Comments on ann's rants: I’m the Potty Bitch

I recognize that "in a public bathroom with a...

2010-07-28T13:19:43.787-05:00

I recognize that "in a public bathroom with a two year old" dialog. lol

Thankfully mine are 3 and 7 now and I've given up on trying to get them to not touch the seat. The 3 year old still reaches for the "lady diaper" storage though. Ugh.

I'm in that hell right now.

2010-07-19T12:56:46.704-05:00

I'm in that hell right now.

That's pretty damn funny! lol. My first time her...

2009-05-22T06:16:58.213-05:00

That's pretty damn funny! lol. My first time here. I remember those days. Now I sound like that only it's related to teaching my daughter to drive. Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh! lol.

Substitute steering wheel for penis, lol.

Excerpt from my blog post, Nov '08: "The one prob...

2009-05-19T21:06:59.762-05:00

Excerpt from my blog post, Nov '08:

"The one problem I’ve encountered with having a potty trained toddler is the archenemy, the public toilet. Kate doesn’t like public toilets because THEY DON’T HAVE A LID, THEY DON’T HAVE A LID MOM. Poor kid doesn’t realize the lack of a lid is the least worry to have about a public toilet. Also, do you realize how difficult it is to sit a tiny toddler on a public toilet? You know, with that big gaping hole in the front? If there isn't a product on the market to combat this, someone better get on that, STAT! It is impossible to conquer without one, or both of you, touching some part of the toilet. That is something I’ve spent my adult life avoiding contact with."

Good luck! Familiar dialog, except in our case it...

2009-05-19T14:28:00.000-05:00

Good luck! Familiar dialog, except in our case it is that dialog one day and then "Mommy, I go pee pee in the..." "Potty?" "NOOOOO! Iwanmy SESAME STREET DIAPER!!! NOOOO!" for the next two weeks after that! Good times.

Yet another stage that you will be grateful to end...

2009-05-19T07:46:00.000-05:00

Yet another stage that you will be grateful to end!

Good luck, sherpa-lady. :) At least he is a willing participant in the proceedings and not a fecal-hoarder that you will have to worry about still being in a diaper at 7 years old! See? A silver lining!

I love, love the dialogue here....It is so my humo...

2009-05-19T00:26:00.000-05:00

I love, love the dialogue here....It is so my humor! And, ladies' diapers?? LOL.

At least boys can whip it out and go almost anywhe...

2009-05-18T23:25:28.968-05:00

At least boys can whip it out and go almost anywhere. Last summer my husband tried to convince my daughter to go in the woods. She decided peeing her pants was the better option.

Good Luck, potty training stinks!

I love the potty dance. . . I'm dancing it just th...

2009-05-18T21:54:00.000-05:00

I love the potty dance. . . I'm dancing it just thinging about you. . .

The punami! Ahahaha! And ladies diapers - I've b...

2009-05-18T21:26:00.000-05:00

The punami! Ahahaha! And ladies diapers - I've been trying to figure out a way to make Monsoon stop touching/asking about that box on the wall... diapers should do it. Oh, if only they could SEE the germs floating about. Never mind, then they'd want a bucket and shovel in the bathroom with them.

Yikes! Yep ... that's all I got!

2009-05-18T21:21:00.000-05:00

Yikes!

Yep ... that's all I got!

I'm SO happy I'm past this challenge with my daugh...

2009-05-18T19:50:00.000-05:00

I'm SO happy I'm past this challenge with my daughter! Although I still need to remind her to wash her hands...ALL THE FRICKIN' TIME! Blech!

Loved the video with you and Amy drinking out of beer boots! :) Looks like that lush can drink you under the table, huh? ;)

There was a potty training newphew in a stoller in...

2009-05-18T19:20:00.000-05:00

There was a potty training newphew in a stoller in a DVD store at the mall diarrhea episode that I still suspect has influenced my childless state...

I do not miss that, well, shit at all. Just keep ...

2009-05-18T19:17:00.000-05:00

I do not miss that, well, shit at all. Just keep a good supply of baby wipes and maybe a hose.

I believe we are not far from this day. And I am ...

2009-05-18T18:28:00.000-05:00

I believe we are not far from this day. And I am scared. So scared.

Hold me.

I always had girls, so target shooting Cheerios in...

2009-05-18T18:15:00.000-05:00

I always had girls, so target shooting Cheerios in the pot was not something I got to enjoy. Until recently when grandsons came into the picture. Now I just laugh and laugh at their antics. Cuz somebody else is handling their business, not me!

You deserve the wine...I remember those traumatic ...

2009-05-18T16:40:00.000-05:00

You deserve the wine...I remember those traumatic days and they'll be coming to me again in another 2 years!! Running the whole length of Costco with a toddler who insists that he HAS to go NOW is particularly memorable. AND, of course, the public toilet seats which he also insisted on manhandling...urk!!

Here's the thing..."I" am now doing that to my dau...

2009-05-18T16:36:00.000-05:00

Here's the thing..."I" am now doing that to my daughter...gotta go-go...

I gotta go pee pee, yeah you know me...

Hey Ann! It's been a while since I've visited you...

2009-05-18T15:46:00.000-05:00

Hey Ann! It's been a while since I've visited your blog. I completely get what you're saying here! Alex isn't really potty training too much but when he sees a "little" potty at a kid friendly place he just HAS to sit. Nothing happens mind you-- just that I now have to wait for him to try and then diaper him standing up etc. etc. Good luck with the whole thing. We won't be too far behind. PS. In my house it's Talia who still seems to have her hands ALL OVER THE POTTY. I just have to repeat a mantra in my head "It's OK, don't freak out, she's going to wash her hands, It's OK, don't freak out..."

You definitely deserve a box of wine.

2009-05-18T14:06:00.000-05:00

You definitely deserve a box of wine.

I'll take some wine too please...we just started o...

2009-05-18T13:47:00.000-05:00

I'll take some wine too please...we just started on our potty training endeavors. No public toilets yet, but I'm NOT looking forward to it!

Awesome. Mommmy's diapers. That's funny stuff. ...

2009-05-18T12:44:00.000-05:00

Awesome. Mommmy's diapers. That's funny stuff. A perfectly told tale of just exactly what it means to be the Potty Bitch.

I also find myself saying frequently: "No, we don't take food with us into the potty," and "Please get your face off of the toilet seat," or "Stop staring at the poopy and flush."

Punami!? Bwah ha ha ha ha hah! That is genius.

2009-05-18T12:43:00.000-05:00

Punami!? Bwah ha ha ha ha hah!

That is genius.

I have been finding that everything gets harder AN...

2009-05-18T11:15:00.000-05:00

I have been finding that everything gets harder AND more complicated as my kids become more "independent". I mean, I thought that having will of their own was annoying. Now this constant monitoring of everything that they can supposedly do by themselves is becoming the new bane of my existence.

Hey, my son's 7 and he still isn't asking to potty...

2009-05-18T09:07:00.000-05:00

Hey, my son's 7 and he still isn't asking to potty. Maybe he and I should talk. The pull-ups are getting a little tight.

Terrific post!