For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for March 21, 2011

And it’s amazing how quickly a two-year-old can empty it when she’s feeling “creative.”

“ELIZABETH!!!!!!!”

Who in their right mind would leave a two year old alone for even one minute??

It’s not ‘how much is IN the tube’, it’s how much you (the 2 year old) can get OUT

I agree, Jazz. And Elly wonders how the house gets messy. Maybe she needs a nanny if she can’t keep her eyes on her kids…

This is the answer to today’s Calvin and Hobbes.

Of course, Calvin would be much more - uh - “creative.”

Who would leave a 2 year old alone? Anyone who wants to pee, who has another kid who is hurt or needs help with his homework, who is cooking or cleaning with nasty cleaning products… who needs to read the library hours online or look for a book to lend a friend… I have a 2 year old and her goal in life is to sneak away and get into mischief, ideally when I’m in the middle of something hard to stop (cleaning a toilet, stirring something that will burn if I leave it for a second)…. you safeguard the really harmful stuff and sometimes, for a few seconds, you live dangerously with the toothpaste!

Put it up high where Michael can reach it, but Lizzie can’t. This is why I had a kid friendly area where my kids could do whatever they wanted so I could relax while they were there.

FOLKS! Lets look on the positive side - as Lynne stated - at least the bathroom will smell minty fresh for a few days. :D

Mornin’ Neighbours!

JazzyBella, you only have to blink for a 2 year-old to get into trouble. If you left the little darlin’ alone for a full minute….well, I hate to think what she could manage wreck.

^masnadies, good reality-check.

Good gravy! What two year old (or older) hasn’t colored on a wall, unwound the tp roll, found mommy’s (or daddy’s?) make-up, etc?

My three year old used the toothpaste to polish the piano [only once, however ;-) ]. 25 years later there are still scratch marks in the high gloss laquer finish and she’s a missionary in China working on a masters degree – Good memories & a great kid.

Lighten up, enjoy the strip and memories it generates & stop with the “my kid’s would never …”!

The Mommy Wars are over …

I know the feeling. Just toothpaste. I have different found memories of my two now adults. Eli in another way should help her baby with the toothpaste. When our daughter was in diapers she and her brother would play in water from a neighbor over watering. She would take diaper off and run in water having a great time.

They have a picture of Farley hanging over their toilet?

I think Michael did it…

relax, it will all wash off, and the fuzzy toilet cover goes in the laundry,, just be glad the permanent marker wasn’t found,, but this was early 80’s also before washable crayons were invented as well..Those are also hard to wash off of lead based hallway and bathroom paint!

Elly needs one of those baby leashes, and never let Elizabeth out of her sight. Yeah, that would do it. If that were possible. Which it’s not.

summerdog: Well, it’s probably a far better choice than something store-bought that doesn’t mean anything to anyone anyhow!

And you wonder why a mother’s hair turns to gray so quickly :-)

I know one child who while supposed to be napping, very quietly painted the wall beside the crib with the inside of a very poopy diaper! When Mom came in she almost had a stroke, but baby was proud. Toothpaste is easy!

I had two 2 year olds here last week for several days. Baby gates were a necessity to keep them in view. Twin great grandsons, 27 mo!!!!

@nun’ya bidness That’d be a play-pen