I was out with my toddler and baby today. We had had a lovely day, ad we popped into pret to get a tea before arduous tube ride home. That's when it went wrong. Toddler (2) told me he needed to do a poo. I ran and asked the cashier person to open the loo (it was locked). He said "can you use the one downstairs?" I said "not really" - I didn't want to lug buggy, wriggly baby and bursting for the loo toddler down 2 flights of stairs. He said okay, I'll do it in a min. Waited around feeling increasingly stressed until he opened the loo. Anyway, then toddler sat on loo and did nothing. So I pull trousers back up and prepare to leave. He cried and says he wants to do a wee/poo (wasn't specific). I say fine and put him back on loo. Same thing happens. Pull up trousers, we prepare to leave. He cries and says again he wants to do a poo/wee. I say fine, last chance. Same thing happens. We had now been on loo for about 10 mins. I was boling hot in winter coat and baby was sat on toilet floor shouting. it was nearing dinner time and i was pretty stressed. i picked up baby and led toddler out, who by now is crying uncontrollably. Feeling utterly frustrated I shouted at him "you must just do it when you get the chance, I don't want to stay the night in bloody pret, we have to leave now!"and I shouted some
more , i can't remember what I said. I feel really really awful. So guilty and mean. For what it's worth, we got home with no accidents, he was in quite a good mood and he still hasn't done his poo...so hard to remain patient and kind at all times...