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After four kids I thought I had seen everything disgusting that was possible involving poop.  There are the incidents I’ve posted about before involving the swimming pool, at the McDonald’s play place, in the washing machine, and at the zoo.  And now I can add another – the bathtub.
We did the usual triple bath last [...]

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Check out my first article about Memorable Potty Training Moments on Pull-Ups.com.  SuburbanDaddy is distinguished member of a Potty Training Expert Panel.  What makes me an expert?  I’m not sure I have any special knowledge, but I am 2-0 in potty training so far.
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In the typically unglamorous world of SuburbanDaddy, I have achieved a certain measure of celebrity.  SuburbanDaddy is now a recognized Potty Training Expert, doling out advice to parents on the Pull-Ups Facebook page!  And yes, this is not a joke.  Who knows what big and bright future awaits?
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I probably should not be telling this story. There are some things we are better off not knowing. I don’t need to know how hotdogs are made. They just taste so good. And I don’t want to hear about what happens in restaurant kitchens. I just want to enjoy a [...]

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Everyone has their own God given talents. Unique skills which separate them from the pack. Sometimes the talent is, indeed, a gift. Playing the piano is a gift. Hitting a golf ball 300 yards is a gift. But sometimes, the “gift” is not something we want to have. In [...]

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When you want something so badly, there is no length you wouldn’t go, no road you wouldn’t travel, to get it. Sometimes, the end really does justify any means.
Such is the case with potty training. Thing 2 has been reasonably good with #1. Pooping, however, has been a much different story. [...]

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Tonight I had the fun of bouncing between bathrooms as Thing 1 and Thing 2 both were attempting to go #2 on the potty. I was reminded of the banjo scene from the movie Deliverance, as I traveled back and forth to calls of “Daaaaddddy!”.
They alway decide they need to go potty after [...]

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Based on a certain recent history example , it would be unwise to declare anything “Mission Accomplished”. But I’m about to do it anyway.
I hereby declare Mission Accomplished on Thing 1’s potty training! He was a late starter, and we had many, many, many struggles along the way. Partly because of [...]

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