Don't let the sweet, pink adorableness of this picture fool you. Behind those beautiful blue peepers is a seesaw, rollercoster of a drama created by Potty Training. You think as a parent you are teaching your child one of life's greatest lessons, by giving them the gift of a clean bum. This life lesson has created a monster in our house. Starting in November, I expected accidents, her needing a lot of help, etc. What happened was that she decided that she had to do EVERYTHING, and I mean everything ALL BY HERSELF. There were several times in the wee morning hours where she wailed at the top of her lungs because we had dared, DARED to flush the toilet or turn off the water. She came unglued. After a lot of pep talks, many tears, she came to terms with the concept of "team work". We were thrilled thinking life could only get better. Two weeks into this bliss, the monster crept back in, and decided that she could no longer go to the potty without HELP, and lots of it! Instead of running to bathroom and hurrying to get her pants down, she runs around in circles like a chick with its head cut off, squaking and shrieking, and runs to us. What can I do at this point? You don't know how many times I've been peed on in the attempt to get her to the toilet! GRRRR....the frustration continues, and probably will for several more weeks. We go back and forth between diapers and underwear, doing 3 loads of laundry a day vs. spending $40 on a box a size 4 diapers. What is to be done I say? I'm not sure, but I hope both Lyv and I survive!
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