Mothers are born suckers
My Dot Moms column is up for anyone who wants to read about my adventures in toilet training. :loser:
I had a moment of forgetfulness yesterday. My daughter demanded to use the toilet, and like a good sucker, I let her sit on the potty. The phone rang. I went to go answer it and was so distracted by the call, when the baby wandered in, I forgot that she wasn’t wearing a diaper. 
I snapped her jumper back up, completely missing the important diaper. She then proceeded to climb up in my lap, roll around on my bed, and then wander back to her room. After I finished the call, I realized what a moron I was. Yes, of course she had an accident. It’s the best way of getting Mom’s attention, isn’t it? 
I’ve noticed that children will fling themselves into the path of forbidden things (e.g. playing with electrical cords, reaching up to the stove, etc.) just for attention. Oh, they KNOW they aren’t supposed to touch those things. But it’s a sure-fire way to make Mom stop in her tracks, fling herself across the room, and grab the aforementioned baby out of the jaws of death. 
They just know.
In other news, I survived the tutoring yesterday. I did, however, kick five of them out before we even started because 1) They weren’t my students and 2) They weren’t on the list of kids with permission for the program. Now normally I would never turn aside a student who wanted extra help. Problem is, I’ve had kids show up who wanted to socialize with their buddies and I’ve also had kids show up whose parents didn’t want them home alone after school. Once I narrowed it down to the kids who were supposed to be there (9 of them), it went pretty well. I kept them BUSY. Even still, some of the more behaviorally-challenged minions tried to push buttons before I squished them into oblivion. 
Anyway, that was my day. I managed to edit my way up to page 205 last night. I’m making steady progress of 30+ pages a day, which is good. 
Michelle posted in Writing @ 7:35 am | Viewed 1288 times
Kendra Clark Says:
(((()))) on the potty training. WAHOO on the 30 pages. Great progress!
P.S. Kewl blog!:dancingfool:
Amy K. Says:
Glad you survived tutoring. Sounds like it went pretty well.
My sympathy on the potty training.
Melissa Says:
I hated potty training my daughter. It was finally just a matter of her wanting to do it and I had to just let her have her way.
WTG on the 30 pages!!! Keep it up!
Peggy Says:
My little monster does the opposite. He goes real quite when he’s getting into something he’s not suppose to. That’s how I know when to go look for him, when it’s too silent.
Christina Says:
Which is exactly why husband #2 and I will not be having children…oh there are other reasons, like I’m in my mid 30’s and my 2 of my three are teenagers…But NO way on earth am I potty training another child.
Nicely done on the book. Mine’s still sitting in the bag in my room. Still staring at me. Still crying out with its lonely, howling wails, “write me, edit me, publish me.” I keep walking past it and getting frustrated. So, you keep working!:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:
Danica Says:
Wow, potty training! Am I just a wimp that I haven’t started my 18 month old? I don’t know that I have the stamina to try until she’s a little more, um, mature?
Bonnie Ferguson Says:
Woo Hoo on the editing, Michelle
30 + pages a day is fantastic 
Sharon Says:
Congrats on the editing! I saw somewhere, maybe on the writing regency list? That you were entering the short historical category for the GH? I didn’t know if you were entering long or short. At any rate, good luck
Mary Says:
She needs to hook up with Suzanne and the t-shirt and no underwear gig. How funny.
Stephanie Says:
You’re doing great on the book — keep it up!!
Bosey
kacey Says:
you’re doing a good job on the steady editing!! Keep it up!
Melissa Mc Says:
You are doing an awesome job on the book!
One time I actually took my oldest out without a diaper. I had her in the Baby Bjorn shopping for a father’s day gift. I coudln’t figure out what had happened until I got to the bathroom to change here. There was no diaper! That’s when I realized I needed to get more sleep!:fryingpan:
Olga Says:
Hugs on potty training! And congrats on great editing progress!