Potty training was our Everest.
We tried, and tried, and TRIED… and finally after countless failed attempts, we finally succeeded. I won’t bore you with the details (although feel free to bore yourself here, here, here, and here). A critical element of our eventual success was bribery, in the form of treats and Transformers.
Fast forward 6 months. CJ is fully potty trained; and has gone without an accident from day 1 (chalk it up as an advantage to potty training late). Those days of potty training are ancient history.
UNTIL there’s something that our dear boy wants. Suddenly, we’re right back there.
“Mom, after I go PEE, what will I get?”
“Dad, can I have a chocolate since I went POOP?”
“After I’m finished pooping, will I get a BIG TOY?”
No, No, and NO. I’m sorry to have to be the bad guy here, but those of us in the real world don’t get treats for voiding our bowels. Sorry.
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June 4, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Definitely an expectation that could cause problems if he doesn’t let it go. =P
June 4, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Argh! We have the same residual problem a our house – and the face I make when it happens (What! you expect treats for that!?) never seems to get the point across.
Have faith, they con’t hold out forever.
June 4, 2007 at 6:57 pm
It would be so great if we did get a prize though. :)
June 4, 2007 at 7:37 pm
Oh, same here. We used chocolate pudding as a means of solving our daughter’s constipation issues. So very, very sorry now.
June 4, 2007 at 8:03 pm
Actually, after giving birth, I treated myself to some treats after those first poos. I deserved them!
June 4, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Hahaha. My son does the same thing!
Just tell him that his reward for pooping is that he can find shapes like bridges and airplanes in his poop afterwards… hahahahahahahaha
June 4, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Hahaha! Monkey is going through the potty training now, and Volcano wonders why he doesn’t get a cute little chart with stickers and prizes for using the bathroom. I told him it was because he was already a pro, and Monkey was still in training, but he’s not buying it…
June 5, 2007 at 12:06 am
I totally think I deserve a prize afterwards. Just how many royal poos are there in the world, hmm? LMAO…CJ is one funny boy!
June 5, 2007 at 1:25 am
Aren’t they so clever!
We are beginning to experience this joy as well, although I’d do anything to have my son poop in the potty at this point!
June 5, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Wow…thanks for the warning ’cause we are starting think it’s getting time to start trying with Zander.
Note to self: no bribes when potty training!
Ya…I say that now…but as parents we do what we’ve gotta do!
June 5, 2007 at 9:26 pm
there were some pregnant poops I had that were deserving of a big toy.
I never got one though.