“Wow, Momma, that was a BIG poopie! Good job.” My son loudly offered me this praise in the Target bathroom.
At the beginning of potty training, this comment would have thoroughly embarrassed me. But now, I don’t even blink an eye at all the bathroom talk. Thanks to potty training, I’ve talked more about potties and poops than I ever imagined.
My son’s potty training journey has given me a new appreciation for those who have survived this milestone. Potty training parents are unsung heroes! Potty training moms, I offer you this tribute to thank you for your hard work, patience and persistence.
21 signs of a potty training Mom
- You own enough toddler pants to clothe all the kids in the neighborhood.
- The plethora of potty talk in your family makes you feel like you’ve moved into a frat house.
- Memes about potty training make you laugh much harder than they should.
- When your friend says she doesn’t have to use the bathroom, you’re tempted to say, “I think you should try…”
- Your child has praised you for successfully using the bathroom.
- A small part of you believes you deserve a treat every time you go to the bathroom.
- You feel that your experience negotiating “terms of the potty” has equipped you to work for the UN.
- You talk about potty training. All. the. time.
- You feel the urge to remind your co-workers to go “potty” before meetings.
- You laugh at the notion of potty training in three days. You’d be happy with three months.
- You no longer buy Cheerios to eat them.
- You catch yourself humming potty training songs.
- You’ve pulled kids underwear from your purse or jacket pocket while in search of your keys.
- Your child owns significantly more pairs of underwear than you.
- When people ask how you are, you launch into a story about potty training.
- You’ve cleaned parts of the toilet that you never knew existed.
- Outings now entail nervously watching for wet pants and puddles on the floor.
- You worry that your child’s mission in life is to be the first kid to go to kindergarten in diapers.
- Forget exercise. You get your endorphins when your child successfully uses the potty.
- You wonder if you’ll hear it when potty training “just clicks” for your child.
- You’ve started planning an adults-only celebration for when your kid is finally potty trained.
Potty training Moms, I salute you. Hopefully, one day you’ll look back and think, “That wasn’t so bad, was it?” In the meantime, grab some chocolate and take comfort in the fact that this too shall pass – hopefully sooner rather than later.
