Lady Rad does an amazing job of keeping the house tidy and establishing a very 50's lifestyle of me walking through the door with a hot, home-cooked meal waiting for me, the kids dressed and happy, and the house picked up. She probably doesn't know how much I know that takes an enormous amount of prep and work each and every day. I try to show my appreciation by being able to pick up both of the kids on my way through the door, and entertain them while getting changed and allow LR to put the finishing touches on our family meal. I love her so much, and the loving servant she is to our home, our kids, and me.
Here's the scene yesterday:
I come home from work, walk through the door, and am greeted by Mu who is naked from the waist-down, gleefully prancing about yelling "it looks like a Snake and a Rock!" As I turn the corner and look into the family room, I see two man-sized dumps on the carpet. He is elated, and to show this, he pees on the floor. The house looks like a bomb hit it, Q is whining, and Lady Rad looks at me with an exhausted smile on her face and says, as if she's about to fall over, "Welcome Home!"
She's been potty training Mu all day and trying to nap-train Q on the side. At 5pm, Mu finally decided he was ready to poop without a diaper on... We just didn't realize he decided this in the Family Room.
Needless to say, yesterday's entrance into the house was not a scene out of "Father Knows Best." And yet, Lady Rad still managed to pull TWO dinners together - one for the kids, and one for us (which we refer to as "Couples Dinner") for us to sit and reconnect after the kids go down to decompress after an incredibly chaotic day AND make a breakfast casserole for our friends who recently had a new baby.
Even amidst the chaos, she still somehow manages to be "Donna Reed." She never stops exhibiting poise, femininity, grace, and patience towards any of us who generally suck out her soul 24/7.
She is an amazing blessing to us all; without her - we'd probably be all just be pooping on the floor.
Anyone else have a similar potty-training experience? Share it below!
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Easily my favorite part (and perhaps the only good part) of potty training my girl was hearing what she thought the shapes looked like. Some people see dragons in the clouds . . . some people see them at the bottom of the toilet.
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