So the other day Evrett woke up from a much needed nap and went into the bathroom–this is part of our wake-up routine so I left him alone.\u00a0 Several minutes later when he had not emerged I knocked on the door and peeked in; there was Evrett, dutifully undressed, but not using the toilet.\u00a0 Instead he was laying on our bathmat sucking his thumb and holding his bear–buck nekked.<\/p>\n
“What are you doing buddy?\u00a0 It’s time to go potty now.”\u00a0 No response.<\/p>\n
“Evrett! you need to get up and go potty right now.” (much more sternly)<\/p>\n
And then my 3 1\/2 year old, who still sucks his thumb and sleeps with a ragged-y teddy bear answered without missing a beat, “Ok, Player.”<\/p>\n
I have no clue where it came from, but apparently he’s now a teenager in training. And all I can think to say is “Really?\u00a0 really, really?” Which seems woefully inadequate somehow.\u00a0 Why are little kids so weird?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So the other day Evrett woke up from a much needed nap and went into the bathroom–this is part of our wake-up routine so I left him alone.\u00a0 Several minutes later when he had not emerged I knocked on the door and peeked in; there was Evrett, dutifully undressed, but not using the toilet.\u00a0 Instead … <\/p>\n