Goodbye Boat, Goodbye

My boys' bath toys sit on the edge of the bathtub.

The bathtub is next to the toilet.

My boys "miss" the toilet, thus the floor gets gross.
Sometimes the toys fall off the tub and land behind the toilet.
One particular toy landed in the "gross zone" one too many times.

So we threw it away.


Our four-year-old son found it in the trash.
He took it out.
He said, "No, not my boat. Why is it in the trash? I want it."

We explained it was very dirty and had to be thrown away. We explained that potty had gotten on it. We explained we would buy him a new, clean bath toy.

"But I want my boat." And he held onto it.

We put it back in the trash.
He climbed into the van.
He waved goodbye and said, "Goodbye boat, goodbye."

What is in your life that needs to be thrown away? It's time to let it go. It's a dirty habit. It's unclean. It's unhealthy.

Once you throw it away, don't go back and pull it out of the trash. Walk away. Leave it in the trash. Say goodbye.