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The Potty Marathon

Filed under: General,Oops! Not Really At All About Running — beverly at 8:53 pm on Monday, November 7, 2005

Running this week? Probably not, but that’s OK. I’ve entered a different type of marathon: The Potty Marathon!!

We are babysitting some friends’ children for four days this week (three sleepovers!). They have twin girls, age 3, and another daughter, age 2. These three gals are potty-trained, but still need help with the before and after pieces. Camryn has decided to completely mimick them, and use the big potty now too (YAHOO!!!). However, I spent ALL day today in the bathroom. Taking off pants, panties, wiping, making small talk and not-so-small talk, and putting back on pants and panties. Why do kids insist on stripping to go to the bathroom??? With four girls doing this all day, and each of them having an acute case of bathroom envy (“She has to go?? I have to go too!!!”) … it has been nuts!! I was grateful when the boys got home from school, and they could entertain the not-at-the-moment-pee-ers.

Should be an interesting week! I may have to get a laptop to keep in touch with all of you from the bathroom! :)

3 Comments

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Comment by Dawn (aka Pink Lady)

Tuesday November 08, 2005 @ 12:12 pm

I have to laugh. I remember when Nikayla was living with us and being potty trained. She would get so excited about it. What I can’t figure out is why kids always have to go right in the middle of eating or when you’re out. Nikayla and also her mom when she was little, it never failed, even if they had gone like 5 minutes before as soon as we were in a mall or a restaurant she had to go. :-)

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Comment by Lara

Tuesday November 08, 2005 @ 5:22 pm

That’s so funny! And wouldn’t you say that boys are so completely different about that whole affair? My 3 year old neice is always inviting me into the bathroom – she doesn’t need help, she just wants company. But you know, we have some really fun conversations while we’re hangin’ out in there :)

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Comment by mia

Monday November 14, 2005 @ 10:14 am

*sigh* I thought it was bad enough trying to get one boy to use the bathroom without me! That’s a whole lot of bathroom activity. Not for the weak.

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