Okay, so Baby Puppy and I sailed through potty training. No tears. No angst. Sure, we had a couple of setbacks, but I didn't rush her or push. The worst thing that happened was the shoulder injury I sustained when I was patting myself on the back in celebration of my clearly superior mothering.
And, now, she won't wipe or flush. Not only will she not wipe or flush, she will lie directly to your face and claim that she did (standing next to a toilet full of floater, might I add).
What happened? Is it a phase? A way of taking control of her body? I don't know, and I really don't care.
You want to dress like a gypsy, kid? Fine. Demand chicken pot pie for breakfast? Super. But, when it comes to cultivating a bumper crop of butt rot, Mama is picking a battle!
Or, perhaps, Mama will invest in a bidet.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Can I Get One At Wal-Mart?
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My toddler wants NOTHING to do with the potty. She. just. won't. go. But, I haven't been pushing cuz I know she'll go when she's ready. (I hope so anyway)
I don't even know what to tell you here. I hope this phase passes quickly.
And, btw, "butt rot", I laughed my ass off!
I feel your pain. This battle has been going on in my house for several months. My son says " But it's gross" .. Uh yea, that's why I don't want to do it either.
We have absolutely refused to wipe for him and now he will sit on the toilet for over an hour before finally giving in and wiping himself. I hope he gets over this soon.
An hour? Wow!
I definitely wouldn't push, LunaNik. Just doesn't do any good. You can lead a toddler to the potty, but you can't make it pee . . .
Wow - that's a battle I would pick too. More power to ya. Have you tried those Kandoo wipes or the Charmin wet wipes for adults? They are "baby wipes" that kids can use themselves. Maybe the paper bothers her. Maybe she can also get some special Kandoo hand soap - that only she gets to use, after she has wiped. Reward type of thing. Hysterical link to the bidet. ;)
"Balance," right? ;)
I am having the wiping issue with my Toby. Of course, whenever he does give in and wipe, he doesn't do such a good job. Thus making me repeat the wiping anyway. My fear is next year when he goes to school. I am sure the teacher is not going to want to deal with the wiping issue...
If you figure something out, please share!
ah. Yes. We still have this struggle with my 7 year old. She "forgets"...not cool.
I used good ol' bribery. After using stain spray on undies far more than I could stomach, I finally asked in frustration what was it going to take to get him to wipe. The answer: Swedish Fish. I went to the store that night.
Repeat after me, this will pass, this, too, shall pass.
Oh I like the idea of a bidet. That might confuse her a bit, reminds me of that seen in Crocodile Dundee when he's in the hotel room in New York. ;)
I don't know what to offer. Except possible fright for myself that we too will hit this phase...
A bidet... now that's funny. My kids would have thought it was a fountain and continually threw coins into it. Good luck with the residuals... =)
My lovely daughter use to bend over and spread the cheeks wide open so you could tell her if she all the butt rot off our not.
She did this in front of everybody. NO shame in that girl. It was disquisting!!!
You crack my ass up!
Try Kudo's butt wipes though, they are more fun then just plain t.p.
For real! That reminds me that when we took Georgia on a trip to Europe when she was 5, the only thing she was impressed with was the bathroom. Why? Because they had a "BUTT WASHER."
I'm no help. My 4 year old refuses to wipe. He will sit o the toilet screaming "Mooooom!" for days, weeks, months until I come in and do it for him.
Oh, the crap we moms put up with.
Yes, this (number)2 shall pass. Butt I think you know that.
My daughter is the same way. We always get the inevitable "MOM, will you wipe me, I poooooped" yell from the top of her lungs. It truly concerns me for kindergarten. I can just imagine getting the phone call from school, can you come by and wipe your daughter, she pooped.
Oh No! We had the tears and angst, but not any refusals to wipe or flush. Now I'm glad we had tears vs butt rot!
Wow, not fun. No help over here, we've got miles of diapers to before the potty appears on the horizon. Good luck though, I'm sure she'll come around. Probably when you least expect it, that's how kids seem to operate.
Ha! My boy went to kindergarten this year and arranged his poopin' schedule for this very reason.
He will not go upstairs alone (GHOSTS!) & refuses to wipe (But I can't SEEEE IT!). So now we have poop-o-rama every morning before school. Smart kid
its funny, my daughter would LOVE to be able to wipe herself, but I won't let her! Not when she poops, as she still gets horribly red down there.
It's weird. Just a couple of months ago, she was fixated on flushing and using flushable wipes ten at a time. Oh, where did I go wrong?
Well, my 6 year old JUST stopped asking us to help him wipe.
My 3 year old wants nothing to do with the potty yet.
Stellar parents, aren't we? ;)
oh man...don't tell me stuff like this....I thought once I get to actually use the potty it would be a breeze from there....ugh
Oh no! Getting a rash on her behind didn't stop this, huh? I had to beg and bribe Princess to wipe from front to back and that took forever. She would be SO red from front to back that I would have to give her Tylenol for the pain. I still have to remind her....
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