"Nooo, no no no." Quickly followed by, "Eww, this is disgusting."
And, I am not making this up, as I am typing this post my 2-year-old just ran in from the back yard yelling, "I have to poop!". I turned around and she is standing just inside the door with her pants around her knees. "Why are your pants down?!" "I peed." There's the little puddle on the back patio. At least she took her pants off first? Can I count that as a win?
We've all been there. Cleaning up a bathroom accident somewhere other than the bathroom. Gagging over the smell, trying not to focus on what it feels like to pick up a fresh turd with nothing but a paper towel between it and your hands. I have heard stories from other moms that they had their child potty trained in one weekend. No muss, no fuss, and magically their kid is going in the toilet every time. Whaaattt?! I'm pretty sure I have been "potty training" both of my kiddos for at least a year now. And we still have accidents. Frequently.
My 5-year-old pooped in the bathtub last week. I wanted to throttle her, but I bottled up my anger and asked her why she pooped in the tub instead of the toilet. Her response was, "Because Morgan made me laugh and it just slipped out." My anger instantly dissipated as I started to chuckle. It didn't make it any more enjoyable to have to scrub every bath toy after fishing out a soggy turd from the tub though.
Two weeks ago I was watching my 2-year-old go potty and I've been encouraging her to wipe her own bum. So I'm standing there, watching, trying to make this a teaching moment. She grabs a little fistful of toilet paper, wipes down the front, then uses the same spot on the toilet paper to wipe her face... I could see her hand moving up towards her head, but I was standing in the doorway and was too far away to stop it from happening. She wasn't even phased. Wiped her pee, wiped her face, then stood up and wiped her butt cheek before tossing the toilet paper in the bowl.
And, I am not making this up, as I am typing this post my 2-year-old just ran in from the back yard yelling, "I have to poop!". I turned around and she is standing just inside the door with her pants around her knees. "Why are your pants down?!" "I peed." There's the little puddle on the back patio. At least she took her pants off first? Can I count that as a win?
As you can tell, I am drowning over here. In pee. I've gone through a whole bottle of carpet cleaner in just a few months. This is the stuff I use and I love that the solution sprays right out of the scrubber. I can scrub my carpet with the bottle itself and it does an amazing job deodorizing the smell as well. For you amazing moms out there that were able to potty train your kids and keep them accident free....HOW DID YOU DO IT? If you have any tips, books, apps, magic tricks, whatever. Please share them in the comments below. Not only can I use the help with my two girls, but I have another baby on the way that I am going to have to go through this process with all over again. A week after I found out I was expecting, I kid you not, I turned to my husband and said, "This means I'm going to have to potty train another kid." He just laughed, the big dolt.
I'm sure there are other moms out there that are in a situation similar to mine. Let's talk about this and get the ideas flowing. PLEASE share your tips and advice. You never know who will read this and benefit immensely from the help. Your own potty training stories are also very appreciated as well. We can always use a good laugh.
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