Whether you're trying to coerce an energetic toddler into the bath or a less-than-energetic preteen into taking their (much-needed) daily shower, you may be facing what feels like an uphill battle to get your kids clean.

OK, let's talk about a very serious topic: bath mats. Is there a right and wrong way to use them?

If you have sore muscles, slipping into a warm bath with Epsom salt feels amazing. This is almost entirely because you're taking the time to make a nice bath for yourself and pay attention to your body that just did such hard work for you. The whole thing about it relieving soreness? Sorry, but nope.

My best friend and life partner, Tucker Bordeaux III, recently turned 14. While he's thankfully in relatively good health for a man approaching 100 in dog years, he's developed some skin issues in his old age that require me to give him a bath every few days. Tucker, as you might imagine, was not pleased with this development. After many a painful attempt at giving him baths in the kitchen sink and tub on his own, I finally broke down and just put him in the shower with me one day. We were both a ton happier.

Taking a bath is not about getting clean -- that's what showers are for. Baths are about calming your troubled mind and soothing your aches and pains, both physical and emotional. As a highly sensitive person, I find baths to be necessary, and I've gotten very good at them.

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