I was roaming all over the house looking for my phone. Cause, you know, I had pictures on it that I was going to use for about 5 articles.

I was muttering “where is my phone?”

Pone. Zack, the two year old very near death (because I’m about to want to kick his ass), says and hands me my dripping wet phone.

I figure, I’ll be calm what’s done is done, he’s just a baby.

Maybe it will dry out, I think. I take the battery out and leave my broken phone on the counter.

Two seconds later I walk outside and there he is in the baby pool with my phone and the battery and this is what I did:

I got in his face and yelled NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! and then I picked him up and took him to time out.

So what? I still have a broken freaking phone.

This is the THIRD death of phone I’ve had since I was a reluctant cell convert only a year and a half ago. Every single one of them was Kid + WATER related (toilet and shower, now baby pool).

Of course, when I find myself in the presence of my cell phone engineer cousin, all I want to talk about is Why the hell can’t you make a waterproof cell phone?

Because we want you to buy more phones.

I knew it!

So, don’t call me. I can’t call you. I don’t know your phone number. I don’t have it written down. Email me. If you don’t have email – I guess our relationship is over.

Photo source: Empowering Girls: So Sioux Me (Could anyone want to kick that baby’s ass? Yeah. I could. I have to restrain myself every single time he drowns my F$%^! Phone!)

Post from: Blisstree

Death of Phone

Brain washing, outside polygamist cults, is an underrated and legitimate method with some great applications.

Potty training would be one of them.

Call me crazy – I’m sure half of you will, but that would be no different than any other day – I’m trying to potty train my 2-year-old son.

For his second birthday we gave him the Potty Training (Baby Signs) and some big boy underwear. The kit has a “choo choo train” theme. Get it? “potty train.” I was more excited than he was.

I realize common parenting advice says not to push it and to “wait till they’re ready,” but I reject such advice.

The Potty Training (Baby Signs) authors and child psychologists note that the studies that support “wait till they are ready” advice comes primarily from diaper companies like Pampers and Huggies.

The kit comes with a video and a book about going to the potty, teaching the sign language for the words: potty, more, wash. I was a little disappointed there were no fun signs like poo poo, pee pee and wipe. Isn’t wipe important? Why no sign for wipe?

I’m making him watching the video and read the book over and over and over. Also adding other videos like Elmo Goes To The Potty.

One of my major motivators is that diapers are expensive.

Another is that he’s indignant about me getting in his personal business.

Zacky, even Elmo Goes To The Potty.

You don’t want me to change your diapers?

No.

I wouldn’t want anyone changing my diapers either. If you go to the potty I won’t have to change you anymore.

No.

Does your bum hurt from that rash?

Yeah.

If you went on the potty you wouldn’t get rashes anymore.

Potty?

Yeah. You want to go potty?

No.

Do you want a sticker and candy?

Yeah!

OK. If you sit on the potty you can have a sticker and candy!

No.

Want to blow the potty train whistle?

Yeah.

Okay, sit on the potty. All Aboard the Potty Train! All Aboard! Tooot Tooot!

Potty!

Yeah, go on it.

No.

Okay.
No pressure. That’s the thing. I’m giving it a year. The year between 2 and 3 we’re potty training. If it happens quickly all the better. If it takes all year, OK.

But, I stop buying diapers on the 3rd birthday Zack.

Image Source: So Sioux Me

Post from: Blisstree

Brain Washing & Potty Training