to be super proud of dd being toilet trained day and night at 2.5

[monkeysox]

Mini monkey decided she didn't want a nappy on a couple of weeks ago. Couple of accidents during the first week but dry on a night since she asked for it to be taken off!

Ds was 2.7 for day and 3.7 for night. Sorry don't want to bore my friends anymore because but I am super proud of her

Bit of a crass post OP.
I was pleased when DS became dry at night at 15 but not 'proud'.

Ffs cant a parent be proud of a moment in their child's life? Why the fuck do we have to make everyone feel shit if their DC does something sooner than ours does/can do??

MamaT your post was a bit 'poor me' and totally unnecessary.

Good for your dd. potty training can be really stressful, so I'm pleased it went well for your family. I don't get the negativity, some children take longer to learn to use the toilet, especially at night, but that doesn't mean those who master the skill early can not be praised. Op recognises that some children learn later, like her ds. I was really pleased when dc3 was out of nappies at night, 7.5 years of nappies, over three dc had taken its toll on me and I was sick of looking at them. Well done mini monkey!

Yanbu! well done mini monkey

I think its nice to feel pleased about milestones like this. It is a big thing in your life to celebrate it. I'd be careful about saying you are proud of something that neither of you had any control over.

DD3 was like that, its great.

YANBU

If you don't see the reason for the OP to post, then don't comment!

Yanbu to be pleased

Proud? Not so sure about that

Blimey. Can't a mnetter post a nice thing about her own child without others jumping down her throat?

Enjoy the money you will save on not buying nappies (but keep a stash of pull ups just in case....)

Enjoy!

I was proud 7.5 year old DD kept poo in her nappy and didn't put it on floor yesterday..I have,ow standards eh

*low

Why on earth is this an AIBU?

(Thinks of all the threads about misuse of AIBU, nasty cows etc; sees this as encouragement to put everything in AIBU; sees it all ending in tears; not necessarily this thread but the trend of misusing this topic).

Also, as I have a mild interest in history of child rearing practices and expectations, this would be considered very late by twentieth century standards.

But it is a big milestone, whenever reached.

Afaik

Boys tend to be later than girls. You must be relieved the nappy part is over with

Wow.
What an odd thing to be proud of!

Everlong, you always make me smile!

Fanjo

i am proud of the excellent cup of tea DS1 makes as a result of my training. my secret is to leave the tea to brew for as long as it takes to have a long wee in the bathroom upstairs and carefully wash and dry hands. I'm thinking of writing a book about it.

I think you're right to be very pleased, but why proud?

It isn't 'that' kind of achievement

Well done OP and mini monkey!

I am pissed off with the amount of shame we are supposed to feel about being proud of our children's firsts or achievements. I'm always conscious of keeping quiet about my DS in RL but this week I posted something on FB that I am extremely proud of, only to receive thinly veiled horrid comments.

Sod it, let's be proud! Our DCs are all different and never going to succeed at everything so be proud of what they do succeed in.

Apologies for the rant.

I don't see the problem of being proud of your child for passing another milestone personally. I also can't see how the OP has offended anyone. It is nowhere insinuated that anyone who's child isn't dry at night should be ashamed, it's taking offence where none was intended.

Well done mini monkey

Wow - some really horrible people on here. Well done OP. I'm sure you just wanted to shout about it - and not brag. Nothing wrong with being a proud parent :)

Does it really matter that the OP posted on AIBU ?? Get over yourselves MNs.

No be very proud. And don't let anyone make you feel differently.

My DS was born on hot country and happy plenty of no nappy time. We moved back to UK when he was 22 months and on his 2nd birthday he refused nappies.

We were starting to join local groups and at one I was told where changing facilities were. (My DS was fairly non verbal and had ASD so was a bit of a live wire!). I said what about children toilets? I got a look. People actually then lectured me on how it's best to wait for the child to be ready before training them - and hundreds of stories about how their child was 3yrs something until they were dry etc. people even saying he couldn't be properly trained as he wasn't verbal and couldn't do clothes himself.

I never once said I was proud - but I certainly wasn't allowed to be pleased/proud about it according to others.

FWIW ay 9yo my DS still needs support to toilet.

I can understand being proud of your DC's achievements in something they've worked hard at - sporting or academic, or they've painted you a lovely picture or written you something. Or the children that are exceptionally kind to someone.

But controlling their bladder and bowel? Unless there's an underlying issue, most people can manage that eventually.
Best thing about it is the money you save on nappies

Well it's great that you don't need to understand everything then because quite clearly there are plenty on this thread that think a milestone in a young child's life is something to be proud of.