Flying solo

[cybermule]

Well, the sprog and I have managed about 30 hours together without injury, although it has been a close call at times. Most notably when he grabbed my favourite DVD, broke the cover across his knee and threw it across the room laughing. Potty training is difficult. I'm not sure whether I just need to have faith that it'll come together, or that he's too young to bother trying with right now. And my MIL phoned basically to tell me how this week should be easy because I only have one, not two like she had. So that took the wind out of my "managed a normal day with a two year old and a foul stomach bug" sails.

Did Judder on Friday night, which has been one of my goals for years. It was ace - mostly hogged the dance floor upstairs jiggling to the guest DJ with some wicked drum'n'bass. Got me into the mood for global gathering, and I'm pretty sure I'll be going again. Hopefully with ninneviane：）

I'm pretty much considering taking the web job I was re-offered, providing they bow to my childcare needs. Otherwise they can go piss up a rope and I'll carry on with the plan A. I've been guessing and second guessing what I want with it so I'll just tel the what I need and see what happens. Worst case scenario is putting the sprog into a creche one morning a week, and the conclusion I came to was that in all honesty it would be worse for me than for him.

Comments

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MIL seems hell bent on winding you up. What a small minded goal. Thirty hours without a break is a long time in any job, even one you love.

As for potty training. I'm a firm believer in the 'naked in the garden' strategy. You can point and say, 'look where the wee wees come from' with a smiling interested voice. It takes all the stress out. The whole thing becomes more of a discovery and you have a great excuse to potter in the garden :D

Good luck with the rest of your week.

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oops wrong pic (again) - fool

[ninneviane.livejournal.com]

Re. Potty training - he's a great age for it babe, but there's no rush, it's not a race and it will come together - promise! A relaxed, consistent approach is definitely the key to success :)

MIL can go piss up a rope (excuse my french - sorry D!) why, if she has got nothing warm and supportive to say does she say anything at all?

Good news on the job - hope they come back positively, but if not, never mind :)

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You were at Judder Friday?! I must have not recognised you!

[sixtine.livejournal.com]

Don't sweat potty training. It can become very frustrating if you have a goal in mind but as long as you remind yourself that he won't be piddling in his pants when he's 12, it puts it in perspective.

J was amazing. He was just over 2 and it took me and him alone in a room for 9 days (or maybe 8). I was almost driven insane in the first 6 days but then it suddenly all came together.

M was totally different. I didn't take the time off to do it; we just did it gradually and it's taken her ages and ages. She still wets herself fairly frequently and she's 3 and a half now. Still, as long as there are clean knickers in the cupboard it's ok.

I believe kids like creche. Mine do anyway; they're gregarious little souls and they love other kids. They've learned plenty of social skills and table manners, which helps when we eat out, which we do a fair bit. I love my kids but I love that they're independent little beings with opinions of their own. They tell us who did what, who they played with, what they've done with their day. It's fab. The only thing I've been a bit narked about is J picking up stuff (nonsense in my opinion) about Jesus and heaven and he's got that from school, not nursery.