12 Things No One Told You About Raising a Toddler

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12 Things No One Tells You About Having a Toddler

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Chrissi Coppa on Aug 20, 2010 at 12:12PM

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a Chrissi Coppa on Aug 20, 2010 at 12:22PM

Not so surprising when you consider in these days of potty training, you have potties in virtually every room of the house, hoping to convince your stubborn almost-preschooler that it's really much better to poop in that cool contraption than in his diaper. When he ignores you and poops away, you and your spouse will argue about whose turn it is to change him (a 3-year-old’s poopy diaper is really a terrible thing). Other times, you will stand in the middle of a Target and shamelessly say, “If you come with me to the potty and go poop right now, Mommy will buy you any toy in this store,” and you will talk for hours with other moms about your kid who “poops but doesn’t pee” in the potty and how to change it. Your 20-year-old self would be appalled (as are all the child-less strangers around you).