It was getting to the point where I had accepted that Lily would never be potty trained. I even envisioned that conversation, pleading her to give up diapers, just before she left for college. It's just that she appeared to know the how and the why, but could never seem to break that internal fear. Then, one day it just changed.
Here we are a few weeks before her 3rd birthday, and she's finally embraced the bathroom. It wasn't by some parental reasoning, trickery or bribery, but rather, it was just time. It was the right time for her. She asked to use the toilet, announced she was going to 'poop' and did it. It was that simple. A few days later she started doing it at daycare too.
Each movement is still an event. She inspects the toilet to make sure it's clean. She politely asks everyone to leave the room if it's more than just #1. Then she beams with pride examining the work, offering the view to anyone that would take a look. The post game ritual is always the same - wipe, flush, wash. She then gets a small treat and lavish praise, things that won't continue forever, at least for this achievement.
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