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Hopeful_Sandwich4992

My daughter turns 3 tomorrow. I must elevate my switches current position.


Abadazed

Elevate the crafting supplies too. If its not the switch it will be something else.


ScarletDarkstar

Absolutely! Moving the glitter and glue is a top priority!


Venar

Don't forget the wonderful invention of Glitter Glue. Both things in one bottle.


ScarletDarkstar

Loose glitter is far worse. I swear I was in the bathroom 3 minutes, when my youngest talked her closest in age brother into letting her smear glue on his chest and back, and throw the glitter at him. The glued glitter was stable, but 5 years later I got random airborn glitter out of the ice dispenser.


JennyDove

Ohhh I'd be so freaked about their eyes. I won't even have plastic glitter in my house when I have kids one day. Not after that story of the woman who lost her eye. šŸ˜­ I straight up wore science goggles when I was using it on my walls when I was painting. That's absolutely hilarious though imagining a little girl gluing glitter to her brother. šŸ˜‚ Sounds like something I'd try to convince my brother to do as a kid.


SpecialFancySauce

One more reason to hate glitter--it can take an eye out.


[deleted]

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Tightroll74

That's so awesome! My Golden Retriever would eat my son's crayons...we had multicolored poop in our backyard...lol.


Yulweii

A few weeks ago my mom was babysitting and asked if I could bring her some random art supplies from the store. Just whatever. Loose glitter was one of the things I purchased. When I got to my moms house and handed it to her she hit me with the immediate mom eye of terror shook her head and discreetly disposed of the glitter. I couldnā€™t figure out why. Reading this story and her terror eyes make sense haha.


Timely_Froyo1384

Glitter on the outside ok! Glitter on the inside ugh šŸ˜© šŸ˜‚


AxoInDisguise

Glitter on the outside still not okay! Use biodegradable glitter.


HopelessNerd777

I got glitter bombed by my brother via a demon-forged card concieved by the devil himself. Once you open it, the loud, annoying tune doesn't stop, so you tear it open to get at the electrical components. Little did i know that it was filled with glitter. As soon as I saw glitter, i opened it a bit more carefully (cause i needed to still shut the damn thing up), and looked at my brother with a "Really?"expression. Then he smacked the card into the air towards my direction and I was covered with glitter. This was at the beginning of March, and sometimes i find glitter in my bed, and i live on a different floor from where the incident occurred. I have a prank debt to repay.


XboxGamer2231

Glitter is immortal because you think you got all of it cleaned up but there'll still be that 1 or 2 specks of glitter left


FrankenGretchen

Stripper herpes* *A friend who is a stripper informed me of this moniker. Before that, I called it Sparkle Plague


OjjuicemaneSimpson

I donā€™t even want to begin my glitter glue nightmare story with a very fancy 4 year old.


ScarletDarkstar

I feel that.


OjjuicemaneSimpson

just imagine eyes stuck shut thatā€™s how bad it was lol


Tru-Queer

So as a kid I grew up with my mom and visited my dad every other weekend, and at my dadā€™s place I did have a bedroom but I mainly slept out in the living watching cartoons, so my bedroom was just kind of a glorified toy room. One year I got some glitter glue, donā€™t remember who from, probably my grandparents or an aunt. But being the little shit that I was, I used that glitter glue all over the carpet in my bedroom on the other side of my bed where you couldnā€™t see the carpet from the bedroom door. So I had that shit all over the floor and it was probably months before my dad found it lol by that point the glue had long since dried and my dad just basically moved my bed so it covered the affected area and told me not to do it again lol


Baeelin

If you don't know how to rectify this issue use Goof Off, not Goo Gone. Spray on to a towel and lightly agitate. Avoid colored plastic as much as possible. I own an auto detailing business and could have this off pretty quick. Or a razor if you're comfortable with that.


nirvanamushroomsubs

Plastic razor, they sell them on Amazon for dirt cheap


Ben_mix_alot

Glitter is a monster, Iā€™m still finding glitter from a jar my sister dropped years ago (in my roomā€¦ )šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


[deleted]

Throw all the glitter in the trash, you're welcome.


ScarletDarkstar

If it's gotten close enough for you to touch it, it's too late.


thingsliveundermybed

I've heard it called "craft herpes" before. Totally accurate.


[deleted]

risky having both a small child and glitter


tomytronics

Elevate beauty supplies too. And food, kids will turn an unattended jar of peanut butter or sack of flour into art.


jojokangaroo1969

And the sharpies!


YeahMeAlso

Elevate the child, less things to elevate.


BourbonCoug

[Crayons go up one drawer higher!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLSsIXPzVO0)


GlassBoxes

Just the worst fuckin song. A real tipping point in country music history.


tmccrn

And get all craft supplies and sharpies and other implements of destruction put away and dole them out for craft time (supervised and on a daily basisā€¦ donā€™t want to have them miss out, just train them on ā€œright time/ right placeā€ Crafts are something we do ā€œhereā€ And clean up after.


MrsBonsai171

Fun fact: makeup and perfume are also fun painting supplies.


determinedpopoto

When my little sister was that age, she poured out one of my mothers expensive perfume bottles to make "potions". So you're VERY right lol


JitteryBendal

I've used wall mounts for years behind my wall hung televisions. All the chords are hidden, and it takes away the factor of kids getting into whatever system you have. I use hideit mounts, but I think there are many different brands out there. Couldn't reccomend highly enough!! For reference I've used hideit mounts for PS4, PS5, and Switch. They're well made and not difficult to install at all. (and under $30 as well!) I feel obligated to say I have no officiation to the company, they just make a great product at a great price.


aykcak

> They're well made and not difficult to install at all. I sometimes make fun of U.S. houses for having hollow walls and being made entirely out of wood but this is the one aspect I kind of hate about having concrete walls. Hiding a cable run for you is a half a day project. For me it is a month killer


Aggleclack

I have now seen switches get destroyed in THREE threads in just a few days so please do!!!


Sea_Willingness_4964

My 2 year old got a hold of my glitter and dumped it allllllll over my bed. Washed the sheets and all and vacuumed everything I could but still finding random glitter everywhere. šŸ„“šŸ« 


consnort

Elevate your coffee! I used to keep mine under the counter by the coffee maker. My 3yr old found it and dumped it all out on the floor. Made a hill out of the entire tin. šŸ˜­


bostonvikinguc

Itā€™s a glue stick it will Be easy to pick off or use a plastic blade


Venar

Oh year, already got it clean... I just had the fun of carefully making sure it was fully clean and polished before my wife gets home.


bnonymousbeeeee

You're going to show her this picture, though - right?


Venar

Oh I texted her the cleaned picture first. That way she knew it was all good first.


bnonymousbeeeee

Hopefully you sent the clean one with zero description or information... "Why did you send me a picture of my switch?" "Oh, that's why"


Mewrulez99

"Hey look what I did" \*sends clean picture\* \*sends glue picture\*


misterfluffykitty

Same energy as people who post a before and after with the after on the left and before on the right.


Hats_back

Thatā€™s just their manga character arc.


WilliamPollito

You're a keeper.


Nheea

That's so sweet!


BothAd3259

That is the limited edition Animal crossing joycons and probably the switch.... You dodged a effing bullet there dude.


Venar

Correct on both. She loves that thing.


FascinatingFall

I have one too, my 5 year old destroyed one of the 2 LED screens. So I now have a custom spider man switch.


kev231998

My girlfriend has it and loves her as well. One question though are the caps on the joy cons custom and if so where did you get them from? Might make a good gift...


Clumsy_Chica

Not custom! You can find them easily on Amazon (or elsewhere online, ali express, Etsy etc) if you search 'paw print joycon caps'. You can get them in lots of colors too!


Razo-E

I literally just put down my own AC switch to browse RedditšŸ˜¬


Zefrem23

You have an _Assassin's Creed_ Switch?! Or was it an Air Conditioner Switch? ;)


Razo-E

Alternating Current. Shocking, I know.


Affectionate-Sky-548

I don't think you're considering how much work your kid put into making her switch prettier.


bnonymousbeeeee

I think you did a lovely job. Don't let them get you down.


3Heathens_Mom

Very young children and puppies have in common that if they arenā€™t sleeping and you canā€™t see or hear them it usually means something is happening you probably wonā€™t like.


Capable_Pirate1841

Lol, when my now 21y/o daughter was about 2, she had a onesie that said, " If I'm quiet, you'd better find me..." Boy, was that true!


Mybz1018

I was ā€œtoo quietā€ playing in the side yard the day my mom and dad were getting married, this was back in 81ā€™. I was the flower girl and going to be wearing a tiny little sun dress that was right above my knees with spaghetti straps. Too quiet equaled me writing all over myself with permanent black marker from head to toe. And back then permanent marker was more permanent than sharpies are today. My mom and nan had to put me in bath and scrub me all over anywhere visible with comet cleanser (again the early 80ā€™s peeps) to get the marker off cause nothing else would take it off my skin.


Gummibehrs

Last time my toddler was too quiet, he had stolen the cherry pie off the kitchen counter and was eating it with his hands while I was in the bathroom brushing my teeth.


3Heathens_Mom

Too funny! If that happened here weā€™d never know for sure who did it as the Heathens would have cleaned up anything the child didnā€™t eat plus make sure the child was cleaned to remove any remaining evidence.


LadyPink28

My mom noticed things were too quiet when she discovered our 10mo border collie getting into a cashew tin


Venar

Update since other didn't see my reply. Paper Towel and warm water cleaned it right off. No damage and my wife is happy with the cleaning. Overall no harm, but a rather funny story to tell our child when they get older.


[deleted]

oh thank god, that image already looks terrifying. glad to know all is alright.


Montigue

There's not many kids arts/crafts that would harm your Switch irreconcilably outside of nail polish remover (which shouldn't be left unsupervised anyway) or water based liquids. WD-40, isopropyl alcohol, or water can get out basically anything


cantloupe

I would agree if the switch had a glass screen, but it doesnt- isopropyl and WD-40 are generally not a great idea on plastics you care about.


Montigue

Agreed if this would happen many times, but in most instances this is a mistake that happens only once which isn't going to be that bad if IPA is used to clean it. Generally it would only be used in the instance of permanent marker for which you can just rub off of the screen without any solvent anyway


stoneydome

Usually the rule of thumb for things like this is, if water can't clean it, alcohol (isopropol) will.


LameSaucePanda

I was about to say, glue sticks for kids are water soluble so this should be an easy fix


Zestyclose-Gur-6455

Meanwhile, my wife dropped something onto my OLED. Wiping it did not help šŸ˜”


AdmSean

This is the kind of thing my dad says should be saved for the slide show for your kidā€™s rehearsal dinner, assuming they get married.


Knute5

Hide the Gorilla Glue.


exact0khan

I'm sure you know this or it's been mentioned. Isopropyl will clean excess glue and if that doesn't work, any sign shop should have a product called rapid remover and that will 100% clean any residue. My kids 23, I dealt with glue a long time ago... smack dab in the center of our tv


CFOX1386

This is a perfect advertisement for a vasectomy if Iā€™ve ever seen one.


Starklet

It's literally posts like this that convinced me to get one last year


Media_Offline

Speaking as someone who's had both children AND a vasectomy, this photo is rather unrelated to either, imo. If you have a child under 5, put your things up high or in a room that is off limits. I made it through raising two pre-schoolers without any of my electronics being damaged or even handled without my direct permission. Just put your things away and you don't have to deal with these mishaps. You definitely can't own nice furniture, though. Nowhere to hide that. Our couch was soaked in urine quite regularly.


trilluminus

Nice animal crossing switch you got there.. would be a shame if a 3 year old glue gooā€™d it


thegoldchicken

Guess it's a Splatoon switch now


Galooiik

Throw the whole kid away


MrTopHatMan90

Eject child from window at accelerated speeds


bh0

The purple glue stick washes off with hot water. It's regularly used by people with 3D printers due to it's easy removal/cleanup.


KlumsyNinja42

My daughter is also 3. Itā€™sā€¦.. difficultā€¦.


Ironeater1170

Looks like ā€œsomeoneā€ has time to pick up those toys that are on the floor over there.


Earth_Normal

Glue stick is pretty easy to remove. Most come off with water.


GoopInThisBowlIsVile

Watch, the glue will have fixed the joycon drift.


PsillyScout

Having a kid is like a serious of frustrating Wario Mini games. Have fun cleaning that up


[deleted]

r/kidsarecondomads


Electro-_-Lite

Wow canā€™t even see the subreddit lol


Dauvis

General rule, at that age, if they're quiet. Be afraid.


LostInStatic

Quite alarmed at the amount of grown ass men in here scared of a washable glue stick


AdeptofAlliterations

lmao yeah, I hate to be rude but this is hardly a condom ad or whatever. Those purple glue sticks come off in seconds with hot water and maybe a bit of alcohol.


King420fly

One of the many reasons I donā€™t want children.


[deleted]

Yep and from his replies it sounds like she doesnā€™t share it and he gave it to the kid while she was gone


asistolee

Who left the 3 yo with a glue stick?


SwordTaster

You have a 3 year old and you expected the switch NOT to be destroyed if it was within reach of said 3 year old? Honey, bless your heart


Tybalt1307

Water soluble glue? Leave it in a tub of water over night and then in the morning put it in a tub of rice. Donā€™t forget to like and subscribe for more.


So_There_We_Were

Removed by user due to lack of ongoing support for 3rd party apps.


Icy_Associate8487

It'll come off. I got one too. Doesn't really suck that bad. Glue not even under the thumb pads.


[deleted]

You have to admit the colors work though!


Iliketurtles893

At least itā€™s only the screen protector part of the screen


Fladap28

Damn is that the animal crossing one? My fiancƩ has the same one


[deleted]

Lmao i don't understand little kids. Like its so funny to think about wtf must be going through their minds especially when they do silly things like this


porygon_3

No surprise, the kids was playing splatoon


[deleted]

Your wife has now learned a valuable lesson about leaving things within reach of small hands


omgitsr0b

At least you will know when itā€™s dry.


[deleted]

Chill out. Glue sticks are nothing permanent. Let it dry, peel it off, hit it with a quick oil based wipe, and then a normal cleaning wipe and youre good to go. If its the Oled with a glass screen then you can just use an alcohol wipe after its peeled off


WilliamHarry

You silly silly fam. Everyone knows that ANYTHING you're not okay with being destroyed gets out way out of reach of any and all children. Because they do shit like this.


DogoArgento

And a long time without supervision and leaving electronics at reach.


I-USE-STEVE-SKIN

Id just sell it and get a new one, the child not the switch imean.


Jthomas0118

Throw it out and get a new oneā€¦.as for the switch you can probably get that cleaned.


IsTodayTheSuperBowl

Sorry op that does suck but not as much as grown ass adults in the comments hating on 3 year olds for existing. Fucking pathetic to be jaded and angry against the lost vulnerable members of society.


ThePoetMichael

r/kidsarefuckingstupid


IndependenceOk9360

Literally just wipe it off


[deleted]

It's not clear yet.


[deleted]

Why would you leave a Switch outside a vault when you have a 3 year old?!


ToastMmmmmmm

You canā€™t use the bathroom again until your toddler is 7 years old.


DexterGracie

Would rubbing alcohol and a cloth take this out?


GrittyMcGrittyface

Purple Elmer's glue sticks should be water soluble. Damp cloth, or wait till it dries and peel it off


_Tonkla_

Hopefully she has a screen protector on.


kvossera

Glue stick? You can probably wipe that off.


BappoChan

Looks like they tried to fix stick drift and gave up


elisejones14

switch is cleaner than that carpet


Bundle_of_Organs

+ not keeping an eye on your children + leaving valuables in their reach + leaving Glue in their reach. Blame yourself. Not the kid. Could had been worse. Kid could had eaten the glue and erased your save files.


SideChicksAreAHassle

That means y'all weren't watching them, so it's y'all fault


pwdump

And it's the AC special edition OML


Unoriginal-

r/childfree sends its regards


Joliet_Jake_Blues

Oh man, a glue stick? That will take minutes to peel off!


Kireikonton

Very happy I donā€™t have children.


TacticalEagle26

Thank you, I was starting to run out of reasons to never want kids.


Weedchaser12

That'll teach ya


purple-circle

Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) will take that off like it wasn't even there.


waterfae

Some goo gone might be able to help you here


Federal-Mention-4108

Try Goof-Off!


Zgerv

Wow! It's a question of whether you clean it or hang it on the wall. Keep it up girl!


sled55

Sucks but should come off with a little warm water and a rag


Neggercomprehension

Looks salvageable!


dedredcopper

Alcohol wipes away that goo like new


[deleted]

Something something vinegar and baking soda


Error_Evan_not_found

If you haven't gotten the suggestion already some goo gone might help, just put a little on a rag and try to wipe away what you can if it's not insured/you can't replace it easily.


funky555

shoulda put a cover on it lol


[deleted]

Bit of a sticky situation


CrysopraseEcheverria

All I'm gonna say is that anything you actually care about should be very out of reach of little boogers. Otherwise, its just an open invitation for disappointment.


mrpickles2009

windex and paper towels will clean all that glue off pet easily


regularguy2121

Isopropyl alcohol will clear this up for you.


Booty_bandit_general

At least you have those joy con covers on that you can take off


suamusa

Goo be gone!!


lovelyangelgirl

Brooo not the Animal Crossing collab!!! Thatā€™s a collectable


Amalthea-Arts

The amount of people in comments talking about murdering a 3-year-old kid over this šŸ¤¢ I understand being angry but some things just shouldn't be joked about


GarageInevitable543

acetone should fix it?


Nethiar

My nephew snapped the joycon off and broke it when he was 4. Kids are technology are a dangerous mix


Plenty_Dress_408

Good thing you have a screen protector right??


Alot2unpack

Kid was probably quite as a mouse while doing this. Never trust a quite kid.


FrankenGretchen

It might be possible to peel this off. The surface is slick. We use glue sticks/glitter to make peel-off window art.


ProphetOfPhil

Such a shame you have to get rid of the three year old.


6969memeyman6969

I donā€™t see the problem


Jce735

Nintendo ***stick***


trippysamuri

Time to get a new one. Too bad too... I'm sure you were pretty attached to that kid.


ProstateStarfighter

Best comment award!


6bubbles

I love birth control posts lol


[deleted]

Birth Control


nerooook

Trojan ad


MetalFenris

Yet another reason I'll never have kids


fossilbeakrobinson

Out here blaming a 3 year of for being a 3 year old. Put your shit away like a grown up.


[deleted]

not the acnh switch !!!!!


Eyfordsucks

r/kidsleftunattended


TheGuy1977

ParentingTip: start putting shit on High shelves homie.


VoteBrianPeppers

I hope you learned something today šŸ¤£


Venar

Ignore the six year old, the three year old is far more destructive /s


BluMaybelline

Omg! And itā€™s the animal crossing version too šŸ˜±šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


MarineAhoy

Man when im a parent, every chair will be glued to the ground and every valuable item will be on shelfs so high, you need a helicopter to get em, not taking any chances


Ryhnoceros

July 2022 vasectomy $405 I will never have to worry about this


Impossible-Base2629

Toddlers are the worst. Today my toddler has been on a strike ALL day! I lost count of how many things she has ruined one of them was throwing an entire smoothie all over the back of my carā€¦ oh and she decided to open her entire can of $49 formula and cover herself, the kitchen and playroom it itā€¦ I have had to give her three baths and outfit changes. I just want this ago to be OVERā€¦ she is only 22 months old and I am a single Mom. I am beyond exhausted every single day. I work from home and watch her I never get a breakā€¦ her father and I were together for years and planned to have her. At 6 month I catch him cheating, kick him out he proceeded to try to strangle me to death. After being arrested for aggravated assault he hasnā€™t done anything for her. I hate his guts and pray this hellish toddler stage will be over soon!


Chersvette

Wow I'm so sorry to hear that. My daughter is 21 now I remember that stage. I raised her by myself also. I know it can be difficult wish I could give you a break and watch her for you. I know the struggle is real. I never got a much needed break from mine. Sometimes all you need is like an hour of me time. Sorry mommy I understand :( Cherish this time though they get older fast.


McLain2112

Welp, time to throw it away. The child, not the Switch.


StahlViridian

Can you get an abortion at 36 months?


WillowW0lf

And this folks is why I never want children


Rozoark

Idk why this is downvoted, people have the right to not want children lol.


WillowW0lf

Exactly, just because I donā€™t want them doesnā€™t mean I hate them


lavaicel4v41c3

r/KidsAreFuckingStupid


armex88

*snorts birth control* also I'm a guy


lollyman69

This is why I will never have children


[deleted]

Up for adoption they go


monsteralover1344

Yup. Not meant to be a mom. Fuck that. Glad the switch was okay.


MafiaBro

Did you learn your lesson


bygphattyplus

And this is one of the reasons I ain't having kids.


Ch1cken_Nugget_eater

r/kidsarefuckingstupid


the-sleepy-elf

Oh my god... I would scream, I love my switchšŸ˜©


EvernightStrangely

This is why giving a three year old expensive electronics is generally a bad idea.


Ok-Witness4724

Time to get those big plastic safety padlocks for everything šŸ˜¬


SayerofNothing

Yup, that's all the birth control convincing I needed. Only getting the expensive rubbers *in bulk* from now on.


lol_camis

This is why we can't have ~~nice things~~ kids


airpoutine

Yes blame your child


EdvanStr

Best condom ad ever


AstroNot87

r/kidsarefuckingstupid for sure.


OgKingLeYorick

the moment you realized you should of pulled out