We’ve been vacationing in Florida and a relative was impressed that our twins (who will be 3 in May) are potty trained.
And my husband responded, “Yeah, they pretty much potty trained themselves.”
And he was completely serious.
But in his defense, I guess that’s accurate if your definition of “training themselves” is….
1. Transitioning them into pull ups.
2. Used M&M’s (before my red dye epiphany) to encourage them to use the potty.
3. Getting rid of the M&M’s after it turned them into screaming dictators who constantly demanded candy.
4. Introducing big high fives and the potty dance as a reward instead.
5. Transitioning them into underwear.
6. Constantly taking them to the bathroom and reminding them at all times, “YOU ARE WEARING UNDERWEAR.”
7. Having them poop in their underwear anyway.
8. Having Chase accidentally poop on a friend’s rug.
9. Having them refuse to use the potty for no rational reason.
10. Having them try to clean out the potty themselves.
11. Transitioning them to a regular toilet because we can’t bear to clean out those little potties anymore.
12. Having them fight over who gets to flush the toilet.
13. Plunging the toilet at least once a day because of excessive use of toilet paper when I wasn’t paying enough attention to them.
14. Finally realizing one day that they were somehow potty trained.
So yeah, I guess they sort of did it themselves.
14 Responses to the his and hers version of how we potty trained our twins
kelcey kintner
Delightful and an excellent discussion on eating disorders. love, mom
Yay for potty trained kids and no more little potties!
Oh Rick. So close… How is the bruise on Rick’s face that swelled after he said that comment?
If only my two and a half year old could figure out how to potty train herself!
(I saw on facebook someone potty training their 10 month old, who couldn’t even walk yet and I was like “whaaaat?”)
you know that saying–men are from Mars and women can’t believe he just said that! (i may be paraphrasing) I have been married 21 years to a sweet man and still sometimes can’t believe his perception of a situation.
Steph Reply:
February 20th, 2013 at 11:00 am
Also, thanks for the link to your post on the newest craze for teens. I hadn’t heard of it but bet my teenage daughter has.
Thigh gap must be the opposite of “chub rub.” Scrawny is not sexy. And yea for self potty training kids! How is hubby’s head healing?
Maybe he though they did it themselves because he was not really involved in the process
Like he said, trained themselves.
ugh. potty training. one more left to go in my household. so jealous of you….oh wait…you aren’t reallllly done :-} xo
Oh my gosh! Too too funny!!!
I like Rick’s way better.
classic
Hooray! It’s hard to explain the terror of when you hear your kid trying to empty the potty themselves. They would eventually go without me even knowing, and I would catch them trying to carry it to the bathroom! (Yes, I swore I would never have potties in my living room, but it was what worked best after too many late or unsuccessful trips to the actual bathroom.)