Toilet training is a process Jamie’ s shown little interest in, but I know it’s coming. He’s increasingly aware of when his diaper needs to be changed, but not as interested in controlling the process.
It may be at least a few months down the road, but I am sure at some point we’ll have to make more regular attempts – something I am not looking forward to.
There was a famous writer who when asked about her craft, replied that she liked “having written.” Her point was that she didn’t like the process at all. When it comes to writing, I love having a finished product, but I also enjoy the process – not so with toilet training.
Toilet training a toddler sounds about as enjoyable as a root canal. It sounds like a long, excruciating battle that ends up with all parties pissed off at each other. But, I can get behind the final product. The glorious side effect of a boy who can control his bladder movements is of course no more diapers.
Toilet Training = No More Diapers
Any equation with this result is worth it in my book.
I can think of a lot of things I’d rather do with the money spent on diapers, like buy a sports car. OK, so maybe I exaggerate, but I do think the financial life can improve after saying goodbye to that money pit. Maybe we could pick a fancy restaurant to eat one meal a week at for the rest of our lives. The point is that the cost of diapers is ridiculous.
There is another aspect to the appeal of toilet training, besides financial. Lately, Jamie has been peeing through his diapers at night to the point where we routinely go through a new set of sheets. It would be awfully nice to put an end to that.
He’s soooo close, but not quite there yet. He’s starting to tell us when he needs a diaper change, but not with 100 percent accuracy. Sometimes he’ll say “I poop.” When we smell the evidence we’ll ask him if he pooped. At times he owns it and says yes. But sometimes he issues a flat out denial.
He used to give his favorite political answer: “No. Yes. No,” but he doesn’t really do that anymore. It was a toddler’s way of saying that you can’t prove what’s in his diaper actually came from him.
He’s just a little over 2 years old right now. My guess is that we need a little more cooperation and desire on his part to make the training worthwhile and feasible. The whole process is on the fly since we have never done this before.
I am always curious about what toilet training veterans have to say on the matter, since I am a reluctant rookie. But of course, I can’t wait to come out on the other, diaper-less end.
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