The Automatic Trashcan

Just when you think life couldn’t get any more exciting, we went and got a new trashcan.  I know, I know…try to calm yourself.  And this thing is really Something Else–we’re talking full-on automatic.  As in, when I step in front of this thing and wave my hand, the lid pops open.  I throw my garbage in, walk away and the lid closes by itself.  Wetting yourself yet?  It’s is pretty freakin’ awesome, super-handy and basically, I’m in love (as much as any human can be in love with a trashcan).

So it would seem like all is good, but I’ve hit a major snag.  In my old school, not-naturally-technologically-inclined mind-set, I apparently lack the capacity to recognize that this automation is not universally transferable to all the appliances in our kitchen.  As in, just because the trashcan opens automatically, this does not mean the dishwasher does.  Imagine my frustration yesterday when I went over and stood in front of dishwasher.  It didn’t open.  I waited, waving my hands a bit.  The darn thing still wouldn’t open.  Seriously?  What was wrong with this thing?!  I was so annoyed and getting rather grouchy at this point.  An inordinately embarrassing number of frustrated seconds passed before I realized that “Oh! I still have to open the dishwasher by hand!!“.  Give it up for this Mom of the Year, because she’s quick–and she’s definitely on her game.

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Meredith

Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

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