Mark is full of mischief. But one of the behaviors that he has dropped in the past few months is that of stealing my dish detergent so that he can smear it. So I've gotten out of the habit of hiding the bottle. We've even managed a compromise on bar soap so that he only uses it in the shower.
Imagine my surprise when I came out to check on him the other day and found that he had turned the pool into one gigantic bubble bath! He was grinning like a maniac and having a blast! So I retrieved my now empty bottle of dish detergent and left him to it. Fortunately the bottle was most of the way empty before he got to it. But the bubbles lasted all day. And I cleaned them out the next morning. And then there was enough detergent left in the pool for him to make a whole new batch of bubbles that day. And then they were gone.... And getting the pool in balance again make take a complete water swap out - but he's much more relaxed and happier so it's worth it. (And I'm so, so, so glad that I make sure to buy cleaners that don't have any of his food allergens as cleaners.)
And that seems to have satisfied his urge to play in bubbles since he has been leaving the new bottle of dish detergent alone. I'll keep my fingers crossed. (No new jinxes!)
And yes, he's still using Quiet and Happy quite frequently and appropriately. I'm waiting to see what he decides to say next.
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