This isn’t the first time, either.

And this time, there was CLEANER in the water he jumped into. I have a toddler that’s nearing the end of potty training, and at that stage he doesn’t always ask for help or tell me he’s going potty, or even triumphantly declare that he has excreted bodily refuse. So he went to the bathroom on his own, and the toilet that I had cleaned late last night still had the cleaner in it (thankfully not full-blown toilet bowl cleaner, just a lighter spray cleaner for the rim that got into the water, but still a good amount of it). My skittlebrained bun Midnight had followed my toddler in and it’s as if this goober was waiting for his chance to position himself for a sweet, sweet golden shower, because he hopped in immediately. I was just coming into the bathroom the millisecond all chaos broke loose, and Midnight flailed and thrashed and kicked himself right back out, changing his mind about that golden shower, after all. He splattered both my son and I with the toilet water, which sent my kid into hysterics (“he splash me in toilet waterrrrr!!!!”).

I had to scoop him up, wrap him in a towel, and one by one pull out a leg and wash it with clean water, and use a wet towel to effectively sponge bathe his underbelly - which he found most offensive, and displayed his indignation by some very intimidating double foot thumps. He’s already mostly dry, so all is well.

I’d just like to add that the first time he did this, there was pee in the toilet. And someone standing there, still peeing.