I'm a single undead gal trying to make it in the big city. I have to start somewhere and they're evil here. They don't judge. They've got necro-tempered glass. No burning up. A great medical plan, and who needs dental more than us?

Harmony ,'Conviction (1)'


Spike's Bitches 36: Did I Sully Our Good Name?  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Aims - Jun 15, 2007 5:12:02 am PDT #2832 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Yay drunken twittering!!

The funny side to potty training is that Em uses it to her advantage. Anytime she's somewhere she doesn't want to be, it's "Mommy! I hafta go potty!" Now, I know she doesn't (usually) and I know that she's just using it so she can walk around the restaurant, get out of her car seat, get out of her naughty spot early, etc. But at the same time, if I *don't* take her, then I'm sending mixed signals.

Potty training HARD.


DavidS - Jun 15, 2007 5:13:02 am PDT #2833 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

We got Emmett out of diapers by buying lots of cool Disney underwear. He coveted having Buzz Lightyear briefs.


Aims - Jun 15, 2007 5:14:33 am PDT #2834 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Maybe I'll try some plain undies this weekend and spend a lot of time out doors.

If we were living in our own place, I'd feel better about letting her run around without a pull-up, but as we're living with my folks, I'd hate for her to pee all over everything.


Kathy A - Jun 15, 2007 5:14:42 am PDT #2835 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

David's solution was my SIL's for my niece--for her Easter basket the year she turned three, they gave her a bunch of frilly panties in the basket along with the standard Easter goodies.


Stephanie - Jun 15, 2007 5:20:41 am PDT #2836 of 10001
Trust my rage

it's "Mommy! I hafta go potty!"

Aimee, I was talking about you and this story last weekend. I figure it's their payback for us making them say please and thank you all the time.


Aims - Jun 15, 2007 5:21:24 am PDT #2837 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

I figure it's their payback for us making them say please and thank you all the time.

Ya know, I think yer onto something there.

She did it last night round 2-3am. Standing in the doorway to her room, behind the baby gate, crying, "Mommy! Daddy! I wanna go poooooooooooootty!" I got her, asked her if she needed to go and she said, "No. No thanks. I fine."


Cashmere - Jun 15, 2007 5:25:21 am PDT #2838 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

We got Emmett out of diapers by buying lots of cool Disney underwear. He coveted having Buzz Lightyear briefs.

We have every character he loves in underwear AND pull ups. I let him pick out Buzz and Lightening McQueen pull ups and now when I ask him to put them on, he screams, "Noooooo!" I always offer him the choice: Pull Up or Underpants. Nope. He runs from me screaming.

We have Elmo's potty video, Bear in the Big Blue House potty video. We have Once Upon a Potty, Too Big for Diapers and Everybody Poops.

I'm so stressed about toilet training that I want to cry on a daily basis.

I should window shop for corsets.


Nora Deirdre - Jun 15, 2007 5:26:01 am PDT #2839 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Oh, man, I have a new timesuck: [link]

Go see what happened on this date in 1756 at the Old Bailey!

Also, total slash subtext.


Aims - Jun 15, 2007 5:27:40 am PDT #2840 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

I'm so stressed about toilet training that I want to cry on a daily basis.

Easier said than done, I know, but try not to stress about it. I finally had to just come to accept that Em is pissed about not controlling where she lives and not going to school all the time and so she's exerting some control by peeing where she wants, not where mommy and daddy want. OTOH, it's been SO HARD to not take it personally and wonder why my child must spite me so. But, it's SO EFFING HARD not to stress about it. Sometimes, I just want to shake her and say, "WHO ARE YOU PEEING FOR???"


meara - Jun 15, 2007 5:29:26 am PDT #2841 of 10001

I wonder if the non-parents get tired of the topic. But maybe it's just like cats or baseball.

Exactly like cats or baseball. Except more interesting to me. :)

It IS a little werid how much it's changed around here, but so be it--change or die!