It seems indecent to talk about it, but as the book says, everybody poops. We are toilet training Susie. It has been a slow, haphazard process that seems to be more Susie directed than parent directed. We go with the flow. Sometimes she wants big girl panties and sometimes she requests a diaper. We've tried really hard to make it stree free. But, like all good parents, as we did in the very beginning, we still stand over her while she tries and then we clap and dance for her when she produces.
Either out of curiosity or imitation, she often insists that she get to observe our bathroom habits. Over time, we have started telling her that we need our privacy and that we want the door shut. Tonight, Susie announced that she needed to go poo poo on the potty. After I ensured that she mounted the throne safely, Susie looked at me and said, "Mommy, go away. Go do some-ting. Susie going poo poo. Need some privacy!" I stood there with my head tilted to the side, looking at her like she just started speaking Mandarin, so she pointed to the door and said, "Mommy gooooo! Shut door. Susie poo poo in privacy!"
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