There are many times when I think God is laughing at me. There are times, however, when he does show some pity for me. This mix of amusement and compassion was definitely present on Thursday afternoon while I was in the women's restroom at Kohl's. As you read, the humor will be very apparent. God's mercy evidenced itself in the fact that no other women were present to hear it.
It is wonderful having two children who are potty trained. Still, I find I spend a great deal of time while running errands in the bathroom. While looking in the toy section of the store, both Alice and Angela announced they needed to use the bathroom urgently.
Since Angela is still relatively new to the whole bathroom situation, I went into the stall with her and let Alice do her thing in the stall next to us. While I waited for Angela, I heard very loud grunting next door. It looked like yet another time to teach yet another topic that I never thought I would need to teach- bathroom etiquette.
"Alice, keep the grunting to yourself," I admonished.
"But, Mommy," Alice replied, "It's stuck."
I was tempted to tell her to "use manners" a la Beavis and Butthead, but I did manage to restrain myself. I just sighed deeply in response. Finally, I heard a plop from Angela. Next, a plop emanated from Alice's stall. "Thank goodness," I thought to myself as I helped Angela wipe and flush.
"Hey, Mommy. It looks like a dog."
"Oh, Lord, help me."
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Once when my oldest was 4 and we were at a playdate, I actually had to help her move things along because it was so stuck. I don't know why it was so much worse than all the diapers, but it was.
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