Upon discovering the toilet was clogged, my daughter, without any direction walked outside to get our plunger.

Upon attempting plunging with a wrist brace, a 16 pound baby in the front pack and 3 kids huddled around, I discovered that it is messy (this was my first plunging experience) and hard work.

Two hours later when my newly acquired plunging skills were needed again, I went at it sans brace, baby in pack and 3 kids watching…and discovered it works much better that way. What a surprise.

Should I teach my kids to plunge? What is the magical coming of age when it comes to plunging?