Here goes...

So-I start a blog & then realize "I don't have a ton of time to keep up a blog". I will update this as much as possible. Days around here can be crazy, like any family. I think I will just jump right into it. My current most frustrating issue is PUBLIC TOILETS!! Funny thing to be frustrated about, I know. My issue isn't with the toilets themselves it is with my children's facination, borderline obsession, with them. We cannot go ANYWHERE without visiting the potty at least once. Because of my controlling nature (yes, I know that I am controlling & I'm working on it!!), I have every kid try to go potty before we leave the house. I trust Noah so if he says he doesn't have to go-that's fine but everyone else I make try before we leave. However, it never, ever fails that someone has to go once we enter the establishment whether it be Target, Chipotle, wherever! We'll be sitting there eating & one kiddo will say I've got to go & then everyone else (sans Noah) starts screaming about how they have to go. You know kids & how when they really have to go to the bathroom they start grabbing themselves or doing the potty dance. None of that happens, it's just zero to everyone dying of a full bladder all of a sudden. You might be reading this thinking "seriously, who cares, my kids do that." If that is the case let me know & then maybe, just maybe I won't be so frustrated about it. There are two things that help me justify my frustration-1. at home nobody and I mean nobody will use the potty without a fight. We were told by many a therapist that kids can really only control 2 things in their world-what goes in their mouth & what comes out of their body. Wow, is that ever true. At home you would think I am asking them to pour hot oil on their body the way they kick, scream, & cry about using the potty. 2nd frustrating thing-public toilets are not only enticing to us, they are a laxative. We all feel the need to poop in public. Oh well, at least they are regular!!! Somedays I feel that toliets are taking over my world. So crazy! This is the stuff that will make me laugh when my kids are grown, right!?!