Clean!

I was standing in the bathtub with a bottle of cleaner and a cloth in my hand. Maymo wandered in, asked what I was doing, and then..

Maymo: Oh! Can I watch?

Me: Yes, but don’t stand too close because I don’t want you to breathe or get sprayed by the chemicals* I’m using.

Maymo: Tentacles? I do not want tentacles on me.

Me: No, k-k-k-k-chemicals. (emphasizing the “k” sound) Not tentacles, but chemicals. That’s what I’m spraying from this bottle.

Maymo: Tentacles?

Me: CHemicals! K-em-icals.

Maymo: (looking perplexed) Temicals?

Me: Chemicals are things we use for cleaning. Tentacles are those things on squid and octopi that..

Maymo: I don’t want tentacles on me. (leaves the room)

* I use vinegar-based, biodegradable cleaning products, but I don’t want him to breathe the fumes.