First: De-shelving the books. This is a systematic process in which climbing onto the top of the dresser is required. I'm pretty sure she starts with the lower shelves first and then works her way up. She's even been known to reach the very top shelf, how this is done I do not know, I can't even reach the top shelf without standing on tip-toe and then haphazardly tossing said item on the shelf.
If I'm lucky this is where it stops, if not well...
Since her drawers are already pulled out to make a stair-like accessibility to the shelves, she then pulls out all of her clothes.
So, now we have clothes, books, and a few dolls on the floor.
Of course, if you are going to pull out clothes you might as well pull out ALL of the diapers from the diaper box. Looking at the diapers reminds of you the wipes, if Mommy or Daddy last changed the little imp in her bedroom and forgot to take the wipes out the wipes are next to go.
This process is done with an extraordinary amount of speed. I'm pretty sure if there was some world record for the amount of wipes that could be pulled out in 60 seconds or less my daughter would be the uncontested champion.
The wipes are now on top of the clothes and books and let's not forget that wipes are by nature WET. Soaking of clothing and books then occurs.
All of the clothes and diapers and wipes has reminded our little imp she wanted to change to a different outfit anyway, so she begins to change herself. She decides to wear the "big girl panties" which would be completely supported by her mother if she would go to the potty. This rarely occurs and instead we find wet-spots on the floor.
Usually she is found by this point and the necessary cleaning occurs, however, if Mommy or Daddy have been occupied - say by another sibling or re-stuffing the couch cushions (also the handy-work of our little imp), then the closet is next to go. Shoes, toys, dolls stripped of clothing, blankets, and dress-up clothes.
And the worse part...
3 comments:
Oh honey, I'm so sorry! Ezra was my worst destroyer, followed by Georgia (Scarlett, for the most part, avoided that type of play, thank heavens). It sucks, sucks, sucks, sucks. They do grow out of it, though, I promise! In the meantime, may I suggest a child-lock to keep the little sprite out of her bedroom ;)
I'm sorry babe. It does suck, and it sounds like it is incredibly irritating. Scream into some pillows, and maybe find something she's allowed to destroy?
Oh I have felt your pain!!! I laugh now, but I remember just how frustrating it was while it was happening. In fact when Leif was in a rage over... well, who knows what he was in a rage over half the time... but when he was, off came his pillows, sheets, animals, then came the mattress itself! It's hard to remain patient at such daily shinanigans, but this too shall pass! Hang in there Mama!
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