As most parents who have potty-trained children know, just because the child is finally using the potty, doesn’t mean that you’re out of the woods.  There are accidents and potty misses that seem to mark this rite of passage.  It's not always pretty. 

Here’s my own story that happened just a few weeks ago with recently potty-trained Max:

The other Saturday morning, I was in the change room at our local public pool after my kids’ swim lessons.   Usually my husband and I “divide and conquer” the harried task of getting our kids showered and dressed after swim class:  He takes Max, I take Elle, and we generally try to have the kids semi-clothed by the time we reconvene 15 minutes later.   But the Hubs was traveling that weekend and I was left to reckon with both kids on my own. 

As luck would have it, the changing room was particularly crowded that weekend.  This, combined with long lines for the shower stalls, cranky kids, and limited space, put me right at the end of my rope. After reaching awkwardly into the shower stall to turn on Elle’s showerhead and getting splattered with water in the process, I turned my attention to Max who suddenly announced that he had to go potty.

Now I’ve learned that when Max announces he has to go, I have approximately 13.28 seconds to get to a potty and his pants down before the action begins. As his “grabbing” gestures confirmed, I had to deal with this –stat—and so I ran him over to a (fortunately!) empty toilet stall and let him use the potty as I stood beside him, catching my breath.

After Max was done, I hustled him toward the stall door and as he pulled up his swim trunks, Max looked up at me apologetically saying, “Mommy, I’m sorry I peed on your pants.”

Whaaat?!?

I looked down at my jeans. Sure enough, there was a wet spot just above my right knee where he had apparently peed without my noticing. Is it possible for a Mom to become so frazzled that she doesn’t even notice when she is peed on by her own son?!? The answer is: Yes. Ah, good times.

Do you have a potty story that you’d rather forget?

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