Wednesday, January 21, 2009

I Interrupt This Blogging Break . . .

To say three things:

1. Um, a big WTH to the writers of Lost! How in the world do you follow your own stories? I love the show, but my brain hurts a little every time I watch.

2. I've got the laundry running scared, my friends. I hope to be back to posting and commenting in my specially average way very soon.

3. If you are not a person who can find humor in the bodily functions of smallish humans, you may want to skip this little tale from the HomeFront. I'm just sayin'.

A child of mine has shown some interest in the potty lately. Since my policy is not to force the issue, we've been playing it pretty low key, with a lot of sitting and little of anything else.

Today, this darling child came to me about three minutes too late. I was cool about it, and we headed to the bathroom for a clean up. While trying to get her to navigate out of some, how shall I put it?, full pants, a few little bits escaped and fell on the floor.

Before I could get it picked up, my child and I had this exchange:

Child: Mom! Look, it's a bug on the floor! Get it!

Me: That's not a bug.

Child: What is it?

Me (incredulous): That's from you! That's your p**p. (I'm not prepared to deal with the Google referrals on this word.)

Child: Oh. Well that's weird.

Yes, yes it is. If by weird, you mean TOTALLY GROSS.

10 comments:

  1. TOTALLY gross. And the fact that I'm laughing so hard right now means it'll happen to me. Often.

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  2. Potty training is one of the most profoundly loving things a parent can do for a child. Seriously. They deserve to change our Depends for this someday.

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  3. Bella didn't mind using the potty for...ahem, number 1, but for number 2 she would hide underneath the kitchen table. One time some 'bits' escaped under there, and when I was cleaning up the kitchen I came across these little bits and, not knowing what they were, picked them up. With bare hands. And then I put up a baby gate.

    Nothing like potty training to drive you mad and gross you out.

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  4. Gross. Funny, but gross. People somehow think that because we have five kids we are no longer grossed out by p**p. But I tell them p**p is still p**p and therefore still gross.

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  5. Anonymous1:50 PM

    You have to watch LOST with an interpreter like my husband does, I am not that into the show but I do like to try to figure out all of the little subplots and what not, so he watches and repeatedly asks now who's that and what's this all about? and I try to answer- if you have specific questions, I 'll give it a shot.
    Also, have had a very similar potty conversation- all too recently and not with the youngest either!
    Mirabella MOM

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  6. The potty training always brings out the best and funniest kid comments.

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  7. I have published the toilet antics of some of my toddlers, too...makes for funny--if somewhat disgusting--reading.

    BTW, I have awarded you an...award.
    Come see it on my blog.

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  8. i'm with you on lost...i have to CONCENTRATE or i'll get, well, lost.

    BTW, there's nothing like bathroom humor with kids.

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  9. Good thing we love those small people or we'd never get past the "bugs" on the floor.

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