Today, my kids made a mess in the kitchen while trying to make breakfast in bed for me. The mess was bigger than the breakfast. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my kids tried to make grilled cheese by turning the toaster sideways. When all was done, it all flew out onto the kitchen floor. Both my kids and my husband left the mess there for me to clean up when I got home. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My children decided to make me "breakfast in bed", only to end up setting the kitchen on fire. FML
Today, my boyfriend was serving dinner, and decided to circle the table with my son's plate while making UFO noises. My son grabbed at the plate and spilled it, making a huge mess. They both decided that I should clean it up. FML
Today, I tried to surprise my girlfriend with breakfast in bed. Instead, I spilled hot coffee all over her and the bed. We ended up spending the morning doing laundry instead of cuddling. FML
Today, I got up early to make a surprise breakfast in bed for my partner. As I was carrying the tray into the bedroom, I tripped and spilled the hot coffee all over them. We ended up in the emergency room so they could take a look at the burns I caused. FML
Today, I woke up early to do the dishes and clean up, after having people over yesterday. Now my wife is mad at me because I didn't stay in bed with her longer. FML
Today, I cleaned up the entire kitchen after sending the kids to school. I decided to have a nice cup of tea, and then knocked the tea over into the bin and the bin cabinet, the hardest and grossest thing to clean. FML
Today, I woke up early and made my boyfriend french toast. When he woke up, he yelled at me because it was his dish day and I was creating more dishes for him to do. He made me do the dishes. FML
Today, after a full shift at work, I got home to my boyfriend playing CoD, a full sink, crap all over the table, a full cat box, dirty bathroom, no laundry done and the kids at my parents' house. He yelled at me because the place was a mess. FML
Today, after an emergency, my sister’s kids had to spend the night at my house. While I was asleep, they absolutely trashed my place top to bottom. In the morning my sister came in, said, “Wow, what a mess! Bye!” without offering to help clean up or make her kids do it. They drew on my dog. FML
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Chazzster 32
Welcome to being a parent. Kids who haven’t been taught how to cook without making a mess are going to be messy… It’s sweet when the kid(s) want to do something nice for their parent. But unless they know what they are doing, it’s going to be messy and potentially hazardous… Don’t get me wrong - Kids (boys and girls both) need to learn to cook at least a few things that they eat - It’s a basic survival skill. And they need to learn to clean up after themselves. You have to act appreciative of the things your kids or family do for you and not too critical of the mess - While also showing them how to cook a few things safely.
mike3775 39
I’ve had that happen so many times. I never get mad at the mess, because it’s the thought that counts as far as I am concerned. That’s life with kids really. Enjoy it, because once they become tweens or teens, a lot of the stuff they do when little, goes away and you’ll miss it.
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Chazzster 32
Welcome to being a parent. Kids who haven’t been taught how to cook without making a mess are going to be messy… It’s sweet when the kid(s) want to do something nice for their parent. But unless they know what they are doing, it’s going to be messy and potentially hazardous… Don’t get me wrong - Kids (boys and girls both) need to learn to cook at least a few things that they eat - It’s a basic survival skill. And they need to learn to clean up after themselves. You have to act appreciative of the things your kids or family do for you and not too critical of the mess - While also showing them how to cook a few things safely.
mike3775 39
I’ve had that happen so many times. I never get mad at the mess, because it’s the thought that counts as far as I am concerned. That’s life with kids really. Enjoy it, because once they become tweens or teens, a lot of the stuff they do when little, goes away and you’ll miss it.
Rake 18
I hope you helped them clean up and told them that while it's so sweet and thoughtful to make breakfast cleaning up is part of the deal. Some parents do the horrible mistake of getting upset and then ruining the kids will to do things and to try things out.