"Hey, Simon - I know you have been perfectly comfortable peeing and pooping in your diaper for the past 28 months now. I know you have never had to worry about where you were when you had to go, who you were with or who was going to help you. I know you enjoy playing with your toys uninterrupted, watching your favorite movie unbothered and playing at the park without having to take a break. I know you love running up to us so we can put a nice clean diaper on you when you need it. BUT - I think it is time we take away all these comforts and habits, these securities and ways of life you have known since birth and shake the whole thing up and potty train you. I know at this stage in your life you really see no point or benefit in being potty trained. You may wonder why I am making things more difficult for you. Why is mommy adding one more chore into her already crazy life? I assure you Simon, I do have one million other things to do that do not include following you around the house waiting for signs that you have to poop or pee, cleaning up messes on the carpet when I miss those signs, washing soaking wet "big boy" underwear and sitting on the bathroom floor reading you stories and singing you songs while you decide whether or not you are going to go. I love that you communicate the fact that you have to pee AFTER you do it. "I spilled" Yep Simon I can see that now let's go get a towel for the floor and change your underwear. I love that you can hold it in for three hours and when I give up and finally put a diaper back on you it is soaked through in a matter of minutes. I love that you tell me that you don't want to sit on the potty even though I 100% know that you have to go. Frustration is not merely a side effect of potty training, it is my driving force. Simon, I know you are ready to be potty trained. I know you are ready because you hide when you poop, you tell me when you are wet, you request for your diaper to be changed, you pull your pants up and down, you can control your bladder and BMs with such skill it amazes me. You are an incredibly smart child, for this reason we are potty training you now with the hopes of being done by our October Disneyland trip. So, please please please cooperate with us! You can be stubborn, headstrong, argumentative during any other life changing lesson we throw at you during your toddler years but give us a break with this one. You will thank us for it, I promise it is worth it. Potty training is an experience that, despite my frustrations, I am growing to love because I am sharing it with you. I love that you get so excited when you go potty, clapping and cheering for yourself. I love that you say "Mommy really happy" when you do go on the potty. I love that as soon as a little pee comes out you jump up and ask for a treat. I love that when I go potty and you are around you ask me if I want a treat. I love that you are learning to tell me you have to go BEFORE you actually go. I love that you get so excited to wear your big boy underwear. I love that you love to tell daddy and brother that you went potty. Most of all Simon, I LOVE YOU! Work with me child and together we will accomplish this unavoidable task. "
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