Is skipping after-dinner cleanup worth the morning kitchen mess?

DaddyTime_303

Tried dropping the usual after-dinner cleanup handoff so I could sit for a bit instead, but the dishes sat and the counters got worse by morning with the youngest tracking crumbs everywhere. Now the whole kitchen feels like one more thing that needs fixing before the day even starts.

grannyknowsbest

That youngest sure can spread the mess fast when things sit overnight. Getting them involved with a quick wipe before bed might stop the counters from turning into tomorrow’s first job.

DaddyTime_303

Tried having the youngest wipe the counters before bed but they just smeared everything around and left half the crumbs still there.

youngdadlife

Little ones always turn wiping into a bigger smear job at first. Might be easier to just do a fast adult wipe yourself right after they “help” so it doesn’t sit.

DaddyTime_303

Tried that quick adult wipe right after but the counters still had crumbs everywhere by morning once the youngest got going again.