8. It’s a lot quieter than running the dishwasher. Take it from those of us who’ve had babies wake from the sounds of the dishwasher, washing dishes by hand is less noisy.
7. You don’t have to wait until the dishwasher is full for clean dishes. There are few things worse than your preschooler asking for broccoli but saying she won’t eat it unless it’s on her super special purple plate which just so happens to be stuck in the dishwasher, waiting for his dirty friends to make a full load worthy of running.
