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

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monkeysox · 22/03/2014 07:34

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

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HoneyDragon · 22/03/2014 17:00

Dd was toilet trained at 2.9 and night trained at the same time. I wasn't so much proud as baffled. I suggested we wear knickers now, she said ok, we had about 5 accidents I total only two when out. And that was that. I was totally discombobulated by the whole thing.

Ds took loads longer and was hard work.

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monkeysox · 22/03/2014 17:00

Thanks for.the cake cigs but seems like we should have had buns.

I'm happy that she has learned something new but definitely not getting at any dc or.parents struggling with this Wine for me tonight

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monkeysox · 22/03/2014 17:02

And dragon I agree ds was a whole other story. My little diva decided it was time for pants and that was that

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InsertAwesomeNickname · 22/03/2014 17:03

Yes monkey have some Wine I think some PPs need some too, they might loosen up a bit.

Sortyourmakeupout · 22/03/2014 17:06

One of my daughters wasn't even two and was trained day and night. I was training her brother whom is ten months older and she copied him so I went along with it and voila, two for the price of one.

Well done op.

mumofthemonsters808 · 22/03/2014 17:15

I think that is amazing, DS took forever to potty train. Well done op.

BorsetshireBlue · 22/03/2014 17:21

Sorry, I still don't get it. I am proud of my DSs today because they did very well in race, something that they had worked hard for and got the reward. I am even more proud of myself for standing in the rain for hours on end watching them Grin

Toilet training is something we have far less control of than we would like to believe - they are either neurologically ready or they aren't.

Actimaladdict · 22/03/2014 17:25

bors why are you trying to piss on ops parade?

Potty training is not just down to the dc.

And anyway, why do you have to have a cast iron, bonafide reason to be proud of your dc.

I'm proud of my dds just because they are so god damn beautiful!

BorsetshireBlue · 22/03/2014 17:36

Of course it's down to the DC Actimal - They are either ready of they aren't. Too early and you spend your days wiping pee off the sofa and changing clothes. When they are ready it is easy and nothing to be really proud off - just a normal developmental milestone that most children will reach.

The OP has every reason to be pleased, as I would be if DS3 was properly trained. The savings on nappies and wipes alone is enough to be pleased about.

And yes I do think you need a reason to be proud of your children - you can always find something if you look.

Congratulations on your beautiful children, I will remember to put a bag over the heads of my very ordinary looking children before leaving the house in future.

NeedsAsockamnesty · 22/03/2014 17:44

Not a contest and not a race but there is nothing at all wrong with being proud of your child for any new thing they have learned or mastered.

Grumpasaurus · 22/03/2014 17:52

Good lord!

Op, I heard a saying today that is appropriate here. That saying was that "it's always good to check that someone's not a cunt before you say something".

You clearly didn't check that before posting on here, so I suppose it's not surprise that you have had such a high number of cuntish responses.

You SHOULD be proud! It's a big milestone whenever it occurs and well done to your little one for getting on it (ha!) without mucking about.

Be proud of all the little things! Celebrate them and cherish them. Each child will have little celebrations of his or her own (potty based or not), and they will grow up learning they are loved and that their life stages are noticed and celebrated.

Pee pee in the potty? Gold star from me!

Actimaladdict · 22/03/2014 18:01

Shock at you think your kids look ordinary ! Doesn't every mother think there kids are beautiful ? Why wouldn't you?

You absolutely do not need a reason to be proud of your kids. I hope your kids do not have low self esteem, you sound like very hard work. bitter

Kids do not naturally go to the toilet or potty, guidance is required.

Cigarettesandsmirnoff · 22/03/2014 18:03

grump reminds me when we used to sing ..

"Dd did a pee pee in the pottY, a pee pee in the pottY!"

Akin to doing the conga, she loved it ha ha

TheBody · 22/03/2014 18:06

love the word discombobulated.

arethereanyleftatall · 22/03/2014 18:13

Every day on aibu, there is a poster whose potty training child has pissed all over floor/clothes/grandma. And what should they do?
It's really simple. Potty train when they're ready. Not yet.

It's is because of nonsense such as 'my DD is potty trained at 2 and im so proud' that has turned it into such a competitive debacle.

If we stopped using it as a tool to prove how great your child is compared to others, then maybe people wouldn't be on such a hurry to get there, and there'd be fewer accidents.

Cigarettesandsmirnoff · 22/03/2014 18:13

thebody I'm confused? What do you mean?

Actimaladdict · 22/03/2014 18:16

Can no one honestly say anything positve with out being politically incorrect or causing bastarding offence?!

My dd2 was walking at four months and every one was so supportive of me!

squoosh · 22/03/2014 18:18

It would seem not Actimal!

arethereanyleftatall · 22/03/2014 18:19

Kids DO go naturally to the toilet.
If they are ready to.
No training required whatsoever.
But if you want to wipe Piss off a sofa, just so you can say, dd is potty trained at 1, then go for it.

BorsetshireBlue · 22/03/2014 18:20

Actimal - I was being sarcastic! My children are far from ordinary - they are secure and generally happy despite the difficulties that they are faced with. (dyspraxia for one and speech delay for another) I am proud of each and every one of their achievements, but potty training isn't one of them!

arethereanyleft sums up my thoughts very well.

pianodoodle · 22/03/2014 18:24

Can no one honestly say anything positve with out being politically incorrect or causing bastarding offence?!

Nope. Something positive in your life could be negative in someone else's, therefore mentioning it is naturally an insult to that person... Seems reasonable..

pixiepotter · 22/03/2014 18:25

.You seem to think it is an 'achievment' and intelligence thing.No it's a case of the nerve pathways being mature enough entirely physical.It's like being superproud of a child for getting their first period.

Quinteszilla · 22/03/2014 18:25

Oh, I guess it is mindbending and difficult to understand for some. Wink

I get you.

I was proud of ds1 (11) today for single-handedly baking savoury goats cheese and rosemary muffins. I was there in kitchen, working on a spanish potatoe omelette, and handled the oven, but he did all the rest himself.

It is feels good to be happy about our childrens achievements, great and small.

pixiepotter · 22/03/2014 18:26

and 2.5 is pretty plumb average, not early.

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