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October 5, 2005, 3:50 pm PDT

10/05 Moms: Cut the Chaos

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  I am a 24 year old stay at home mom with a 2 1/2 year old and a one year old. Both girls. I am in the midst of potty training my 2 year old and I can't seem to get her to go. Some people say that she'll go when she is ready, but I think she is old enough. If you ask her where she is suppose to go pee pee she will tell you on the potty. I am running out of ideas. What do I Do? 

Each child is different on what will work.  I put a poster board on the wall of the bathroom child level for my first child.  I then kept two boxes of stickers.  Each day she used the potty she would get a small sticker to put on the poster whether she went or not. At the end of the week if she showed  stickers for each day of the week she was allowed to pick a larger and better sticker.   

  

This did not work for my second daughter.  With her the only thing that worked is enrolling her in a childrens group for several hours each morning.  She picked it up in just a week after watching all the other kids doing it.   

  

I know it is hard but stay patient and hang in there. 

 
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October 5, 2005, 4:02 pm PDT

10/05 Moms: Cut the Chaos

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I get so sick of you women whinning about this topic! 

  

You don't like it? You should'nt have gotten married and had kids!! 

  

The man of the house is bringing home an income to feed the family, buy the cars, buy the clothes pay the bills, pay for college,  secure a future. 

  

Heres a news flash!!  You should'nt be spending 6-7 hours a day cleaning a house, if your house is that big I'd bet you've got an income to be able to hire a cleaning service to come twice a week. 

Floors don't need to be mopped twice a day, toilets and bathrooms can go 2 or 3 days between cleaning, kids can do chores and pickup their toys, if they don't throw them away they'll learn sooner or later. 

  

Bottom line, a lot of this cr@p is brought on by yourself. 

  

In parting, it absolutely disgusts me to see this crybaby Ginger whine about her family in a house fit for royalty with a husband that obviously makes a heck of an income and COMES HOME EVERY NIGHT! 

  

All the while I have friends in Iraq fighting for our country making maybey 15-20,000 a year with wives at home by themselves raising several children. 

Who said anyone is complaining.  Maybe instead we should all listen and help each other.  I am glad I can work out of the house while caring for my family but sometimes you just need to talk about your frustrations.   I appreciate those fighting in Iraq and those caring for the families.  I have a brother in the war myself but there are still times when I just need to discuss my frustrations.  Whatever happened to alittle understanding.  To all you mothers at home hang in there and share when you need to.  Life is difficult enough without someone telling you that you do not have a right to share your feelings.  Stop being so judgemental please. 
 

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