A word of caution for those entering the potty training world: if you let your child run pants-less around the house, hide your electronics. Especially if you have a boy. And this boy likes to stand right next to the TV. And all of the gadgets that usually go with a TV.
Last week I decided to tackle potty training again. We had slacked off during the holidays. Too much traveling, too many celebrations, it just wasn’t going to happen. So I declared last week Potty Training Week. Unsuccessful for the most part. Unless, of course, you count peeing on electrons as being potty trained. Which I don’t, just for the record.
There I was doing something oh so important like checking Twitter email, while the kiddo runs around the house naked from the butt down. I knew, knew, knew that this was a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad idea. Yet I did it anyway. I had every intention of sitting him back on the froggy potty
By the time I got over to the kiddo, who had a glossed over look on his face while watching what was, I’m sure, quality television, it was too late. I didn’t even stand a chance. He had peed, on the two shelf’s, the xBox, the brand new Wii and the DVD player. Frick, frick, double frick.
Thankfully nothing seemed to have seeped into the electronics (thank you, thank you, thank you). I mopped everything up and sponged down the outsides of everything so we wouldn’t wonder where that faint pee smell was coming from weeks from now. Then proceeded to turn everything on. You know, to make sure they all still worked. Apparently that is a huge no-no. Or so I found out. Hours later. Ummm, where were you when I first posted it on Twitter and Facebook? Apparently if you just let the electronic dry out, there’s a good chance that it can be saved. I could have used that information a few years ago, during what I like to call the “Paint Can, Waterfall Phone Episode”. But that’s a story for another time.
Thankfully everything survived. I have vowed to never let the kiddo run pants-less through the house again. You know, unless it’s just for a minute. What harm could come from that?
To the xBox and Wii, now forever known as the WizzBox and PeeWii, I’m sorry. From the bottom of my heart. It will never happen again. I hope.
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LOLOLOL…I know I should be thanking you for the link, but this is SO FUNNY!!!!!!
You poor thing! Potty training is CRAY-ZAY!!!
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