I swear that I am two poops in the pants away from giving up on potty training and letting Mason wear diapers till he is in college and it is not my problem any more. Before he was born I thought... wow, being pregnant is kind of uncomfortable... then he was born and then there were the newborn struggles, then he got mobile and the struggles of baby proofing the house so he didn't drink drain cleaner on accident. Here we are 2 1/2 years later, having survived all of the above and taken everything pretty much in stride. It makes me think of the movie "He's Just Not That into You". You hear of these kids who are potty trained well before they are 2 years old (ahem Wyatt Engelmann) and the parents did nothing to encourage it- just went with it (ahem Laura Engelmann) and poof! Success!! I have come to the conclusion that the stories you hear like The Engelmann's are the "exception" that make you think that there is hope for you to have the same success. My family is the "Rule". Mason is now more than half way to 3 years old and is working on potty training (for the last several months)-key word here is "working", which means that I am ready to pull out my hair. I had heard that it is more difficult with boys (thank goodness I have two of them) and that it takes longer, but I though- hey, I'm super mom- totally going to be a breeze- I will get him to do it in record time. NOT the case!
I have done tons of research, tried several methods, waited till he was "ready", and even bought the "Potty train in 3 days" book. And what have I learned? It is all nonsense and despite my efforts, research, and proactivity- Mason still goes #2 in his pants. Potty trained in 3 days... yeah, don't even get me started.
I have just about hit my limit. I have done some things as a mother that I NEVER imagined in a million years that I would EVER do and am shocked every time at how it doesn't phase me at all anymore to rinse out undies in the toilet anymore... I'm sure he is going to get it- I pray every day that today will be the day- but until then I just refrain from losing my temper/patience/confidence/etc and stick with it because gosh darn it- today WILL be the day he gets it!!!
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