RSSA Father’s Place of Serenity
Once a place of serenity......NOT ANY MORE!
As a father of three kids 6 years old and younger, I do not have many places in which I can go to escape the craziness in my home. There is 1 place that I go in which I truly wish not to be bothered and that is the bathroom! Why is it that any one of my kids can walk out of the bathroom and as soon as I walk towards it they yell: “I’m not finished!” or “I forgot to wash my hands!”? Is it some built-in auto response or a genetic code yet to be mapped?
This morning I was in the bathroom shaving. My 4 year old daughter, Jordan or Jordy as she is called by her brothers, was knocking on the door ever so softly. I ignored her until she began to knock louder. My wife is in the back round yelling: “Jordan your father is in the bathroom, leave him alone!” My response was a simple “Jordan, you have to wait until I come out”. This was not what she wanted. She knocked again and again and began calling me. Finally I opened the door with a stern “WHAT?”. Her response was a simple “Hi Daddy”. To be honest, I was mildly aggravated and slightly amused.
I just don’t understand. This same thing happens with my 2 boys as well. Believe me, my bathroom is nothing special. I don’t have anything fancy or fun. I just want to do whatever it is that I have to do in peace but apparently nothing is off limits with kids of this age!
Once I lost control of the bathroom, I knew I was done. A father’s place of serenity has turned into another KIDS PLAY AREA!
You gave up your privacy when we had our first!
Your wife
Our two year old does the same thing to her dad! She bangs and bangs on the door to get a response! Of course, when I'm alone with the kids, I leave the bathroom door open…but I don't like it!
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