Sh*t I Found Under My Couch
Toddlers ARE hoarders
This weekend my husband and I re-arranged our living room. We have been wanting to put out television on the other side of the room in an attempt to really open our living room up more…
Well we accomplished it all — one thing we were NOT prepared for was finding all the sh*t our toddler had hidden behind and under the couch. I am sure the older kid helped with the crap, but I was downright shocked by some of the stuff we found.
I am sure I will never have to buy socks again in their lives, because I found their favorite hiding spot. Or maybe it was the sock gnomes?
Either way, I was completely amused, and wanted to share… I would love for all you guys to chime in with some of the silly stuff you have found when cleaning up after your kids!
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Fire Trucks
I can't even count how many toy fire trucks we found.
All sizes!
From Matchbox trucks, to full size ones I have no idea how they even FIT behind the couch!
I am not surprised given the fire truck obsession in our house.
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Socks
Lots of SOCKS!
Not just the toddler's socks... but the husband's socks as well.
I automatically assumed that it was the laundry gnomes stealing them all.
Now I know it was just a hoarding toddler.
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Crumbs
This little plate with a few crumbs on it has nothing on what I found.
Glad I own a vacuum, and I can officially say...NO MORE food in the living room.
EVER!
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Wrapping Paper
Crumpled up wrapping paper from Christmas.
I think the toddler thought if he hid it behind the couch that eventually it would bring him more gifts?
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Sippy Cup's!
I found THREE sippy cups.
Not one... not two... but three!
I didn't even bother to open them up and see what was inside them, or even estimate how long they were there...
Garbage they went!
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Half the Spoons I Own
Yes...
Half of the spoons in my house were hidden under the couch.
I guess he doesn't care for the forks?
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My Missing Sunglasses
I have been missing my old aviator sunglasses.
Well I found them under the couch along with all the fun...
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Question. Don’t you clean? How did you not miss spoons, cups and socks and not look for them? My kiids did not eat or drink in the living room nor did they jump or even stand on my furniture. I think you need to pull out the couch more often and watch the kids better.
@Doreen – Yes, I clean… daily. You have to when you have three kids, and a mobile baby. What I do not do daily, or even weekly is lift a section that weights far more than I could lift. That is why every couple months I enlist my husband’s help when he has a day off. Just so happened to be yesterday.
As for socks and spoons… I notice they are missing, but don’t put too much thought into where they go. The kids have accidentally thrown spoons out at home, or they have gone to school and not come back.
The socks… well those just always disappear. Even my own socks.
My son has an obsession with rocks. He doesn’t hide them behind or under the couch, but he hides them between and under the cushions. He also hoards his little brother’s toys, matchboxes, books, and all kinds of trains. I’ve even found underwear, pens/pencils, and countless food items in the couches. I constantly find balls of all sizes under the couches, however I just use a broom to push those things out the other side since our couch is not up against a wall. It’s funny how they are little hoarders! I can’t wait to see what the baby starts hiding.
What Doreen said. It is easy to clean under a couch. How could you NOT miss half the spoons in your house? Wrapping paper? You haven’t cleaned under or behind your couch since the holiday season? Wow! I had two toddlers, closer in age than your two and an infant, and I cleaned under my couch on a regular basis…using the kids as an excuse is a copout.
I had a good laugh at this! It was supposed to be funny. These comments are the reason why most moms don’t admit to doing anything, ever that might be seen as “bad.” Because other people are so quick to judge/comment/criticize everything others do. Must be nice to be so perfect.
I second Tori – Under my couch is even worse. Kudos to those who clean more than I do. More power to you.
Danielle – Grat post and if it makes you feel any better I found a stash of gold fish under mine a couple of days ago. I swear it’s like I live with chipmunks. lol
Well I guess she was too busy being a mom and having fun with the kids to worry about pulling the couch out on a weekly basis to clean! The back of my TV is in a similar state right now so i guess I’m a bad parent too!