I have experienced a new form of pain and misery that has transcended anything previously known to me. I am utterly exhausted - but all I've done all weekend is chase my daughter around asking "tell mommy or daddy if you need to go poo-poo or pee-pee!" I have scrubbed my floors more times than I can count, and bragged about the merits of "big girl panties" until I began to wonder if they truly are the coolest thing around. My wife is a saint. My patience sometimes wears thin, but she's got some sort of bottomless (get it?) poo-training tolerance level I cannot comprehend. I'm actually debating the death penalty at the moment - I'm beginning to think we should do away with it and sentence people to a lifetime of potty training instead.
I'm no saint either but when it comes to natural baby stuff like this, i'm in complete control of myself. I know it's not going to last and it's fun as a father. If a father is impatient about this, he should consider cutting his dikc off.
It's Sunday night. The weekend is not over, sir. Good luck. Rejoice and throw a huge CONGRATULATORY "Yay!" to your child when a milestone is reached: " You did poopy?!? YAAAAYYY!!!!! [sirens, balloons, midgets, strippers if a boy, etc.] "
Don't worry, from what I understand, when they hit those teen years, you'll be wishing for the poop they leave behind now as opposed to the crap they get into then. "I know you love him, dear, but you're 15 and he's 24 - we just had to call the cops, I'm sorry".
In the process of potty-training my son. Every time he I think he is doing good, he takes a step back to square one.
Quit trying so hard. Keep mentioning it to your kid, but that's about it. Keep changing the diapers and be patient. She's not going to change over because of anything you say to her - she'll change over when she's ready. A day will come when some neurons in her brain will connect and she'll realize to herself, "I don't want to pee in a diaper any more." Until then, just accept that you gotta keep changing diapers. I'm going through this with my 2.5-yr-old son, and boys are more difficult to potty train.
I hear teething isnt great either. Then they get into all sorts of strife during their school years. Then they tend not to clear out of your life and home until they are well > 18. I cannto see any upside quite frankly! To the parents out there - is it REALLY worth it?
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She's ready - she knows when she goes immediately. She's willing to hold it because she's scared to go in the potty. Everything is in place - except the whole "hey, I need to go to the bathroom" internal dialogue. Oof. I've never looked more forward to the work week (reminder: wife = saint).
Lol. The best way I've been able to explain is: Life is a roller coaster. With kids, expect the ride to be a lot more thrilling. Your highs are higher and your lows are lower.
I have never seen a kangaroo. EVER. And people tell em all the time, yeah its worth it blah blah blah. But they never say WHY its worth it. If it was a debate i'd much rather sit on the 'against' side. I can give tangible reasons as to why its better to not have kids. ie, *more money *more relaxed/less stress/keep your sanity *more time for things, especially s3x.
Mix some metamucil with her baby food. Then wait 30 minutes and take her to the bathroom. It'll be poo-poo time. =) Just kiddin'. To encourage peeing, run the water faucet. The sound of running water usually makes people want to pee. You can also stick their hand in cold water. Of course, remember to provide her with plenty of water instead of other fluids.
Yeah, I think that you're going to lose this one, sir. I don't have time RIGHT NOW to explain ALL THE REASONS to have kids. But if you want to hear them, I will contribute tomorrow. I must go to sleep now. BTW, my kids are ALREADY asleep... so... I'm gonna go meet Mrs. SwoLy to totally strike out your reason #3.
