Comments on: Leta, Briefly

By: Pam Frasier

Pam Frasier — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:55:07 +0000

I used to work with families with kids with developmental disabilities. I worked with a great Mormon family (I’m the A word) with a child with Down’s Syndrome. Her older brother, the very verbally precocious middle child, all through his twos, would talk about how when he turned three he would wear big boy pants and go potty on the potty. On his third birthday, he opened a gift of super hero underwear, threw it down, and ran from the party screaming “I’m still two, I’m still two”.

By: Doc Bill

Doc Bill — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:38:37 +0000

After my son had an “accident” I think I said something about flushing him down the toilet the next time,

“And you won’t be wearing swim fins, either!”

He never had a problem after that. Except for the eye tic and fascination with knives. That will pass, won’t it?

By: Jennifer Lowry

Jennifer Lowry — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:08:07 +0000

I truly never thought our daughter would get potty trained…she had all the obstacles, chronic constipation, uti’s and just plain stubborn. We started and stopped countless times. Finally, after one year, eight months she got it. I about shit myself (now that would be ironic). And how old was she? It was a few months after her 4th birthday. We had literally tried everything…stickers, toys, bribes, chocolate…she refused, no matter what. I promised her the moon and the stars and she would have none of it. Then one day, a few weeks before preschool started, she got it. There are NO preschools here that will take non-potty trained kids, so I was eternally thankful- still am. I won’t give you advice, I’m sure you’ve heard it all, but I’ll tell you what people told me….she won’t go off to college in diapers, she WILL get it.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:57:55 +0000

I agree with Leta– Pocky makes everything better.

By: Traci

Traci — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:53:03 +0000

I think all 3-year-olds have some sort of manual that they were secretly given….teaching them how to be cute, yet a wee bit frustrating at the same time.

And, the photo in the next post - of all the “Little People” animals neatly lined up? My kid does that too. It’s odd, yet amazing.

By: amy

amy — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:02:10 +0000

Finn is the same age as yr sprite and he has also mastered the feel good vibe- I think he may get this from me. Pants are always optional- but encouraged and bought in spades at target. I think no matter how we push- they will pull if it in them- I just stopped one day and he started. smooth sails

By: Nancy R

Nancy R — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:12:27 +0000

My middle daughter was the same way with PT until she had to pee in a cup before a dr’s visit. She thought THAT was cool, and told the dr who said, “Yeah? Well, peeing in the potty is cool too.” And that was that.

Had I known, I would have asked him to tell her about ‘potty coolness’ much sooner.

By: Alisa

Alisa — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:16:43 +0000

Pocky! I miss those!

By: C'tina

C'tina — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:22:18 +0000

http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/song_dance/Super_Duper_Pooper/ They are singing it wrong. There is a book, that you make up your own melody…my version was much better.

By: Pretty Lush

Pretty Lush — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:20:46 +0000

Potty training was the bane of my existence for four long years. I eventually learned that I had absolutely no say in the matter.