Please tell me I am not the only one with a poopy toddler and a puking dog...

[Kari C in SC]

It has been a tough week. Bigger things and smaller things. Just a few minutes ago, my 3 year old toddler came running to me outside saying to "NOT LOOK AT HIM!" Sure enough, he had messed his 3rd pair of underpants for the day. I am telling him to come with me to the bathroom and telling the dog to come inside with us at the same time. The dog is standing there eating weeds. She is ignoring me like everyone else. I finally get the poopy boy with poop falling out of his pants up the stairs when the dog runs up the stairs and pukes on my new bedroom carpet. Please tell me that there are going to be days like this and someday I will miss them. Please tell me before I send my 3 year old to preschool and my dog to the pound. Thank you.

[Mommieeeee]

I can say that the three year old will get better but maybe not the dog. Our dog ate a blue construction crayon this morning. He decided to eat it on my favorite living room area rug. I had to scrub, scrub, scrub this morning.

I have older children and know it gets better. You just move on to other things besides potty training. But, you realize that for some reason when they get older you miss those days. Why??? I don't know but you do!

[Sue G in PA]

:grouphug: What a rotten day! Yuck! Tomorrow will be much better...I promise! My day was not nearly as "yucky", but I had to deal w/ my ds5 spilling juice all over my newly mopped floor (simply b/c he was NOT paying attention to what he was doing), unclogging the toilet for the 3rd time today b/c my boys think they need to use an entire roll of toilet paper when they use the bathroom. :glare: I'm sorry your day was so yucky. Tomorrow will be better.

[Kuovonne]

So sorry, but it's nice to know that there are other's who are also having a tough time.
In my house it's a poopy two year old with explosive diapers. Two days ago the poor thing took off her diaper and walked around, leaving an oozy trail.... I've since (hopefully) convinced her to leave the diaper on until I can get her changed.

No dog here, but we do have an old cat that has taken to spraying everywhere. It's gotten
so bad that I hate having people over to the house. The advice from the vet is not very encouraging. Sigh.

[Camy]

There is nothing better than hearing that someone else is dealing w/ poop.

I do have a poopy toddler...yet that's okay. I quit potty training a long time ago with my other boys, and it has been the best thing I've ever done! At least I know that the poop is in the diaper. When my toddler asks me if he can use the potty, I simply say "no." LOL. Now my boys are totally potty trained at age 3 thanks to this method! LOL. I tell them they have to prove to me that they will be perfectly potty trained and that I do not trust them until the diaper stays dry. Great reverse psychology :o). (you probably didn't want to know all of that :o).

As far as animal excrement...we do not have a dog, but we do have chickens that are unintentionally free range. If you've seen the movie "Chicken Run", you'd understand the situation. I swear they could escape anything! Anyway, nothing irritates me more than when the kids step in chicken doo-doo and then walk into the house, with their shoes on, and leave tracks on our ridiculously too-white carpet!

Keep on keepin' on, Sister!

LOL.

(I am so thankful sometimes for my poor sense of smell!)

[Apiphobic]

I can't help but giggle here. A friend just had a baby and posted pics on her site. I commented on them, but I usually like to put something a little different besides the usual, "Oh, s/he's adorable! Beautiful! Gorgeous!" etc. I've used some "Look Who's Talking" lines before but not this time.

In one of the pictures, the baby's got her hands balled up into fists right beside her cheeks and it reminded me of those boxers that keep their gloves up high to protect their head. So I searched Rocky quotes and found one that I thought was cute. I think it's entirely fitting for your story, too!

"You're gonna eat lightnin' and you're gonna crap thunder!"