That's It!

I have always heard that boys are harder to potty train than girls. My experince supports that theory. Let's face it, most boys are pretty okay with being dirty and a bit stinky. Attribute that to the "caveman manliness factor" I suppose. Most know about Kenny and his...shall we say...issues with using the restroom. And by "issues" I mean pure-cussed stubborness.

Needless to say he traumatized me. We didn't push Nathan and were going to let him try on his own time. We have been working with him since last fall. He is more than willing to go to the bathroom if he is taken. However, he is totally fine with crapping on himself. And taking the time to initiate using the potty- he could care less. The real kicker is that he is perfectly capable of staying dry and has for several hours at a time.

When we would switch him to undies we would always revert back to diapers after a few days because he kept peeing/pooping himself and we figured he wasn't ready.

Well, we are done playing the game. He is 4 years old and knows how to use the potty. We have used up all the diapers in the house and we have not bought anymore. We did get pull-ups for bedtime. We told Nathan that he is old enough and knows how to use the potty and we will not put him back in a diaper.

Let the power struggle being!

Today we have been through 7 pairs of Lightening McQueen undie-roos. After each accident he would ask for a diaper. But we have held firm. We explain that he is old enough and knows how to use the potty and we do not have any diapers. There was one hour this evening when I asked him if he needed to go 3 times. Even when he said "no" I told him to try. During that same hour he peed on himself twice. The real kicker is that we went grocery shopping and he stayed perfectly dry during that time.

So day one hasn't gone very well. But we will not give in! I am done spending a fortune on diapers.

**There is a silver lining to having late potty trainers. We can blame their lack of a college fund on the cost of all those extra years of cleaning their ...