Today, my 8 year old son asked me why he had to make his bed everyday if he would just use it again. I replied with, "You flush the toilet even though you're going to use it again, right?" He said, "Good point." Now he's not making his bed or flushing the toilet. 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 teenage son informed me that when he’s too lazy to walk to the bathroom, he uses the kitchen sink as a toilet. I use that sink every day to wash vegetables for my family's dinner. He doesn't see a problem with this. FML
Today, my 2-year-old son figured out that if he takes his pull-up off and DOESN'T go on the potty, he can pee all over things. FML
Today, the 4 year-old I was babysitting came up to me all happy, saying she went to the bathroom like a "big girl." Knowing she was just potty trained, I asked if she'd remembered to flush. Looking at me confused, she said, "But it's in my room." FML
Today, my boyfriend accused me of making an FML about him. I let him know that if I were going to make an FML, it would be about how he doesn’t flush the toilet after he uses it. He responded by not flushing the toilet again this morning. FML
Today, my 7-year-old son proudly announced that he had laid an egg during the night. I checked. He'd simply shat the bed. FML
Today, I finally confronted my daughter about never using air freshener after she poops. She said, "But I thought flushing made the smell go away!" She's 15 and she actually believed this. FML
Today, my son learned how to use the toilet for the first time. He was so excited he started peeing on the floor. FML
Today, my 17 year-old son has been using his phone on the toilet. Every time he poops, he takes his phone to the bathroom. Why does he need his phone to use the bathroom? He uses the toilet with his phone. FML
Today, I cleaned my 21 year-old son's bedroom from top to bottom. When he got home from work all he could do was complain that the clothes that were on his "floordrobe"’ were "only worn once." This was my only day off, so why do I bother? FML
Today, my youngest son, for the third time, decided that the toilet is not where he wants to go to the bathroom. This wouldn't be an issue if he wasn't also squatting in the yard to take a dump. FML
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Top comments
gracehi 33
Next time go with, "You eat even though you'll have to eat again, right?" That's how my mom handled that question. I still didn't make my bed, but at least I didn't starve myself.
ilytyvm 25
A for effort. It was a noble effort, OP.
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Comments (73)
grumblebum 16
Don't wash his dinner plates, after all you are going to eat again.
PoisonOrchid 21
You've got a smart kid. Hopefully, you can teach him to use his intelligence for something better than trying to manipulate the rules! But maybe try another approach like the dinner dishes that others have suggested or explaining that bugs can live in messy beds. Good luck, OP!
ohSNAPyall 27
If he doesn't flush the toilet, it'll spill over and get poop on his feet. Something for him to consider.
darryaz 9
I still believe that "Because I'm the parent and I said so" is a perfectly acceptable answer.
doodlecloud 27
Nah, that just makes kids resent parents. It is the only option in some circumstances (mostly teen issues where they have to make their own mistakes) but it still hurts. It's best to actually communicate when possible.
feven 32
Logic doesnt work for 8 yr old boys
doodlecloud 27
Except, it obviously did. The problem is OP didn't actually provide a logical reason for making the bed.
PotatoUnicorn 8
There's no point to make your bed
dark_angel4121 12
Tell him if he doesn't do both you'll take every electronic away and ground him until he starts behaving correctly. He's old enough to not act stupid.
_wolfpackk_ 3
Just say "Why do I feed you if I know you are going to die anyways?" Hopefully that'll do it!
SuperMew 22
Do what my dad did. He said if we could not be trusted to take care of the bed, we could sleep on the couch. He made the bed, let us sleep on the couch for a week, and told us not to get eaten by the hall monster. Made my bed after that.
therealtixe 8
Haha that's not a good analogy to use.