Its ironic that I am posting this after the last one about "me and messes". I am sure I will look back on this story and laugh, but it is definitely not yet!
Yesterday Edwin left for Boot Camp and I needed to meet with the insurance person to get health insurance coverage, which the office is way dowtown. I showed up early hoping to meet with him before the rush came. Thankfully they have an area for little kids to play with toys, puzzles, etc. Emma starts in on a puzzle and Olivia starts eating the pieces, so I tell her to put it away for now. All of the sudden she gets this terrified look on her face and starts saying, "I gotta pee, I gotta pee, I gotta pee, I gotta pee", and all the while she is telling me this, I am saying, "Hold it, hold it, You better not pee your pants!" "Drop the puzzle and hold it!" Unfortunately, she didn't let go of the puzzle and peed all over herself.....with the dripping down her leg and everything.
Now my threats usually work, but for some reason this time - Nothing.
I am sitting there in shock that she actually peed her pants!
Of course, she is still in the same position hunched over holding the stupid puzzle box!
I dragged her to the bathroom and cleaned her up the best I could through her big fat tears rolling down her face. I ruined her life by telling her she had to sit in the clothes because I didn't have any extras (uh, hello she is almost 4 years old). And she is looking at me like I am this awful mom for not having back up clothes. While I am looking at her SO frustrated that she peed her pants!! I asked her WHY she didn't just hold it. She looks at me like I'm the crazy one and says "I couldn't drop the puzzle!"
Needless to say, she stayed in her peed shorts, which dried shortly after, until we got home later that day.
Maybe I'll look back on this and laugh.....or write it in my blog to be shared with her future husband later. Either way, I have to chalk it up as another "Mom experience".....one of the ones I don't EVER want to have happen again!
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Welcome to the "embarrassed mothers" and the "mothers of peeing children" club. This sort of stuff happens quite often. Maybe you will be the fortunate one, but I am planning on these escapades happening to us for awhile. Just wait till you have a boy! ;) Joe's 2 cents: "take spare clothes until they're twelve"
I can't even tell you how many times this happened to us with Ally! She'll kill me if she knows what I'm about to say but oh well.... I had to bring her a new pair of pants to school just last week (she's in the 5th grade!) Between her and Luke always getting car sick I have an endless supply of Clorox disinfecting wipes ready to go at any moment. The joys of Motherhood!!
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