Now all those seasoned mothers out there are silently nodding in understanding that this is that glorious time dubbed the terrible twos. And while my darling is happily speeding through majority of her development milestones, making the change from nappies to undies is something she is completely and utterly digging her heels in about.
Self feeding and toilet training (the progress we had made) were the 2 areas of regression we encountered when the dynamic duo came onto the scene. At which time I thought were the lesser of... well many evils having heard some toe curling stories.
After our recent stint in Tresillian, who helped with the self feeding issue, but sadly couldn't help with toilet training. And lets be honest I was so close to breaking point then, that toilet training was pretty low on my list of survival priorities.
Almost 2 months down the track, running on the heaven sent Tresillian routine and I have now personally recovered enough to take up the fight once more. Only to discover that it's a FAR bigger fight than I could have imagined. If having meltdowns about putting on undies and having to sit on the toilet weren't joyful enough, the little witch calls upon the mystical powers of a camel and manages to hold on for hours on end! ARRHHHGGGG - it's just SOO infuriating, it's going to make my head explode.
So Jan 12, 2011 : while I go about my toilet war games and try to look at the glass half full. That the sheer strength and determination my hatchling is using against me now, will serve her well in the future against all those situations and people parents shudder to think about.
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