Will poop for food
Jacob decided last week that using the toilet for its invented purpose is just hogwash. As we’ve been dealing with the backlash for almost 2 weeks now, we are so far at the end of our rope, we are off the cliff and swimming in the shark-infested waters. I had a discussion with Jacob where he explained to me that he wasn’t interested in going in the potty anymore, and it came out the exact same way a Utah Mormon would explain to their family how very sorry they are to be the bearer of bad news, but they can not with any peace of mind vote Republican any longer. I decided we needed to start the potty training from the beginning. Complete with bribery.
Walking around Wal-Mart(yes, Shanelle, The WAL) today, we started in the toy section. “Ooh! Look at the Hot Wheels!”
“I love Hot Wheels, Mommy!”
“Ok! I will buy them for you! And then you can have one each time you poop! In the potty!!”
“No thanks. I just don’t want cars anymore.”
A few aisles later, I tried again.
“PLAY-DO!”
“MOM! It’s Dora play-do. I love Dora!”
“I know you love Dora, Jake. I will buy it for you! Then you can have one Dora play-do each time you poop in the potty!”
“I don’t want Dora play-do anymore.”
We finally made it to the grocery section where I was getting “hot meal” (oatmeal) for our trip.
“Mom. They have Dora cereal! And Little Einsteins! And MICKEY MOUSE! They have MICKEY MOUSE CEREAL! I want it, mom! I really want it!”
“OKAY! That’s awesome, Jacob! You pick any cereal you want, and each time you poop in the potty, you get some! Which one do you want!?!”
“Umph. I just don’t want cereal anymore. And I don’t want cars or play do and I don’t want to poop in the potty ever again.”
Darn, I think. Darn, darn, darn! The last time, this worked exactly how it was supposed to. Most importantly, it worked! And now he won’t even pick a reward!
A bit further down the aisle, he saw yogos. And threw 2 boxes into the cart when he thought I wasn’t looking.
“Jake, I saw that.”
“I want Yo-gos.”
“You can have them if you poop in the potty. Or else I’m putting them back on the shelf.”
“Okay! I’ll poop in the potty! And then I’ll get yogos!”
But before he poops in the potty, I may just stick my head in the bowl and flush.
September 15, 2007 at 9:53 am
This is sooo funny and also why I hate potty training. Best of luck!
September 15, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Oh man oh man. That sucks big time- but your perseverence is impressive.
September 15, 2007 at 2:49 pm
This is hilarious! And brings back good memories. I had completely blocked out our potty training experiences but this brought it all back. One night my son wanted Cheerios, I said, OK you can have Cheerios if you poop in the potty. I just threw it out there, not expecting any reaction. And we never looked back. I mean Cheerios! We’d had those in the cupboard all along, all the Thomas track and candy I bribed with, and Cheerios?!
I really, really, really hope YoGos are the trick for you! Good luck!
September 15, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Tell me if it works. Nothing has worked for me. He will go if I take him…but after one glorious weekend of poops in the potty, he decided he doesn’t want to do it anymore. I remember with Maren we finally just put her in regular underwear and eventually she got it. I just told myself It was going to be messy for a while. Anyway, good luck and know that I am thinking about you.
September 15, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Poop problems. They’re the worst. You’re not alone though. There’s a world of will-poop-for-food children out there. Just stock up on YoGos, then plan for rejection and starting all over again. So sorry. I smell your pain.