General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq. - Page 154

bold_n_brazen · 08-24-2005, 11:55 AM

This morning, I dropped the Brazenette off at pre-school. She hugged me tight, kissed me hard, and rubbed noses. And then she said, and I quote, "Mommy is a poopy head. See you later!"

She likes me. She really likes me.

baltassoc · 08-24-2005, 12:49 PM

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Originally posted by TexLex
When did those of you with potty-trained kids start? How did you introduce the idea to the kid, if she/he was fairly young? Mine is 18mos and I am dying to get him day-trained, but I'm not sure I am up for it with a new baby to deal with. He seems interested in his little potty as well as the big ones. If I had tile all over I think I might just put him in undies and try that route, but alas, we have carpet. Any ideas?

Conventional wisdom is that you should start slowly during a time of few interuptions in their lives and great stability.

So I took the baltspawn on a two week vacation without balt[soontobeex]spouse (who had been working on them without success for months), including a week with just the baltgrandparents (their first time longer than 48 hours away from both parents), and brought them back potty trained. No idea how it happened. They were just shy of 3.

My one piece of advice is go with the potty seat on the big potty with a stool, and if he's too little to get up there, or at least stay up there, without being afraid, it's too early. Cleaning out those little potties is for suckers.

It'll happen eventually. There aren't a lot of 16 year olds in diapers. Even Hank was out of them by law school.

taxwonk · 08-24-2005, 01:02 PM

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Originally posted by nononono
Are you telling me I'm deluded and that the second one is really going to be a terror, more of a challenge than the first? Say it isn't so, or I'm heading to the doc for meds now.

I've found a maintenance dose of clonopin and xanax prn as a backup work best. The kid generally doesn't taste it if you grind the pills up and mix with a spoonful of peanut butter.

bold_n_brazen · 08-24-2005, 01:06 PM

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Originally posted by taxwonk
I've found a maintenance dose of clonopin and xanax prn as a backup work best. The kid generally doesn't taste it if you grind the pills up and mix with a spoonful of peanut butter.

Do not waste the klonopin on the kid. If you don't want to take it, you can always send it to me.

nononono · 08-24-2005, 01:15 PM

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Originally posted by taxwonk
I've found a maintenance dose of clonopin and xanax prn as a backup work best. The kid generally doesn't taste it if you grind the pills up and mix with a spoonful of peanut butter.

I'm clearly underutilizing my physician.

pony_trekker · 08-24-2005, 01:20 PM

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Originally posted by baltassoc

There aren't a lot of 16 year olds in diapers. Even Hank was out of them by law school.

But there are quite a few lawyers with skidmarked briefs.

pony_trekker · 08-24-2005, 01:32 PM

Any of you been there, done that?

spookyfish · 08-24-2005, 02:11 PM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
This morning, I dropped the Brazenette off at pre-school. She hugged me tight, kissed me hard, and rubbed noses. And then she said, and I quote, "Mommy is a poopy head. See you later!"

She likes me. She really likes me.

That is so cute. Don't you just love their honesty?

bold_n_brazen · 08-24-2005, 03:28 PM

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Originally posted by pony_trekker
Any of you been there, done that?

I attended public elementary school and private middle/high school. So yes, actually, I have personally been there, done that.

taxwonk · 08-24-2005, 04:53 PM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Do not waste the klonopin on the kid. If you don't want to take it, you can always send it to me.

The klonopin is mine. I always assumed the "as needed" directions on the bottle of xanax meant it was for the children.

taxwonk · 08-24-2005, 04:55 PM

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Originally posted by nononono
I'm clearly underutilizing my physician.

PM me and I'll refer you to mine. He's in Panama and doesn't even have an office. He does all his business over the internet and works out of the breakroom at a warehouse.

nononono · 08-24-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by taxwonk
PM me and I'll refer you to mine. He's in Panama and doesn't even have an office. He does all his business over the internet and works out of the breakroom at a warehouse.

Awesome. I heard you were the one to PM.

Atticus Grinch · 08-24-2005, 05:24 PM

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Originally posted by pony_trekker
Any of you been there, done that?

Not personally, but my two best friends in HS did. One is now an M.D. The other is a Ph.D. YMMV, o/c. I don't think they had any particularly unique transition issues, but they were probably identifiably nerdy in middle school, too. That path is the one we're most likely to follow with any identifiably nerdy Grinches, too.

ltl/fb · 08-24-2005, 05:29 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Not personally, but my two best friends in HS did. One is now an M.D. The other is a Ph.D. YMMV, o/c. I don't think they had any particularly unique transition issues, but they were probably identifiably nerdy in middle school, too. That path is the one we're most likely to follow with any identifiably nerdy Grinches, too.

Translation: *I* never was so prole as to have attended a public school at all.

robustpuppy · 08-24-2005, 06:18 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Translation: *I* never was so prole as to have attended a public school at all.

This is getting kind of stalky.