tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21512526.post4689796345413009670..comments2023-10-28T10:09:51.744-05:00Comments on My Many Colored Days: Chronciles of Potty TrainingLeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13602022032114765911noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21512526.post-61169923346270732012009-05-29T23:03:59.258-05:002009-05-29T23:03:59.258-05:00I wish every mother ... especially the ones who lo...I wish every mother ... especially the ones who look at you crazy when your 3 1/2 year old who is HUGE for his age ... isn't potty trained. Glad to know there are other mothers out there who get it :) !! Each child is so unique. Now that my 4 year old is trained (he trained a few months shy of 4), I wonder if he will be the first to go to kindergarten not knowing how to wipe or pull up his pants ;) ?!?An Ordinary Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497066145696617241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21512526.post-32775919634999892572009-05-19T19:04:30.437-05:002009-05-19T19:04:30.437-05:00I waited until the. last. minute. to potty train. ...I waited until the. last. minute. to potty train. And, you know, I cannot recall when it exactly happened for any of my four children. :-) I know they went to preschool knowing the basics....<br /><br />The competition among mommy friends (when did he walk? potty? poo? read? speak French?) seems so silly now.singalullabyhttp://singalullaby.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21512526.post-47074143104053623242009-05-18T12:43:00.000-05:002009-05-18T12:43:00.000-05:00Hi Lei! Thanks so much for reconnecting with me-i...Hi Lei! Thanks so much for reconnecting with me-it was great to see your name again. :)<br /><br />Wow-you <I>have</I> had some hard potty training expereiences. I'm so glad Sasha's been easier-you'll end on a good note (unless there's more on the way?). <br /><br />I loathe potty training too-not looking forward to training #4.Gabrielahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985263633595003247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21512526.post-58168041692648642342009-05-16T08:28:00.000-05:002009-05-16T08:28:00.000-05:00You DO deserve a gold trophy. SERIOUSLY. Potty tra...You DO deserve a gold trophy. SERIOUSLY. Potty training was my ultimate lowest moment as a mother, far worse than colic. My daughter was a nightmare and continues to be a nightmare. Even though she trained a few months shy of her fourth birthday, she still has accidents almost daily. A medical issue? No. She only does it at home. It's a complete power struggle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135190793124857820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21512526.post-19081259815676853072009-05-14T17:37:00.000-05:002009-05-14T17:37:00.000-05:00It's interesting that those of us who've had kids ...It's interesting that those of us who've had kids with speech delays have tread the same difficult path. With Jonah I tried using boardmaker (picture chart) to help him visualize the potty process, rather than process it or try to figure out how to communicate his questions to me. Perhaps it would have worked if I'd stuck with it longer. But like every other method I'd tried, I didn't have much energy left to give it after a good week or so.Leihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602022032114765911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21512526.post-56363397020628887362009-05-14T16:30:00.000-05:002009-05-14T16:30:00.000-05:00It sounds to me like she's your reward for the eff...It sounds to me like she's your reward for the efforts with the other three. What a great post, Lei! Loved every word.someone elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524255841655400982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21512526.post-57953088254315574022009-05-14T14:31:00.000-05:002009-05-14T14:31:00.000-05:00Just what I needed to read! Thank you! As you know...Just what I needed to read! Thank you! As you know, I have totally been beating myself up about this whole potty training extravaganza as I'm just a first time mom trying to do the right thing and do it all perfectly. I had no idea how hard it would be. Thanks for your post- believe it or not, it has me in tears. I'm feeling much better now!Swimmingmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312194490649789839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21512526.post-57096170581870526182009-05-14T11:45:00.000-05:002009-05-14T11:45:00.000-05:00I have decided that modern diapers are the worst o...I have decided that modern diapers are the worst offenders for difficulty potty training. After all how is a kid to know what they did if they can't feel it. No the new fangled "feel" pullups don't work so well either. <br /><br />I was lucky with Kendra and Abbie, except Abbie still needs them at night, I'm not ready to wake up to wet sheets every morning. She has regressed as well this past week for some odd reason. Who knows. <br /><br />I can say with children #1&#2 pt was horrible. I have since learned that with speach disorders difficulty pt is part of the disorder. I'm not sure it is with the lack of communication or if there is actually something else going on in the brain that can't process the needs of the body as well as how to speak appropriately.<br /><br />I dreaded pt with my last 2, and they both showed me signs they were ready. It was so nice to have children do it. I never had that with the other 2, and both of them were well over 4 years old, and even after that it was horrible for years still.<br /><br />I understand the nightmare, I tell you, I really do!Tigersuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375000801423259917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21512526.post-9493419894235917742009-05-14T11:43:00.000-05:002009-05-14T11:43:00.000-05:00you definitely deserve an award! We all do for su...you definitely deserve an award! We all do for sure! I've been training Sophie for the past few months, and she finally has gotten it this last few weeks. I'm amazed at her, because compared to my other two, she was easy.Lara Neveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351324888724799014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21512526.post-80901692659412684072009-05-14T11:37:00.000-05:002009-05-14T11:37:00.000-05:00I hate potty training. My 3+ year old son is in di...I hate potty training. My 3+ year old son is in diapers and that's how it is. His sister turns two next week and I figure I'll have a potty training marathon this summer and get a 2-for-1 sort of deal.<br /><br />I laughed at the story of your husband and your son. Kids. They are so....funny.Allyshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638969631863483061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21512526.post-54437896195141035982009-05-14T09:16:00.000-05:002009-05-14T09:16:00.000-05:00Oh, Lei, I'm going through the same thing right no...Oh, Lei, I'm going through the same thing right now. Potty training my last. He is 3.5 and I knew from day one that this dramatic little boy would not do anything until he was ready. I hasn't helped that he still can't speak clearly, and I let him get away with things I did not with his older siblings. <br /><br />We are doing the naked thing. If he is naked, he goes. Everytime. Never an accident. Something happens when he wears underwear though. He doesn't care if he's wet, or messes himself. Something about that piece of cloth removes all sense of feeling, or something. We are going on 4 weeks now and I can only hope that eventually, he can wear pants.<br /><br />You've been through the potty training ringer, for sure. I'm so glad your daughter is easing up on the challenge a bit. We got a cute baby bjorn seat as well as I was sure our 1st Step one was cursed.<br /><br />It is not my favorite thing about parenting.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107964636020955468noreply@blogger.com