This is the cutest moment of my always-cute child!

"I hate baths!"
It is a real struggle to get my five-year-old son, who says this, into the bath.
Every day, I use all sorts of tricks to lure him into the bath.

I suggest putting in a bath bomb that reveals a small toy, or filling an empty dish soap container with hot water to squirt around, or cutting up milk cartons to make boats, or bringing along fishing toys.

Even then, he often says "No!" and won't come to the bath.
He hates having his hair washed.
But I can't leave his stinky head unwashed, so in the end, I pick him up and carry him to the bathroom.

Once he's in the bath after all that, he starts playing.
I think to myself, "Why couldn't you just get in obediently from the start!" but he's so cute that I forgive him.

And then, he starts saying he doesn't want to get out because he still wants to play.
I mentally retort, "Hey!" every single time.
I have no choice but to say, "We'll get out in a little bit," and join him in playing for a while.

Then, I start tidying up the toys a bit to create an atmosphere that it's time to get out.
My son then puts the toys in the basket with me, and we can finally get out of the bath.

When I press the call button on the water heater that we call the "Papa button," we hear the voice saying, "Calling from the bath," and Papa is waiting in the dressing room.
When he takes a bath with Papa, he calls it the "Mama button."
When we all take a bath together, one of us waits in the dressing room beforehand with a bath towel.

And then, that moment arrives.

I wrap my son up in a bath towel and ruffle his hair dry.
Then, as I wipe his face, ears, and body, my son pops his head out from the bath towel.
He is smiling.
He is fresh out of the bath, and his skin is soft and fluffy.
His cheeks are slightly red, and he is grinning.
Papa and Mama can't help but smile back.
Forgetting all the trouble from before he got in until he got out.

I often tell my husband that this moment is the cutest.
My husband mentions other times like this or that, and while those are cute too, my top pick is when he pops his head out of the bath towel.

Also, the "tee-hee!" laughter I hear from the bathroom when he's in there with Papa makes my heart melt.

I always write about how cute my son is, but I ended up writing about it again today...!

The end.

#MyChildIsSoCuteRight

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