First, thank you for all your great insights in what became an unexpectedly heated debate yesterday. If you missed all the “fun,” make sure to check it out.
Second, I am pleading for your help. My 4-year-old daughter Hurricane Hadley has fallen off the wagon.
No, she’s not drinking again but this is in direct correlation to the beverages she consumes because she is peeing again. And not in the potty.
For those who have descended into the very depths of potty training hell with me know, it took a long time for her to be potty trained. Three years and nine months to be exact. And ‘ner was there an accident after she finally started doing it.
Until this summer.
It started when we were in Canada at the beginning of July and continued throughout all our travels. I tried not to make a big deal about it because of our lack of schedule but now that we have been home for a few weeks, she is still doing it. Every. Stinkin’. Day.
This time is different. Before, it was a power trip not to go on the potty. Now, she sneaks around and changes her clothes not wanting to draw attention to herself. Her only excuse is she forgot because she’s so busy.
Perhaps I should get her a Palm Pilot so she can schedule it in.
When we were on a trip to Yellowstone a few weeks ago, Jamie threatened to put her back in diapers. This worked temporarily but any subsequent threats have almost brought the house down with great kicking, wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Now, let me establish that she is otherwise completely delightful these days. She still goes on the potty most of the time and after an eruption of poop (that resulted in my own eruption ) at the Calgary Stampede that forced us to go home early, she has never had one of those accidents again.
And so my dear friends, I am putting this out to you: have you ever had this happen? How would you handle it?
Oh, and as for those folks who have been asking how Bode is coming along, any mention of the potty draws one emphatic response: “NO.”
They say boys are tougher than girls. Please shoot me now.
I'm a Canadian-born mom of two, former Denver Post columnist, family travel writer, editor of MileHighMamas.com and 9News contributor. Expert on all things Utah, Denver, family and travel. Lover of laughter and life. Happily married to a man obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin. 