Monday, June 1, 2009

Potty Training SUCKS!!!!



My wonderful son is 2 years old. So of course the pressure begins, other mothers begin to ask is he potty trained yet or how long has he been potty trained. What????How long?? Oh no, I’m a bad mother or worse a slacker mother because I didn’t get the memo that the moment my child turned 2 he should be or begin to be potty trained. I have finally decided to start and boy was I in for quite a surprise. Honestly, this ordeal is reminding me of breast-feeding. This just takes so much time. I decided that I just couldn’t do those little potty chairs. YUCK, I am so not cleaning that out. So I opted for the little toilet seats. I love them!!! I even bought a new toilet seat that has a little seat already on it. Perfect. I also bought a stool.
Like any good mother, I checked the internet for tips and tricks to potty-training a boy. I found some cool ideas like: create a m&m basket and every time he goes, give him a treat. ( This could have worked except my son doesn’t like chocolate. I learn something new about my child every day.)
Sit him on the toilet in specific intervals (i.e. every hour) ( This could have worked except by the time I sat him on the toilet he had already gone in his pull-up diapers.)
Just let him run around the house with no underwear. (UH! What the heck was I thinking???? This could have worked except he kept peeing on my rug.)
Buy him “big” boy underwear ( I was of course reluctant to do this because I felt like he wasn’t ready for underwear yet.) Well, I ‘m happy to say that it worked. He loves to wear his tighty whities. NO MORE DIAPERS!!!!
So, what sucks in your life? ( of course, as I make an effort to fill buckets, I really hope nothing sucks in your life. However, feel free to vent if you like.)

4 comments:

Erica Thompson said...

I'm LOL because I believe you were the person who told me about potty training at 6 weeks or something insane. Welcome to the World!

Felicia - I complete Me said...

My little man is 10 months and I'm actually going to purchase a potty and start getting him to sit on it. He may not be ready to understand, but he knows how to sit.

Stesha said...

Potty training does suck! And that's the reason my husband has potty trained all of our children. I can't stomach it. I hate those potty things too. It's grossing me out just thinking about it.

Good luck! You're going to need it.

Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha

Unknown said...

OMG! You are making me cringe!! I have a 2 year old son and am not looking forward to potty training!!!