Potty Training

[wynnde1 at aol.com]

Jen writes:


> POTTY TRAINING.
> 
> Ugh.  Isn't it a horrible thing?  Ginger turned 3 on the 10th (of 
> March, of course), and is, as you may know, NOT potty trained yet.  
> Not because she isn't capable, but because she refuses to do it.  
> Well... we've decided to just drop it as a subject of conversation 
> because every time we bring it up with her, she gets defensive, and 
> it feels like we put off the "big day" by weeks at a time.

I can totally empathise with you on this one! My son, Connor, is nearly three 
and a half, and he flat-out REFUSES to use the toilet. We had him in pants 
(underwear) yesterday instead of a diaper, and when my husband tried to get 
him to sit on the potty before we went for a walk, Connor threw a major 
screaming fit. Sounded as though we were pulling out his toenails or 
something. So he is definitely not ready, and I don't want to push him too 
hard for exactly the reason you said - don't want to put him off it so that 
it takes even longer for him to come around to using the toilet!

Fortunately, since we live half-way across the world from any family members, 
I don't have the MIL trouble. (Thank HEAVENS!). A couple of weeks ago, I went 
back to California for a funeral. Had thought of having my husband and son 
come with me, but chose to go by myself instead. And while it was certainly 
not the ONLY consideration (the big one was the 11-hour plane flight from 
London to LA), it certainly occurred to me that not having to make excuses 
for my son still being in diapers was a BIG advantage of leaving him at home! 
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Glad to know I'm not the only awful mum around! ;-)

Wynnde

Wynnde A. St. John
Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
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