Deja Poosday

Written by Writer Dad on January 13, 2009 - View Comments
Categories: Fatherhood

“A child can go only so far in life without potty training. It is not mere coincidence that six of the last seven presidents were potty trained, not to mention nearly half of the nation’s state legislators.”

~ Dave Barry

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Sorry about the title.  I couldn’t resist.

Today’s Deja Vuesday takes us all the way back to the first collaboration between David Wright and myself.  It was a wee-book on potty training called Number One and Two it! To this day, it is still one of my favorite projects. Max is such a big fan, he still asks for a recital a couple times a week. Of course, he also loves to get me to say the words number one and number two, and often succeeds when I least expect it.

Two weeks ago, Max caught me totally off guard. I pulled up to a gas pump, got out of the door and slid my card into the terminal. “Daddy,” I heard from the back seat.  I dipped my head through the open door.

“What’s up, Buddy?”

“I can’t see the numbers,” he said. “What pump are you at?”

I turned my head to check. “Number two,” I said without a second thought.

I can still hear his laughter.

Max is four years old; dancing around the edges of potty talk is one of his biggest delights. I have a new project that I’ve been working on with both Daisy and Dave. It has him in stitches.

It will be ready tomorrow. In the meantime, check out the original post on potty training and enjoy!

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  • Writer Dad
    Dave: Liberation is almost here, my friend. Count the days.

    Leslie: I was one of those kids.

    GreenJello: He still has to wipe himself, you know.

    Kittytown: I've been thinking about "poosday" since long before this post.

    Friar: Potty humor is Daisy's favorite kind - BY FAR.

    Lisa: Four children in six years?!? Wow, Lisa, hats off.
  • Retirement from diapers is a day I relished. After 4 children is 6 years, my life was full of diapers, breastfeeding, making baby food, and potty training.

    Oh, the joys of having grown children. (Wait, did I say that?)

    <abbr>LisaNewton’s last blog post..Can you relax at UCLA?</abbr>
  • I visited some friend over Christmas and spent quite a bit of time with their two boys, ages 9 and 13.

    Rest assured, potty humor is still ALIVE and WELL, long past age four.

    (Especially when Uncle Friar encourages it!) :-)

    <abbr>Friar’s last blog post..Calorie Counting with Perfesser Friar</abbr>
  • kittytown
    I read this this morning, but I've been thinking of "poosday" and giggling all day long.
  • Dave, please tell me you aren't completely giving up ALL wiping duties....

    <abbr>GreenJello’s last blog post..Painting</abbr>
  • That's funny! What a sense of humor he has!

    And on a related (more risque) note, when I taught 8th grade literature, I would never ever say a certain page number. You know, the one right before page 70. The kids would just break out into laughter, and then the lesson was done for the day!

    <abbr>leslie’s last blog post..Big Girl Bed</abbr>
  • I have spent the best part of a decade wiping dirty bottoms. I'm into my eighth year of backside wiping and I imagine I've got another year (maybe two) before my wiping duties are fully over. I look forward to my retirement.

    <abbr>Dave Fowler’s last blog post..Daddy’s Girl</abbr>
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