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It was a busy weekend at the Precious household. Not one, but two birthdays. Big turned 7; Middle, 5. But on the morning of their birthdays, they couldn’t actually announce they were 7 or 5 until after they bathed. Because they need to wash off the previous year.
I started the tradition two years ago, when Big had had a really late night the night before his birthday and didn’t bathe before bed. He woke the next morning excited to announce he was 5. And I knew that nothing would get him to shower. Except…
“you’re not 5!” I said. “Not yet! You need to wash off the 4s first.”
Being 5, he totally fell for it. So, the next day, I did the same for Middle. He had to wash off the 2s.
This weekend, it took a little longer for Big to shower. You can tell he’s getting older: he told me he could wait to wash off the sixes because it was, afterall, still his birthday.
Middle, on the other hand, came in my room early and asked “isn’t there something you need to tell me, mom?”
I gave him a huge hug, “of course there is! Happy birthday, my big, sweet 5 year old!”
“No!! You’re supposed to tell me to get in the bathtub!! I’m not really 5 yet!”
I love my guys. And I love that my little cleansing works for them.
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