flipped

i am not sure who came up with the idea for flip tops on tubes. of anything. brilliant. if anyone deserves the nobel peace prize it's this person. i mean, seriously. anything that allows you to do something with one hand instead of two is ingenious. i believe it started with toothpaste. before this invention i don't think one person screwed that cap back on the tube. i guess it's all in what you get used to using. and when i buy things that you have to squeeze out of a tube i now just assume the manufacturer has added this convenience to it's product. you know, as a courtesy. not desitin. when the kids were both we bought them both a huge tub of desitin. and left the cap off of the tub. will is turning three in december. i am hoping for a christmas miracle and he will actually start using the potty. anyway, we just ran out of that tub of desitin. and he is almost three. and i complained at the price when we initially bought it. silly me. knowing that it lasts that long i bought a tube of it instead. as i am sure once will starts on the potty sophie will follow. and she won't need the desitin either. at least not that much. and thank god. because apparently, desitin hasn't caught on to the whole flip top convenience thing. i am patiently waiting for my toothpaste to run out. so i can see if that flip top with fit. until then i will leave the cap off.