Of daughters, dolls, and potty drama

Today I'm assisting in the potty training of a very naked, very blonde, and very booby barbie doll. Who knew Barbie needed a potty? Certainly I, in my own wildest barbie imaginations, do not ever remember, even once, putting barbie on a little toilet. Sure she had her gal pals, her shopping, her car, clothes, food, babies, even her handsome Ken doll. But never once do I recall thinking barbie needed to poop. Yet today on my computer desk sits a fully relieved doll with her frizzy hair, slutty make up, built in underwear, and glitter infused legs. And 2 other dolls await their turn. And I can see my daughter on the prowl for more dolls as we speak. Luckily she's been sidetracked by my little pony and an overturned puppet theater

so I finally had a chance to hide the wipes. That's right, wipes. Toilet paper won't do for this high maintenance doll, she needs the over-priced flushable wipes with the fruity smell and adorable "quilted" animal shapes. After the dolls have been wiped, with not 1, but 2 wipes each, the wipes will get flushed. And rest assured, I will not soon forget last weeks flooded toilet and the time consuming clean up. And I won't forget a few days ago finding my daughter next to the toilet bowl holding a dripping wet fire truck, sporting a wet sleeve. Oh rapture. So avoiding any excess toilet use is becoming rather important over here.
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And now, while I was blogging, she just peed on the bathroom floor. What the heck? Barbie can make it to the potty but my 3 year old can't? It's alright though, it's easy clean up on the bathroom floor. And honestly, I can't remember the last time she had an accident. A friend yesterday was saying how she just waits until her kids are older to potty train so she doesn't have to worry about the mess. It works great for her, but me, no way. The potty reminders and accidents my daughter had were well worth the year+ spent pooping in the toilet before she had full bladder control. Rather than wiping poo from all those cracks and crevices and rolling up the stink in a diaper which then had to be bagged and taken outside, all I had to do was a quick wipe and flush it away. Saving 365+ stinky diapers, bags, and the effort involved. Well worth it my friends, well worth it.