If Isaac is quick enough to reach the goal before I grab him he will plunge his fat little arm down into the smelly depths of the trash can and pull out whatever he can get and escape with his prize.
So far my future garbage man has snatched a banana peel, a full coffee filter, yogurt containers, a ball of dog hair, and a pasta box. While some of these items are harmless, like the empty box of noodles, most are stinky and gross, like everything else on the list!
I can’t seem to wash my son’s hands enough after catching him in the trash can, and have considered using bleach (just kidding!).
Of course the trash can at the daycare is even worse because Isaac can get a hold of dirty diapers, the epitome of nastiness. I make sure to wrap the diapers up super tight and then tie them up in a grocery bag, but still, it’s pretty awful.
I either need to purchase a trash can with a good toddler-proof lid or just give up and make the entire kitchen off limits! Hmmm…or perhaps a little discipline is called for?
Does your child(ren) have any yucky habits? Any advice for tackling Isaac’s?
When Serophina was that age she was fascinated with toilets. It was the grossest thing ever especially if it was a public toilet! Lets just say I carried a lot of lysol and hand sanitizer in those days!
Ew toilets! Then you must understand the nastiness of trash can obsessions, haha. If only we could make them wear cute little baby rubber gloves…or full body rubber suits, for that matter! Ah, germ-o-phobe true confessions (:
Nora loved trash cans too -until I put it on the other side of the baby gate. Now I feel more sane because I don’t have to worry about her getting into it all the time. Can you relocate your trash can too?
Kelly, what is it about trash cans? If Nora fills you in on the reason behind this, please share! I might have to relocate that bad boy soon; I’ve been putting it off because I am too lazy to walk an extra 5 feet to throw something away, haha (: