tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post2038818208529662026..comments2024-02-29T04:37:08.119-06:00Comments on Stretch Marks: There's A New Sherriff In Town.Melissa Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372304520512615187noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-62829794076565185882008-08-07T13:14:00.000-05:002008-08-07T13:14:00.000-05:00What're you, kidding me?! We went to hades and ba...What're you, kidding me?! We went to hades and back with our son. His entire 3rd year of life we had what we fondly called "The Poop Basket." If he ever took care of business on the potty instead of his underwear, he got to pick a prize from it. It often got dusty up there, and we were going out of our minds, when all of a sudden he just *got it.* Astounding. I'm amazed I still have any hair left.Merriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232094993595976704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-65751231456249543492008-08-06T23:35:00.000-05:002008-08-06T23:35:00.000-05:00I love your blog, you always make me laugh! Thanks...I love your blog, you always make me laugh! Thanks. <BR/><BR/>I am not a mother, I have no potty training advice for children, but I did successfully train a puppy to pee outside... it took 5 months but he no longer pees on my carpet! I'm convinced it was the smell and the feel of the grass. Until I found "good" grass, the kind that feels good on your feet and not the crappy grass that feels funny, he wouldn't pee outside. So, my advice is to make your toilet seat as comfy as your couch. ;)Maria Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107234803646884157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-60146702191867848852008-08-06T21:21:00.000-05:002008-08-06T21:21:00.000-05:00Poor Woody, dissed after the friend theme song!Poor Woody, dissed after the friend theme song!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04528100540382167568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-54209732047467424062008-08-06T21:16:00.000-05:002008-08-06T21:16:00.000-05:00Can I just say that Remi is a doll. Of course I c...Can I just say that Remi is a doll. Of course I can and I did. I think her and my son would get along great since he is also a huge fam of Monsters Inc. and scared of monsters too. He also loves Toy Story, or as he calls it "The Buzz Movie". I am also going through the terrible days of potty training and just when I thought we were well on our way, my son poops on my foot. I gagged. But here I am still taking the kid to the toilet and putting him in underwear. When will I ever learn. I swear to it the next person that says to me "Don't Worry he won't go to kindergarten in diapers", I will punch square in the face. I mean it!!!!Heather Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283418229035447380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-36831987890996168512008-08-06T20:57:00.000-05:002008-08-06T20:57:00.000-05:00No child I've ever seen goes to Kindergarten in a ...No child I've ever seen goes to Kindergarten in a diaper--well not all day, anyway. <BR/><BR/>Patience. It is something that only comes from God. Try prayer.<BR/><BR/>Control. It is something that you have none of when it comes to your child peeing in the toilet. <BR/><BR/>Negotiation. It is the process of potty training. Making her think she's in control, but subtly "encouraging" her to go to the bathroom--in the toilet and not on the couch. <BR/><BR/>Choices. What you should give her when it comes to going potty. Do you want ME to pull down your panties or do YOU want to? Do YOU want to flush the toilet or do you want ME to? Do you want to tell me when you need to go potty or do you want ME to tell you? <BR/><BR/>Stress. A child can feel your stress and any changes in the household. Potty training will be more difficult in times like these. <BR/><BR/>This may help... <BR/><BR/>http://beyondthebehavior.blogspot.com/2008/05/potty-training-with-big-move-and-baby.html<BR/><BR/>xoxo<BR/>TiffanyTiffany Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009423809444887389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-42471252319847614762008-08-06T20:02:00.000-05:002008-08-06T20:02:00.000-05:00My older daughter would sit on the potty until she...My older daughter would sit on the potty until she had "ring around the booty." I had it in front of the tv, with a book, everything. Finally, finally, she just did it. Hang in there!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982831759199429930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-86089907941512755042008-08-06T19:22:00.000-05:002008-08-06T19:22:00.000-05:00Let that child wear her diaper and be proud of it!...Let that child wear her diaper and be proud of it! :) Can you tell we had some potty training issues in my house with the Boy?! It will happen. Oh yes, yes it will. Just let the child do her own thing. It won't help if you are stressing and all without nerves. We need nerves. Otherwise, we couldn't ever say, "You're on my last nerve!"John Deere Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234273045011961912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-84652060734530529392008-08-06T19:18:00.000-05:002008-08-06T19:18:00.000-05:00I had trouble potty training my kids too. The ped...I had trouble potty training my kids too. The pediatrician always told me not to stress, that kids rarely start kindergarten wearing diapers. And gosh darn it if he wasn't right! The kids finally potty trained and even eventually stopped wetting the bed.KWolfAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919309738703744722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-27858277939957576562008-08-06T17:28:00.000-05:002008-08-06T17:28:00.000-05:00My 3 yr. old trained for pee in one day after an i...My 3 yr. old trained for pee in one day after an intense morning of training (Toilet Training Your Child in Under a Day by Richard Foxx) but refused to go poo on the pot for over a week. I finally read in another book to go to the dollar store and buy 5 things your child likes. Put them on the counter in plain view and every day tell her in the a.m. that if she keeps her panties clean and dry all day she can choose a toy at dinner time. It worked for my daughter. No problems after that. I agree with another post that said to make sure to wait until the child is ready before starting. There are 5 or so criteria to look for...also in the book above and probably online. I can't remember them all now. Good luck!Leighannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15512788357302027665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-14974828940480030042008-08-06T16:10:00.000-05:002008-08-06T16:10:00.000-05:00I remember raging, yes, RAGING into my laundry roo...I remember raging, yes, RAGING into my laundry room with one more peed on garment screaming "I. AM. SOOOO. DONE. WITH BODY FLUIDS!!!" (Or was it the barfed on bed linens at two in the morning after having to bathe the kid with the long hair until she came clean?) At any rate, the compounded effect of all of that is simply mind-numbing, and I could have pled temporary insanity to any crime on more than one occasion. By the grace of God I never committed any of those crimes...<BR/><BR/>She is SOOO cute! Just try to remember that. :-)Tracy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07750283241399825265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-80420529287317053882008-08-06T15:22:00.000-05:002008-08-06T15:22:00.000-05:00My boys didn't care if they every used the toi...My boys didn't care if they every used the toilet. I remember wondering if I would be sending them to school with diapers in their backpacks. And then I had a revalation - Potty training age is NOT an any Resume` and is not a question asked at a job interview! When I realized that, I allowed myself to relax. No more screaming (for any of us). These babies of mine are now 22 & 24 yrs old and wonderful gentlemen. Give yourself premission to let it take it's course.<BR/>Love your blog, you are so much like my dearest friends/therapists. May God continue to bless, Karen in MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-31527845377215929642008-08-06T13:56:00.000-05:002008-08-06T13:56:00.000-05:00Making you a list of things I'm not afraid of woul...Making you a list of things I'm not afraid of would be a LOT shorter. But, bugs and spiders are at the top of the list, and Gollum from Lord of the Rings - and I check the house once or twice every night just to make sure its all locked up and no one is hiding.<BR/><BR/>My daughter was so afraid she'd poop in the tub that she refused to go near one without going insane - for a YEAR! But, that just ended so things are much better now. I'll pray for better potty days to come :).Kennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787081134415379343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-6844332823608901752008-08-06T13:20:00.000-05:002008-08-06T13:20:00.000-05:00I wish I had some "great" advice for you Melissa, ...I wish I had some "great" advice for you Melissa, but I don't. Potty training stinks!<BR/><BR/>I would've paid some good money and I mean good money, for someone to take my child for a week. Is there a potty training camp?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, my simple advice is you can't make them use the potty. They have complete control, so you can't force the issue. Try again in a month. She may be ready. If not, wait another month. Try again.<BR/><BR/>She won't go to kindergarten in diapers, even though you think she might!<BR/><BR/>Been there...survived it...this too shall pass!Alicia (dna)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04620671930597209897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-33691184409707389722008-08-06T12:56:00.000-05:002008-08-06T12:56:00.000-05:00Don't sweat the potty training! It will come in i...Don't sweat the potty training! It will come in it's own good time. It's not worth the frustration and tears! Make it a non-issue and trust me that one day she'll let you know she's ready. <BR/><BR/>I thought my son would NEVER be potty trained! It was probably the most frustrating thing I had ever gone through, it led to many tears and tactics. I had to send him to Kindergarten with plastic pants on over his underoos and he still had plenty of accidents then. HOWEVER, I'm proud to say that he is starting high school in 3 weeks and all is well. By the middle of 1st grade he finally decided he didn't want mom to have to run a new pair of clothes up to the school all the time ;o)Creative Images by Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344953601899698479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-8143923733107140172008-08-06T12:42:00.000-05:002008-08-06T12:42:00.000-05:00I totally understand about the serial killers thin...I totally understand about the serial killers thing...I am paranoid ever since someone tried to break into my apartment last year. <BR/>I am also so freaked out by the unsolved mysteries guy too! Oh my gosh! He always scared the daylight out of me!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078809369181588594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-11130968451675058742008-08-06T12:27:00.000-05:002008-08-06T12:27:00.000-05:00Hey Melissa,I so bad want to know what you did tha...Hey Melissa,<BR/><BR/>I so bad want to know what you did that you didn't tell us about.<BR/><BR/>As for potty training, my last one was almost 3 1/2 before she would use the potty. She used it once and then was terrified from that point on. <BR/>It was always a crying fight from tht point on. I wound up sitting in the hallway floor just inside the bathroom door every time she had to go. <BR/>She would walk past two perfectly good toilets, go in her older brother's room or hers or mine. Climb up on the bed, cover up and then poop in her pants. <BR/>I was so frustrated, I just didn't know what to do. Then I started giving her a little mini MilkyWay candybar if she pooped in the toilet. She started pooping in the potty and we never had any accidents or anything. Just like that at a little before she was 4 1/2 (which is good cause they won't take them in KG if they can't go number 2 by themselves). <BR/><BR/>And for all of y'all that are judging me about bribing her with candy, it's true, I did it. And I don't regret it for a minute.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752658464447522549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-41442763385767748342008-08-06T12:02:00.000-05:002008-08-06T12:02:00.000-05:00Oh, the fickle love of a toddler. Poor Woody, to ...Oh, the fickle love of a toddler. Poor Woody, to be unloved so quickly.<BR/><BR/>I refused to use a potty chair and insisted my parents buy me a stool so I could use the big potty. That said, my mother had all of us potty-trained at 18 months because we were born 19 & 20 months apart and she WOULD NOT have 2 children in diapers at once. Once she'd done the first 2 by 18 months, she figured why do any differently with the 3rd, but that was decades ago, and things were different then, and the daycare charged extra if you weren't potty trained by 2. Good Luck!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07177181649139590998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-83616259379777843272008-08-06T11:58:00.000-05:002008-08-06T11:58:00.000-05:00Your Remi is adorable (as opposed to my Remy, who ...Your Remi is adorable (as opposed to my Remy, who is currently on my bad list).<BR/><BR/>You did it, didn't you? You sat on the plastic potty and went. I know you did.Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027061380778030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-11065263393283456452008-08-06T11:37:00.000-05:002008-08-06T11:37:00.000-05:00Oh I feel for you. My two year old is stubborn as ...Oh I feel for you. My two year old is stubborn as can be. She'll sit on her potty chair for an hour (no joke) and then get up because she is "Done!" then pee on my floor.<BR/><BR/>So I totally agree. Diapers are the new potty chair. <BR/><BR/>I check my house for serial killers too. I even make my husband look under the bed and in the closet. And because he doesn't look in the dark recesses, or check to make sure they aren't using their killer talents to hang from the top and hide, I check. Christopher Walkin makes me want wee from fear. He's just so creepy!Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035187292596520177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-22317058702514162582008-08-06T11:35:00.000-05:002008-08-06T11:35:00.000-05:00Don't feel bad, my oldest daughter did not use the...Don't feel bad, my oldest daughter did not use the potty until she was 3 1/2!! I thought she'd never do it, but she did it when she was ready.<BR/><BR/>I'm scared of the "Unsolved Mysteries" guy too! He is spooky!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227998987960781667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-43705343585616992482008-08-06T11:25:00.000-05:002008-08-06T11:25:00.000-05:00I'm scared of that guy with the clown mask on that...I'm scared of that guy with the clown mask on that really disturbing rape episode of Little House On the Prairie.<BR/><BR/>My kids are scared of toilets that flush themselves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238545297867610166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-79633366020548639002008-08-06T11:17:00.000-05:002008-08-06T11:17:00.000-05:00yyyeaaahhhhhhhh!! Potty Training is a B*tch! lol S...yyyeaaahhhhhhhh!! Potty Training is a B*tch! lol Sorry for my language, but its hard! Thank goodness, we had a teacher in preschool that did it all for me! Seriously, one day Lagan was in diapers, the next, she was in panties! I was SHOCKED!<BR/>I love the movie ab out woody though, toooooo funny! So typical of our kids! heheThe Beauty Bargainistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216041135826152651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-77784283616557490092008-08-06T11:14:00.000-05:002008-08-06T11:14:00.000-05:00Poor Remi. You make her sit on this big giant ho...Poor Remi. You make her sit on this big giant hole and then push this button that sucks everything down.... what if you accidentally push the button before she is ready and then it sucks her down?? (That was my Little Guy's explanation of why he was afraid of the big bad potty!!)<BR/><BR/>My fear? Missing a day of your blog!!!Deanna https://www.blogger.com/profile/14114652107363722177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-89001590466716647742008-08-06T09:45:00.000-05:002008-08-06T09:45:00.000-05:00Oh! I love Woody too!! (ack! I didn't just say th...Oh! I love Woody too!! (ack! I didn't just say that!)<BR/><BR/>I've been eyeing the potty chairs at the stores when I shop for diapers and I d-r-e-a-d it. I thinking about forgoing the potty chair in favor of one of those little seats that sets on the regular potty seat. Of course, that would only be used part of the time since little boy will want to stand and tinkle in the potty. I already have visions of pee-writing on the wall....and lots of giggling from baby and daddy. Never thought of monsters in the potty, though. <BR/><BR/>I used to be horribly afraid of swimming pool drains...I could just see myself getting sucked into it by accident. Now I'm afraid of riding a bicycle...only two wheels freaks me out.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10707226638096343977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283609455099320000.post-43564497083364900232008-08-06T09:30:00.000-05:002008-08-06T09:30:00.000-05:00I am scared of the dark, strange men at rest areas...I am scared of the dark, strange men at rest areas and Freddy Kruger. And don't feel bad about Remi not wanting to pee in the potty - at 3 1/2 Kendall decided she was no longer going to go #2 - "It's gross, I no do it" was her quote. And to this day - she is 10 now - she is scared of the magic potty - you know the ones that flush on their own whether or not you are finished. When traveling, I always have to go into bathrooms first and make sure that they are not "magic potties". I never knew that having children involved so much potty talk!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com