Yesterday afternoon when I went to pick up the kids from daycare, I walked into my son’s room and was instantly overwhelmed. Overwhelmed with the scent of small children. It was a mix of odours; poop, pee, sweat, damp shoes and socks, glue, markers, and disinfectant.
I nearly gagged. Children stink. My children stink, but I put up with it because I love them.
I think children are supposed to stink. Like skunks, their horrible smell is a matter of ensuring safety. No one is going to abduct a stinky child never mind get near enough to lure them anywhere. The only people who can endure the stench are the ones who love the child.
That’s why it is so important for parents to stop and think before they bathe their children. Bathing children every day could put them at unnecessary risk. We are careful to only bathe our children twice a week, and only if their odour becomes unbearable to us as parents.
Remember parents: Keep them safe, not bathed.
Keep them safe, not bathed. Best line ever!!!
Absolutely! !! The stinkiest sub species of all is the “teenage male athlete”. Sweat coated (unwashable) football and lacrosse pads will burn every hair from the inside of your nostrils…and a few eyebrow hairs as well.
My theory is that their stench is actually for the safety of teenaged girls. It prevents premature procreation.
Excellent point
Laughing. I remember people sniffing my babies’ heads and ooing, “Oh, I love that baby smell!” And my response often being, “Of… rotten milk and the sweat of my arm pit?” 😛
Yep, I remember that smell. I’m not nostalgic at all.
My daughter smells like cornflakes. My son salt and vinegary. Go figure…
Roald Dahl knew this. Only way of keeping children safe from The Witches is not bathing.