Today my little girl advised me she had to go for a “Big Poo Poo”.  She always says a big one, because she still hopes to get a treat for a big accomplishment.  She sat there for a long time, stalling to take a nap, straining to produce something “big”.  She decides to wipe her own bum (which, for a 3 year old, only involves dropping the tissue in the toilet, there is no wiping involved).

I go to wipe her bum for her, to ensure no messes occur, and to make sure she is properly cleaned.  My daughter proudly exclaims, “See mommy, its a big poo poo.  Its a real BIG ONE”.  I look down in the toilet but I see nothing but the tissue she dropped in.  I say, “Its hard to see with the toilet paper in there”.  As I am looking down, wiping her bum, concentrating on cleanliness….

She dips her hand in the toilet bowl to move away the toilet paper so that I could see her big poo poo.  Stiring her hand with a mission.  I happen to look….”Ahhhhh, get your hand out of there”, only to hear her reply, “See mommy, its a big one.  Can I have a chocolate egg?”.

Sometimes its just easier to agree.  It saves an argument and its less messy.