How Clean is Your Toilet Water?

Catchy title you say...I think my toilet water is pretty clean you say...I would never touch my toilet water with bare hands you say....

Well, let me tell you a little story. It all started when Charlie went down for his morning nap. I had moved my toothbrush and toothpaste into the guest bathroom so I would not disturb him as I was brushing my teeth. Sam has a fascination with watching us brush our teeth and then wanting to do the same. I think he just likes the taste of the kids toothpaste, he just sucks it off along with any water, repeatedly. Any way...I take this precious opportunity to jump in the shower (I shower in the guest bathroom...just because the master shower is like tomb size). Sam is occupied with Bob the Builder and Charlie is asleep. What more could a girl ask for?! I jump in and start hearing the pitter-patter of little footsteps in the bathroom. So I peek out. Sam is using his potty as a stepping stool to reach my mom's toothbrush. I think this is cute so I continue showering. I know he can't reach the toothpaste and what else could he do with a toothbrush? Oh, how naive I am!

I hear him banging on the sink with the toothbrush and then I hear him saying help. I peek out and he is trying to turn on the water, I know he can't reach it so I just ignore it and finish enjoying my warm cocoon of a shower. I turn the shower off, open the curtain and see Samuel flinging a wet toothbrush around. Now, how could he have done this you ask? Well, I am deducing that he dipped the toothbrush in the open toilet and then brushed his teeth with it?! The toilet seat was wet and so was his hand :) He brushes his teeth by sucking the water and toothpaste off of the bristles!

Wow--so what to do now? Wash his mouth out? Rinse it out? Re-brush with toothpaste? Give him milk and tell him to drink up? What is a mom to do? SO now I think, how clean is that toilet water?