Sometimes I count my many blessings that Sadie is potty trained, and sometimes it's a pain in the rear. On one hand, I'm not spending money on diapers for her anymore, but on the other hand it is a huge inconvenience to drop whatever I'm doing to take her to the bathroom. It's all a part of the process, I know. So, I'm trying to be patient. However, it's just down right irritating when she cries "wolf."
Example #1: I took the kids shopping today. Everyone went potty before we left the house. Things were going just great until we half way through the first store. Adam kept poking Sadie and she kept screaming back at him. I was beginning to regret my shopping trip. I hurried as fast as I could to get the shopping done I needed and hoped I could get out of the store before someone claimed they needed to go potty. Success. I made it out of the store and headed for the second store.
The second store had a large cart that all three children could fit in. So, I loaded them up and headed straight for the aisle I needed to go. I only needed two items. We reached the aisle and I began looking at the items in question. It wasn't long before Adam hit Sadie, then Sadie scratched Adam's face, then Adam hit Sadie again, and Sadie screamed. I had to separate them. I lifted Sadie out of the cart and made her stand next to me. This made her scream even more. She wanted back in the cart. When I told her "no", she suddenly decided she needed to go to the bathroom. So, I put the items in my hand back on the shelf, and we hurried to the restroom. When we got there, I sat Sadie on the potty. After sitting there for a few seconds, she declared she was done. She didn't get anything out. Frustrated, I loaded the kids back in the cart and headed back to the aisle I needed to go. No sooner did I get back to shopping then Sadie got bored and started screaming that she needed to go potty again. Not believing that she needed to go, I responded that she would have to wet her pants, because I was not taking her back to the restroom. I was clearly losing my patience. It was not a good parenting moment. To top that off, all the screaming from Sadie upset Tyler, who started to scream. With multiple kids screaming, I put everything back on the shelf once again and headed for the car. I couldn't concentrate on finding what I was looking for and didn't want to get the wrong thing because I was rushed.
Example #2: Later the same afternoon, Sadie and Adam could not stop fighting. I finally told them that if they couldn't get along, both of them would have to go to time out. My warnings did not work. A short time later, I hauled them both to their rooms. Adam cooperated. Sadie did not. After screaming and pounding on her door for a minute or two, she suddenly started screaming that she needed to go potty. Reluctantly, I unlocked her door and led her to the bathroom. She sat down on the potty, and immediately stood back up and said she was done. She didn't get anything out. I think she knew I would let her out if she cried "wolf" (or "potty" in this case), but what else could I do? A little while later, her and Adam were both back in time out. Sadie immediately started screaming and pounding on her door that she needed to go potty. Trying to outsmart her, I unlocked her door and brought a potty in her room. I sat her on it and told her I would be back in a minute. I returned soon after, and found her potty to be dry as I expected. Either this child is crying "wolf" way too much, or she has serious bladder issues!
Well, tomorrow is another day. Hopefully after a night of rest, I'll be a little more patient. I have to keep reminding myself that I would rather have her cry "wolf" a few times than clean up an accident. :)
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