I'm in Elizabeth's room chatting with Brian while changing her diaper.
Brian: You forgot to close the lid to the baby wipes again.
Me: Mhmm.
Brian: You know, when we don't close the lid, that next wipe in the container gets all dried out and we can't use it.
Me: You may have mentioned that a few hundred times since Amanda was born.
Brian: I mean, we may as well just throw out half the wipes in the package right when we open it.
Me: No, it isn't like throwing out half the wipes in the package.
Brian: Yes, it is exactly like that. If every time we use the wipes, we waste one, we are wasting half the wipes in the package. It would be more efficient if we just threw out half of them right when you open it.
Me: No, it isn't at all like that. Implied in your argument are some wipe assumptions that aren't correct.
Brian: Really. What are my "implied wipe assumptions"?
Me: First, you assume that the entire wipe is ruined by being left out in the open air. However, usually only the top half of the wipe that is sticking out is dried out. The bottom half is usually just fine. Second, your argument assumes that we only use one wipe per diaper change. One wipe hardly ever gets the job done. Usually it takes at least three. Therefore, it is actually more like a 3:1 ratio of used wipes to wasted wipes, not 1:1, assuming, incorrectly, that the wipe sticking out is completely unusable. When you take into account that the bottom half is usually fine, it's more like a 6:1 ratio of used to wasted wipes.
Brian: Interesting. Let me revise: You may as well throw out one sixth of the wipes in the package right when you open it.
Me: Maybe you have a point.
6 comments:
I am literally CRYING tears after a great laugh!~! Thanks for letting me "see" you two in action!Whoo! I could use one of those partially dried up wipes about now!
I am with Brian on this one. AND, if we are down to one third or less of wipes when the lid is left open then ALL of the remaining wipes have dried out. We use Cottonelle flushable wipes.
Kimmy your comment privileges are revoked! No siding with the husbands allowed. As a married woman you should know better :)
OK. This is hands down the best blog entry EVER. Is there a contest? I'd like to submit it. Can we find a contest? I thought you had a winner with the Backyardigans one, but nope, this is it.
Another vote for Brian. I can't STAND it when Kyle leaves the wipes lid open...another example of how you and my husband are so much alike (=
I'm flabbergasted! Not only did Samantha clearly win the debate, she then eloquently threw him a bone in the name of good sportsmanship. What's wrong with you people?
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