Tuesday, May 13, 2008

all I need is a larger dog door

I noticed that our children have been squatting down and peeing whenever they go in the back yard. When I saw them doing this yesterday, I asked why they weren't using the potty chair that I had put outside. All three of them started bouncing around, barking and excitedly exclaimed "Cuz' we are DOGS!"

Because I think quick on my feet, I told them that if they were dogs, maybe they'd like to eat dog food for dinner. Surely, they would take one bite of Molly's lamb and rice formula and decide that no, maybe being a dog wasn't a good idea, after all.

Of course they loved the sound of this. And as it would turn out, they loved the taste of kibble. Now, that's all they want to eat. For breakfast, lunch and dinner I hear, "Mommy, can we have DOG FOOD?!"


Because the potty training isn't going too well for one of the trio, I took someone's advice from a few months ago and recently handed my child a packet of wipes to clean up their own poopy bottom, after they went in their diaper. I thought that they would be dismayed at the thought of cleaning up their own mess, but alas, they enjoyed it.

So, I took someone else's advice and told my child that the next time they went poop in their diaper, I was putting them in a cold shower. I didn't believe that I could actually do this, I mean, it seems so cruel. But when I was awoken early in the morning one day last week, by my daughter who was laughing about the HUGE poop that she'd just made, I caught a glimpse of my desperate and frustrated self in the mirror with crazy hair and crazy eyes and was a little surprised that I was beyond excited about creating serious discomfort for my offspring.

Turns out, she loved the cold shower and has been asking to take one every day, since.

I've since decided that my life would be a whole lot easier if I just left out a big bowl of kibble and let them do their business in the yard.

12 comments:

  1. What's a little more poop in the yard?? If you give them the hose they'll have fresh water!

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  2. I have 3 year old twins who are not potty-trained :(

    Today one of my sons walked in from the back yard without his diaper and said "I didn't poopy". Which really meant I pooped. in the backyard. on a landscape rock. by the fence. Of course he showed me!

    I'm going to break out the dog bowl too!!

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  3. Wow! Those things sounded like really good ideas. I am NOT looking forward to potty-training mine! One was easy...

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  4. You could get Molly to eat her poop... it's a win win! Ewwww... did I just write that? Sorry... My brain is mush... Feel free to delete this comment...

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  5. *PRICELESS*! :D

    ~Cindy! :)

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  6. OH crap its time to throw in the towel. No winning this one:) Cold showers, dog food, cleaning own messes. Kids these days are made of something different.

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  7. One of my girls is just like that. She laughs in the face of danger. If I threaten her with any type of punishment, she smiles and does whatever she just did, even more. I can't wait to hear how you resolve this. I'll take notes.

    Cadi

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  8. LOL!!!!! I hate it when that stuff backfires!!!!

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  9. I know I shouldn't laugh but omg that was funny!

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  10. I can't even imagine what their poop would smell like fueled by Kibbles! Ha ha!

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  11. It might be fun the first time she has to clean up her own poop, but keep it up...it's probably not so fun a few times later. Hopefully, she'll get tired of it like you, and decide it's easier to poo in the pot. Good luck!

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  12. LOL!!! Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be laughing, but I can SOOO relate!!!

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