I really should have known from this "does it look like I care?" look on his face that this wasn't going to happen.
He kept asking me if he could go potty so I figured I had to potty train him so he didn't end up like that kid all the other moms kept telling me he would end up like.
You know, the one you didn't potty train on time so now he's 10 and still incredibly comfortable wearing diapers.
liars.
there were a few moments of hope when I thought he might be getting it, but for the most part he couldn't have cared less.
by day three I was getting a little crazy...and a little sick of getting peed on.
looking back I realize this wasn't a good idea but it seemed reasonable at the time.
I decided that if we was going to keep peeing all over, I was going to be one step ahead of him.
I made him hang out naked and sit in the kitchen for easier clean up when the inevitable happened.
Then I took masking tape and made a barrier so he couldn't get out.
Mike came home to jack playing with his toys naked in the kitchen with tape up across the walls.
Once again, in retrospect I see that this was not a good idea.
Day three brought on the cat fights.
You know, jack says "no! I no go potty" and then I come back something super mature and responsible like "fine. be a baby."
That was kind of where I drew the line.
I wasn't ready...
but a little more importantly, he wasn't ready.
And to all you potty training books out there:
bite me :)
5 somethings nice:
Oh my heck this post was a joy to read! I laughed my head off, i'm so not looking forward to that day...
i'm glad you gave up the dream. and i'm telling you this: it is easier to have a kid wear a diaper and be able to "do their business" whenever they want than it is to have to stop at the store/on road trips/16 times during church/you get the idea. potty training is a MYTH!
Thanks for a fantastic laugh. New uses for tape!!!! Oh the joys of playing naked in the kitchen!
All I have to say is AMEN!!! ALyvia has been in training since June... And still it's when she feels like it.. ugh!!
I had the EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE with Tan 4 months ago, exact! Even the hanging out in the kitchen thing!!! And saying that he was a baby. Ha ha, oh man! And it was a week of H***!!!!!! And then Tan just potty trained himself 2 weeks ago. I had nothing to do with it. Maybe Jack will do that. Hopefully!!!!
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