A Happy Hamper

Politically Correct Potty Training

Introducing the Anatomically Correct Potty Training Doll designed to help you potty train your child in a gender specific and culturally sensitive way.

Not only can you get this doll in boy or girl model, but is also comes in different ethnicities. The above photo is the caucasian version.

African American

Asian

Latin

According to the website that is selling them:(http://www.mindfultoys.com/potrto.html)

"A potty training doll that has the same genitals and skin color as your child can assist you with this developmental stage. Kids love playing 'pretend potty-time' with their potty buddy."

Somehow I seriously doubt that either of those claims are true, but let us give them the benefit of the doubt and explore why this anatomically correct doll in the appropriate ethnic version might help your child potty train:

1) Boys stand and girls sit? True, boys eventually stand, but most moms I know teach boys just learning to sit in order to not have to scrub the walls on a daily basis. (And all these boy dolls are sitting.)

2) Different ethinicities go potty in different ways? While we might have different preferences for the way it goes in (different ethnic foods), it all comes out the same way!

3) All of us who were potty trained WITHOUT the aid of this doll frequently wet or soil ourselves? Sorry, I can't say I feel at a loss for not having had this doll way back when.

Any other ideas?

Peas & Poop

So today I decided to try feeding her something other than formula. Ped said to wait til she was hungry and lead off with a veggie (apparently fruits are too sweet and if they taste them first, they won't eat veggies. Not sure I buy that but in true first-time-mom fashion, I follow doc's orders rather than strike out on my own.)

So I open a tiny jar of Earth's Best Organic Peas. And she spit them out. I tried 5 spoonfuls, all of which ended up on the bib, but that's fine, I was prepared for that. So I made a bottle and gave her the much beloved Similac. Suck, suck suck. Then I smelled it. Poop. So stop feeding to change diaper. And there they were, in the diaper, the same peas I had just been feeding her? Same color, texture, consistency. Different smell.

I wonder if Earth's Best knows their peas look like poop?

The Epileptic Cow

I just have to marvel that someone actually gets paid to think these things up. According to the box, your child is supposed to giggle and laugh with delight. Mine seemed unimpressed. But it comes in an elephant model and a pig model; maybe she would like them better.

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"Ooooh, I have a Cool Book!"

So I asked B if he might clean up the floor area in front of his bookcase as it was 3 layers deep in books, magazines and other literary materials. He graciously complied with my request and somewhere through the second layer he exclaims, "Ooooh, I have a cool book!" I laughed out loud, but unfortunately was not quick-witted enough to come back with, "Well, if that is the one you really like, does that mean we can get rid of all the others?" Alas, I fear I am doomed to only see the floor 4 times a year. (Good thing he has so many other wonderful qualities.)

Baby Personals

Do you feel your inner saliva running down your chin? Do you desire to spend half the day with your fist in your mouth? Do you cry when they both won't fit at the same time?

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