I Can't HEAR You!

Today after church, we had our traditional Sunday afternoon meal….well…not really. We went to Back Yard Burgers. That can be a tradition too, right?

While there, Richie had to go potty. He’s been doing quite well with #1! We’re still working on #2 and that’s a whole different story. But, at BYB, it was #1. This may border on “too much information” but we teach our boys to use the toilet sitting down. Once they master the sitting, they may graduate to the standing. But, oh no, you may not BEGIN your potty training in an upright stance. Standing may be easier seeing as how all you have to do is…..AIM. But, the aim is usually off and that just creates all sorts of mess that neither Mommy nor Daddy want to deal with. So, sitting it is and that requires a few things: 1) that the britches be pulled ALL THE WAY DOWN otherwise you end up with pee on the outside of your pants 2) that a 2-foot something child hoist their little bottoms up onto the seat 3) that the little bottom manages to stay on the seat and not fall into the icy cavernous pool below and 4) that the “parts” are pointed in the right direction. Quite a lot to master!

My children have never enjoyed flushing the toilet….anywhere. They think it’s a cacophonous event lasting 5 terrifying seconds in which they are darn sure that noise is powerful enough to suck their little bodies right down with all the water. I find un-flushed toilets around here all the time. So, it was no surprise to me that Richie didn’t want to flush the gigantic BYB toilet. The part that cracked me up was that somewhere between undressing and hoisting and balancing and pointing he also managed to plug two fingers into both ears where he managed some sort of Zen-like balancing pose in which he remained upright, peed in the bowl, jumped down and waited for me to pull up his pants—all with his fingers in his ears. I asked if he wanted to flush and he said NO! and he stood facing the stall door until I opened it and he could dart to the far corner of the restroom while I flushed.

And I have to say…that toilet was AWFULLY loud!