We were preparing to go to the art museum yesterday to see the Rembrandt exhibit. We, in our normal fashion, were rushing to get to it before it left our city for good, though we’d had months of opportunity to get there. But to live life without rushing through it all last minute? What’s the fun in that?
Anyway, I was telling our 6 year old, who was going with us, a little about Rembrandt (every bit of which I’d gleaned from Wikipedia only a few brief moments before). I got to the part about Rembrandt painting scenes from the Bible, and maybe we could look at them and see if we could figure out what story he was telling. She looked at me and asked, “Do you think he painted any from the Disney stories?”
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So, we’re still trying to do the potty-training thing. I’m seriously tired of it. And, for a moment, I thought I’d come up with a brilliant solution. Jake was wearing his Bob the Builder Pull-ups (yes, I know, some of you think that’s the problem right there) and he had pooped again. He made some comment about Bob the Builder (hereafter, BTB), and I said something to the effect of, “Jake, that’s stinky. Bob doesn’t want your poopies in there. That’s yucky.” I’d quickly come up with plans in my head of someone calling him pretending to be BTB telling him he wanted to keep him clean and put the poopies in the potty. (Yes, I am that odd and desperate.) But Jake had an alternative justification for his actions.
Jake thought for just a second, looked at me and said, “Yeah, but Scoop wants to pick it up.”
Can we train him? No, we can’t!!!
well…welcome to the world of potty training a BOY!!!!!!!!! yes it’s just as horrible as you had heard in the rumors spilled all over the world by millions of moms the world over.
it’s that rough sometimes. yes 3 seems to be the magical number..he has to get this potty training thing learned cause I say so–not me…you the mommy
and he knows how much you want him to be trained and by gosh he just ain’t gonna till he’s darn good and ready. don’t stress…the more you stress, the more um..shall I say willful he will become. Don’t rush it! yes I know, you are dying to get this overwith but he’ll do it in his own time. I take it the M and M’s don’t work on him? 
do a chart…tell him if he poops three times…..then he gets a special treat! And you better make it good
No more voices from the other room telling him BTB wants him to have clean pull-ups…the kid’s three and negotiating with you already, he’s too smart for that stuff 
Parenting…aaaah the joys!!!!
Wow! Just a couple days ago you and I were having
a conversation about how much you wish you
weren’t in Dayton and how BORING! it is. Now,
look again at what you just wrote and realize how
lucky you are! How I dearly wish I could be near a
museum with a Rembrant exhibit! How I dearly
wish I could be near a museum! And pro sports,
and college sports, and all the other great things
Dayton has going for it!
You cracked me up. Rembrandt got his start in the Disney studios I hear.
Lisa: Aren’t you glad you’re past this stage?
He could care less about the chart (may have to rework that to see if it works better). The m&ms are a very mild encouragement to him. I think he’s just stubborn like his mommy. The surest way for me to not do something is for someone to tell me that I have to do it!
Doug: Yeah, we have some good things here. I don’t think I said I hated Dayton at all, just think I’d like to live somewhere else at some point!
Michelle:
Glad to get a chuckle at that one. I had to really restrain myself not to laugh out loud when she said it! It cracked me up, too. 