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| Tue, 06-19-2007 - 10:49pm |
I found out this evening that Isaac has been peeing on the floor in his bedroom for at least 2 weeks, possibly longer.


Oh no Debbie, I sure am glad your feeling better. I know both my boys had a "peeing problem" like Isaac's episode. It always seemed to happen around changes for some reason. I could never figure out why when we bought a new big screen tv, chris would promplty go to the corner of the hall and start peeing.
It drove me crazy, and the only thing I could think about was it always happened when there was a change of routine. Like going from school routine to a 3 week christmas vacation. It always happened around the same age of Isaac to. Kindergartenish 6-7 yr old.
Do you think it might possibly be connected to school being out and now summer's here without the school routine? I know year after year both boys had a very hard time with it. Now there's no more pee (except nicholas will think its cute to pee in a plastic cup, or pee in his trash can!!! You know how many plastic cups I have thrown out because of this. EEEEWWWWW.
{{{hugs Debbie}}}
Lainie
Debbie
I am so sorry to hear what you're going through with Issac. Thank goodness you were able to get some sort of break w/the help.
You are doing the right thing making him pay for the supplies to clean up.
Heck I'd add some other privlege removed or limited.
I hope you find out "why" he did this.
Hang in there
Nora
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Big hugs Debbie! My son went through this same exact thing-it started when he was in 6th grade or the summer before he started 6th. he was 10-11 - and it last for a LONG time. He would pee in his room in corners on blankets, once i found where he(and this is gross) peed in my cabinet where my casserole dishes are kept. He had to wash all of them by hand and clean out the cabinet. He would even pee in the corner of the bath room. Could not figure out why but it took a long time for us to work through it. His room smelled like a boys bathroom for months!He turned 14 today and he seems to have worked through it by the time he was 12. It was real bad. Looking back it probably had to do wuth him starting Middle School and all the "changes" his body was starting to go through.
I know none of this helps but I wanted you to know you are not the only one.
Big hugs!
Liza the lurker
(((Debbie!!))))
I recently had the exact same problem with Dakota! He has been peeing on his bedroom floor without us knowing about it! I didnt realize it until Memorial day when we had some friends over for a cookout and went to lay their grandbaby down in a portacrib in his room. The smell would have knocked ya down! I was MORTIFIED and we ended up putting the baby in Cheyenne's room instead. We had to steamclean the carpet! THEN....two days later, he peed in one of my empty laundry baskets! I have NO CLUE why or how long he had been doing this, but I was FED UP at that point! So I called my mom and asked her what to do cuz I was at the end of my rope. Keep in mind that he wasnt dx at this point and we didnt know he couldnt help alot of his behaviors. She said "you have any of his size 6 diapers left?" i said "yeah, I think I have one around here somewhere" she said "put it on him and tell him he will keep it on until he learns to go pee IN THE POTTY." so I did. He threw a ROYAL FIT and started screaming "I'm a big boy! I don't want a diaper! I will go pee in the potty! I want to behave!". The diaper stayed on for about 10 minutes and when he promised to go pee in the potty ONLY, then it came off. We haven't had a problem since, but who knows what will happen down the line! I don't know how old your son is, but if he is too big for regular diapers, maybe you could use an incontinence brief. I know it sounds mean....but if you explain to him that people who CAN'T go pee in the potty have to wear them and that's why you think HE should wear one, maybe he will stop doing it without you having to actually put it on him. I have NO CLUE why Dakota was doing it...I will probably never know. Your son may have NO IDEA why he does it...he may "just do it"...for no apparent reason to him. Someone actually told me that it might be a sensory issue. Maybe he didn't like the feeling of standing to go pee at that time for some reason. I wish I knew!
HTH, Jen
Oh, (((Debbie))),
I remember a couple of instances from my childhood, when I did something kind of similar.
Oh Debbie, sorry. My ds behavior since school has been out has been atrocious. I've been in tears every day.
You really handled it well and I'm glad you have the behavior support. We use a pet product called Nature's Miracle and it takes the smell out of carpet. You may already use it since you have a dog. My car has the constant smell of pee though because when my ds falls asleep he is not potty trained and the Nature's M didn't work cause it went so far down into the seat. It makes me ill and what is more maddening is that my dh can't smell it AT ALL!
Hope you figure this out. Big hugs.
Molly
Oh goodness, I am so sorry you are dealing with that issue. I have had the same problem with Haley off and on and it drives me insane!!! She had this problem before her diagnosis... peed on her floor twice and peed on the floor in her sister's room. It appeared to be done out of anger at that time but I don't know. But then it would happen off and on after that... for no apparent reason. She always says the same thing, "I couldn't hold it." And of course, she never would tell me she had an "accident". I always found out by stepping in it. She's ruined several toys from this too.
I have to admit, I am relieved to know that we aren't the only ones that are dealing with this problem.
-- Jill
Mom to Erin (19) and Haley (10yo Asp
I am relieved too, as I only recently learned of my boys dx's, but I could never understand WHY they did these things.
I would scratch my head, give consequences but it would still happen. What was going thru their minds at the time when they did this?
I even remember having a convo with my kindergaten teacher about this and she suggest that I tell Chris if you have to pee on something then go in the back yard and pee on that tree lololol
At the time it really did make sense, but Chris didn't make sense.
Debbie, I really do hope you get some rest and feel better in the morning. My dd's play therapist used to remind me that she did things just because, and not because she was intentionally trying to piss me off or hurt me. I would automatically take it as she was doing it on purpose, but I had to have a therapist show me that she wasn't
I think thats what Isaac did. He just did it, and didn't mean to intentionally hurt your or piss you off. Remember he's only 6.
Love ya sweetie!
Lainie
Thanks everyone.
Man, do I feel the love coming from you all!