As parents, we learned a long time ago what silence really means. Not just regular silence, but kid silence. At home, you hear them playing, laughing in another room and all is well. You’re thinking how great it is that they are entertaining themselves while you get a break. In public, they are angels and seem to be behaving.

After awhile you begin to notice the overwhelming quiet. It is deafening. This is when you begin to worry. Kid silence is the worst because you know it can only lead to no good. Once you investigate, all of your fears have become a reality. Here are a list of a few things we have discovered in our investigations, some recent and some when the kids were younger. If you have any to add to our list, please message us or leave a comment. We would love to hear all about it.
• socks and diapers shoved down the toilet;
• plastic storage boxes stacked on top of each other and a tot standing on top reaching for a forbidden item;
• the head (or other body part) of a much beloved toy ripped off its body (sibling is devastated);
•toilet paper or tissue boxes emptied out and spread all over the room;
• the contents of every single clothes drawer and toy container emptied out and stacked into a tower in front of the door. So when the door was opened, everything came crashing down.
• throwing stuffed animals or other items into places where they don’t belong, especially in public (see previous post about pink hat);
• TV shows being watched that are not parent approved;
• walking in on one child using their art skills on another child with markers (luckily both child and markers were washable);
• discovering child and friend playing golf with plastic golf clubs and using a piece of someone’s poop as the golf ball…nice.