I may have gone too far with my de-cluttering
It became evident this past weekend that perhaps I might have been too zealous in my attempt to clear the clutter, ditch the junky plastic toys and strive for a more peaceful, Zen life. This light bulb moment came when my son pilfered a box of Irish Spring soap from our gardening supplies, and named it “Slipy.â€
He faltered between carrying the box with the soap inside, to sometimes just carrying it au naturel, without the box. When he shook the bar of soap in the box, he asked everyone of us, “Doesn’t this sound like a horse?†Try it. It does. You know what I thought? Guilt about not giving my kids a pet… they have to use soapboxes as surrogates. Seems there’s a disconnect here, because I thought we did have pets — but I guess it’s just the boys.
Later he asked me to knit Slipy blue pants and a shirt.
The surrogate pony was doing well; until Slipy suddenly got wet.
26 Comments
Kathryn
But at least he is clean! 😉
Lisa Milton
My kind of kid. We have many unusual pets in our house.
This Eclectic Life
I love the imagination. Guess he won’t have to bathe the pony. But Irish spring? Heck I use that in place of mothballs!
Heather
Wow, that’s harsh. Resorting to playing with soap! Although it does take a wonderful imagination!
tracey
that’s one of the funniest things I’ve heard in a while. I love the photos!
Vered
Funny. 🙂
I feel guilty too about not getting a pet.
Andi
Precious, simply precious. Please post photos if you decide to knit Slipy some clothes…LOL! Oh, I think this is just priceless…Your child obviously does not need toys- what an imagination!
Christina
Soap named Slipy – I love it!
My girl would love a dog, but that just doens’t work for me…and I feel bad for her.
Maggie
Ha ha ha! That is awesome – I like slippy! And I love the last shots — they go perfectly!
Allie
Sounds like the perfect pet to me! 🙂 Love your pictures.
megan
oh that is just choice! LOL funny!
Jen
That is hilarious. I think it is great that he can be so entertained by a bar of soap. You have a creative little one. Who needs toys or pets when you have slidy?
rose
At least he is easily entertained – and the pet has a very cost effective up keep! Well, until he dissolves completely, then you may have a problem.
MelodyA.
But what a creative mind! I want to see the pants and shirt on it.
Sarah-Ji
This makes me want to throw out (or at least hide) all my daughter’s toys just so I can see what she names all our household items. Wonderful post!
alli
So sweet. We recently took our son’s toys away for pruning/ punishment. While he was “toyless” he came up with all kinds of things to play with. Catalogues and sticks were high on his list.
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My younger one loves soap too, lol! Sign that decluttering the junky toys was the right thing to do, activated his imagination alright!
arizaphale
hahahahahaha That is hilarious! Don’t feel guilty! He is showing great initiative and resilience. And let’s face it. Soap doesn’t bring in vet’s bills! You’re laughing 😀
PS I SO want to see the soap in knitted pants and shirt hahahahahahaha
Painted Maypole
but the gift sof imagination and ingenuity are the best gift sof all, so you’re doing great!
Shannon
That’s so great!!!
Is Slipy gone away now???
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