There are many milestones that we, as parents, endure that seem to deserve some sort of reward. A certificate of completion, a stripe in our badge, a pat on the back? Toilet training is definitely one of those!
Every parent who has endured toilet training, I salute you! For those of you who had children who “trained themselves”; I just can’t relate or comprehend this amazing gift. 🙂
Both of my children had different challenges in toilet training, and it wasn’t a quick nor easy process for either. One evening was so disgusting it’s become one of my classic stories that I will tell that always guarantees a big laugh, although I was NOT laughing at the time.
Regardless, it’s all part of parenting, and when our children put away their diapers and pull-ups for good, it’s time for everyone to celebrate! Check out these great reader submissions of their toilet training woes and successes!
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Ok – Our son is going to be 3 in 3 months… He is doing fine as long as we remind him to go peepee in the potty with #1. #2 on the other hand – Not so much. Well, one night he randomly did it. Out of no where. I started screaming and the look on his face was priceless – He thought I was angry because I was screaming. I was so excited. Well, Daddy is away for work so I took a photo and sent it to him and the 2 grandmas (only a grandmother would appreciate that). Well, I clicked the wrong “group” on my iphone and it ended up going to ALL our friends AND family. After about 6 text messages and a few odd voice mails… I figured out what I did. As grossed out as most were – they all said WAY TO GO CADEN! Funny thing is – we got 3 cards in the mail from people that said a generic congrats. I don’t think Hallmark makes a congrats on your first poopy card!