Potty Propaganda

"Information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc."

Yep, that about sums up what's going on at our house -- potty propaganda. I have known for quite some time that I was not going to enjoy the potty training battle. And that is what it is, a battle. We make some strategic moves, he resists us. Daycare gives it a shot, they get mixed results. So then the support materials begin appearing. The Flush the Potty book. Let me just tell you, he is so not impressed. I mean, he's giving off this vibe like, "This is lame; why are you subjecting me to this? I shall choose to ignore you." And I can't say I blame him. Every adult who has attempted to read the book to him stumbles when the get to the words "poop and pee." Though at least one of these adults -- DADDY -- thinks grown up potty humor is funny. But he can't say "poop and pee" from a child's potty book. Go figure. But I must confess my own shortcomings in this battle. While on Amazon shopping for something else and needing another purchase that qualified for free shipping, I found an Elmo DVD on potty training. I looked it over, I thought about it, and I COULD NOT get myself to buy it. I kept thinking, "45 minutes of Elmo telling us to potty? I don't think so." And I can just imagine him seeing 5 minutes of it and then demanding to watch Thomas.

One thing this battle is reaffirming about E, though: how much like me he is. Trust me when I say, God knows what he is doing. He found MY child all those miles away in Guatemala, a child so much like me and Jero that it is unbelievable. And yes, that is a scary thought: 1/2 me, 1/2 Jero. But that is a story for another day.