Picture this:

You’ve just run the bath. Your eldest has just sat down in the water; your youngest – who sat on the toilet and declared (rightly) that “’nuffin came out” – has just stepped in behind.

You turn your back to grab a towel only to hear the distinct sound of the healthy urine stream of a two year old as he pees in the bath; the yellow tinting the water quicker than you would ever had imagined.

So: he’s in it. The daughter’s in it.

Mind: you’ve just run the water. It’s a drought.

Do you empty the tub and refill it or say, “oopsie daisey, never mind” and carry on?

Discuss.

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity