According to the dictionary (I’m giggling because I just read many college student essays that began in this pitiful way), a do-over is a noun that allows “a change to redo an action” and alludes to “going back in time.” We need many do-overs in this house. In fact, we all need more do-overs in life. This morning was no exception.
Piper likes company in the potty. It’s rarely a private affair. In her early potty days, she insisted that I stand close enough that she could plunge her head into my belly in case the job became too intense. Fortunately, those traumatic bathroom days are behind us. She still likes to talk at full volume through the door, though, narrating the action, sometimes trying out her beloved potty words. So when I heard this:
“Mom, I’m going to try to go to the bathroom like a boy!”
I ran, just as you would, to stop the madness. Too late.
“Oh, that didn’t work out so well,” she called before I even made it through the door.
Where is the do-over button when you need it?
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Melissa, I love your Piper…this one has me almost in tears. Too Funny!!!
Every time I think “what am I going to blog about tomorrow?” Piper pulls something like this. I’m glad it made you laugh, cousin. She’s quite the character.
I went home & told Paul & Jordan this one. She and Jordan would make quite a pair. I see a lot of similarities in them, especially when I am reminded of Jordan’s early years. Instead of Gaga it was Brittany, I heard “OOPS I Did it Again” too many times to count and “Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy” made for some interesting explanations. Jordan is a rainbow lover too!
Sounds like Jordan and Piper would get along well. I figure if I was raised on Madonna and turned out almost normal, our kids can likewise endure Brittany and Gaga and learn to filter the world. Go rainbows!
so funny! Reminds me of the time when my eldest called out from the bath. “Mum, I think I can wee in my mouth” (Only a boy would think of this let alone be able to do it)! “Stop”, I yelled. Too late. So, the only thing left to say – “how did it taste”. Apparently, “salty”.
Oh my! That’s a party trick for the books. So creative. And just a dose of the gross factor. Salty, indeed.
Keep trying to pee like a boy Piper. It’s not fair they get all the fun. 🙂
So true! Maybe she’ll figure it out. I’m sure it would impress her friends one day.