I hate potty training with a passion and I am so frustrated with DS. He was doing so well and was day time accident free for over a month and then this past week he has regressed hard. Multiple accidents daily. I don't know what to do. I'm by myself almost every weekend lately and I just want to yell at him and my husband. Dh because he is never here (not really his fault, but my irrational pregnancy brain is not allowing this) and DS because I know he can do better and he just isn't. I'm pregnant and miserable and sick and tired of dealing with pee and poop accidents.
I feel you. I finally broke down and started telling DS he was a baby when he peed or pooped his pants. Because he would go to an incredible amount of trouble to hide to do it, so he TOTALLY knew he needed to go and it would have been so much easier for all of us if he just used the potty. He finally got it, but I was so far past the breaking point by then it was amazing. And honestly? It was not wanting to be called a baby that finally did it. He would use the potty and say, “See? I am NOT a baby! I do my pees and poops in the potty!”
So yeah, I’m saving extra for his therapy some day.
DS threw up last night. He made it to the bathroom but not the toilet. All over the toilet lid, walls, floor, magazines, and rug. So much on the rug that I couldn’t make it to the wash machine with it but had to then contaminate the bath tub. It took us an hour to clean at 2:30 in the morning and it’s still not perfect. I still need to mop again but otherwise we are in the 3-4 loads of laundry stage ugh.
DH and I were super cranky about it the whole hour too. And then couldn’t fall back asleep until well after 4.
I might try that. He hates being called a baby or that he isn't listening. I guess I save for therapy too. Everyone tells me this is normal, but I'm annoyed.
Of course last night he woke up at 3 crying and puking and peed himself because of it. He also had a fever so I got him cleaned up and put him in bed with me. Now he is a ball of fire so who knows what's up.
I feel you. I finally broke down and started telling DS he was a baby when he peed or pooped his pants. Because he would go to an incredible amount of trouble to hide to do it, so he TOTALLY knew he needed to go and it would have been so much easier for all of us if he just used the potty. He finally got it, but I was so far past the breaking point by then it was amazing. And honestly? It was not wanting to be called a baby that finally did it. He would use the potty and say, “See? I am NOT a baby! I do my pees and poops in the potty!”
So yeah, I’m saving extra for his therapy some day.
DS threw up last night. He made it to the bathroom but not the toilet. All over the toilet lid, walls, floor, magazines, and rug. So much on the rug that I couldn’t make it to the wash machine with it but had to then contaminate the bath tub. It took us an hour to clean at 2:30 in the morning and it’s still not perfect. I still need to mop again but otherwise we are in the 3-4 loads of laundry stage ugh.
DH and I were super cranky about it the whole hour too. And then couldn’t fall back asleep until well after 4.
We had a puke night here too, but not nearly that bad
Post by mustardseed2007 on Apr 29, 2018 10:01:10 GMT -5
Funny potty training story that's not mine: there was an impromptu neighborhood get together yesterday and a little boy who lives on our street is in the middle of potty training. Twice he dropped his pants and ended up peeing in someone's yard. Never his yard by the way. His mom was dying and everyone else was rolling!
So funny.
divanerd, I'm going to make my kids change it to wild kratts or ready jet go in a minute...I just got home from my run to find them watching pokemon and I just can. not.
Post by covergirl82 on Apr 29, 2018 11:22:28 GMT -5
So sorry for the difficulty potty training, xctsclrx and for the pukey nights, xctsclrx and waverly. Hope you can get some rest this afternoon to make up for last night!
I hate potty training with a passion and I am so frustrated with DS. He was doing so well and was day time accident free for over a month and then this past week he has regressed hard. Multiple accidents daily. I don't know what to do. I'm by myself almost every weekend lately and I just want to yell at him and my husband. Dh because he is never here (not really his fault, but my irrational pregnancy brain is not allowing this) and DS because I know he can do better and he just isn't. I'm pregnant and miserable and sick and tired of dealing with pee and poop accidents.
Okay rant over
This may not be the best approach, but I felt like ds was really ready for potty training. We got desperate, took him to the store, showed him a really nice tricycle and told him if he used the potty and didn't use his pull up anymore he could have it. After about 2 weeks he was happily riding his new tricycle.Told him it was only for big boys that used the potty, not for diapers. It seemed to do the trick and it stuck.
Post by honeydew1894 on Apr 29, 2018 14:58:38 GMT -5
My poor doggie passed Friday afternoon. We knew it was time and he went as we were getting ready to take hi to the vet. As sad as it was, I am glad he died at home. Boy I miss that dog.
Hope all the sick kids of WPs get better soon and the potty training goes better. Daycare said they were ready for DS but I told them I’m not. I want to wait until I’m off in the summer. Just a few more months.
I hate potty training with a passion and I am so frustrated with DS. He was doing so well and was day time accident free for over a month and then this past week he has regressed hard. Multiple accidents daily. I don't know what to do. I'm by myself almost every weekend lately and I just want to yell at him and my husband. Dh because he is never here (not really his fault, but my irrational pregnancy brain is not allowing this) and DS because I know he can do better and he just isn't. I'm pregnant and miserable and sick and tired of dealing with pee and poop accidents.
Okay rant over
This may not be the best approach, but I felt like ds was really ready for potty training. We got desperate, took him to the store, showed him a really nice tricycle and told him if he used the potty and didn't use his pull up anymore he could have it. After about 2 weeks he was happily riding his new tricycle.Told him it was only for big boys that used the potty, not for diapers. It seemed to do the trick and it stuck.
We got past the initial issues. Turns out that getting to go pick up his brothers was his motivation. Now he is back sliding. Although today no accidents. I think loosing his cars and getting fussed at all day yesterday got to him. Also, I've been deligent about reminding him.
So DD wore the skirt I made her, with a jean jacket and Converse skater shoes, and I chalked her hair red and blue. She looked super cute. I sent MIL a couple pics and she texted back, "What's with that costume? I thought she had her recital today?" So I texted that these are pics from the recital, and she sent back, "Oh! No!"
You can't please everyone but that hurts my feelings. I worked hard to find something DD would wear that would make her feel confident. Thank goodness she wasn't there!
akafred- that’s just crappy. I’m sorry she was rude. I bet your DD looked adorable! How did she do??
On a slightly related note, MIL got some great pics of the kids on Friday playing at the local museum in the water area. It was a really beautiful, warm day. As usual, she didn’t take off their shoes, which granted does drive us nuts. But she told me when they got home, DH just snottily asked why they were all wet. Not if they’d had fun. Not “thanks for taking them all afternoon since they had early didmisssl.” Just “why are they all wet?” Her feelings were hurt. I didn’t blame her. OTOH, not having known about any of this, I had posted a couple of the pics on Facebook with a note about how hard it is being out of town but how much better it is when MIL sends pics of the kids looking so happy and thanking her for all she does for us. Because I’m not an ass. And she didn’t raise me. (A lot of DH’s assholishness ckmes directky from her parenting. See, relately, why I have very different parenting philosophies than my in laws.)
mommyatty, she looked adorable. I'll post a fake pic then post hers for a while. Hang on.
P.S. I forgot to answer how she did. I would call it a success! She did her piano without the book, because she said she didn't need it. I suspect she cut off the very end because the teacher seemed surprised but went with t and started the applause. As for singing, she did it, which is the first step! She had been saying off and on all winter that she wouldn't do it, would only do it if she could wear British flags on her skirt, and other weird things. Usually when she does a recital, her timing is off (too fast) from nervousness. She was a little fast in a couple of places, but for the most part did well with timing. She was nervous and a bit pitchy, but who cares? She remembered the words except maybe 2 minor places, and that is hard for her. So I am really proud and pleased.
In another rant, DD went first, and was having trouble staying in her recital seat, and her going back and forth is very distracting, so I took her for a walk. The recital is held in a nursing home, and we ended up just on the edge of the residential area. A couple of the residents were there and talked to DD and me for a minute. One was pretty young, maybe 60's. I thought she might be visiting her mother whom she was with. They were so sweet to DD and complimented her on her outfit and her hair and pretended they heard her sing. And then she asked if I was a resident there.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Apr 29, 2018 19:25:46 GMT -5
I cleaned out my car just now and have removed a whole toy store worth of "car toys' that went in and never made it back out. Seriously, it mostly fills up a whole laundry basket.
New rule: no more car toys!
Which will last until Monday. And it will only last that long b/c we're not going anywhere tonight...
Seriously the ride to school is 10 minutes. They should be able to make it there without any lego bits or galaxy grabbers or toy dinosaurs. Right?!
akafred- that’s just crappy. I’m sorry she was rude. I bet your DD looked adorable! How did she do??
On a slightly related note, MIL got some great pics of the kids on Friday playing at the local museum in the water area. It was a really beautiful, warm day. As usual, she didn’t take off their shoes, which granted does drive us nuts. But she told me when they got home, DH just snottily asked why they were all wet. Not if they’d had fun. Not “thanks for taking them all afternoon since they had early didmisssl.” Just “why are they all wet?” Her feelings were hurt. I didn’t blame her. OTOH, not having known about any of this, I had posted a couple of the pics on Facebook with a note about how hard it is being out of town but how much better it is when MIL sends pics of the kids looking so happy and thanking her for all she does for us. Because I’m not an ass. And she didn’t raise me. (A lot of DH’s assholishness ckmes directky from her parenting. See, relately, why I have very different parenting philosophies than my in laws.)
This is with my in laws. They are very nice people and more laid back now, but they parented in a authoritarian style- hit the kids hard with a belt style. I think some is nature as in they were inherited some depression but some is nurture a result of their parenting style. DH is the first to say it was bad like his mom threw plates at him once. But every once in a while he wants to do something the way they did (and there was some things they did do right but maybe not what he suggested), and I’m like no sorry I am not emulating your parents in their parenting. And I think some is him remembering wrong.
Like he says they were free range, but they really weren’t or he was at an older age than our kids now. Plus his sister said they never let her do anything. So I think the idea they played in their yard somehow translated into free range for him but it actually was them just playing in the yard like every other kid. He did ride his bike a lot as a teenager but I think he just left the house because of fighting with his mom rather than was given permission to go.
I’m sorry for everything everyone else is dealing with!
We had a good weekend, but I noticed DD scratching her head a couple times today, so I combed through it, and I think there may be some lice eggs 😬 No bugs, and nothing super obvious, so I’m hoping if it is lice it’s super early stages. I’m going to take her tomorrow to a lice clinic to have her checked out. Ugh!
Sorry HeartofCheese. It’s strange that your STBXH mentioned it.
Any rants I have about the weekend are petty and small. It was a pretty good weekend. We had my nephews birthday party on Saturday and then DDs Confirmation on Sunday so we had people around pretty much every day. We had a nice little party for her yesterday and got everything cleaned up which I’m so happy about. Didn’t want to wake up to a mess this morning. My introverted self is so happy to have the day to myself even if I do have to work.
I'm still recovering and kind of hating myself for it. Mainly because we planned moms night out on Saturday, stayed out til 1 AM, and then all forgot we had scheduled an early morning playdate for Sunday at the indoor playground months ago. Everyone was a little rough... The dads were reveling in the pain all the moms were in.