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Letter to My Son

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Dear Son, Mommy bought a book for you, "P is for Potty with Elmo."  Mommy read it to you a few times in a row, on your request.  The last time, when the story came to the point of Elmo using the potty and then washing his hands, you yelled, "Wash hands!  Wash hands!"  and pointed to the picture.  I said, "Let's go pee pee and then you can wash your hands."  You excitedly said, "Yeah!" and went running to the bathroom.  Sure enough, you pee'd and washed your hands. You are understanding what the potty is for, but you don't yet understand "that feeling" yet... because you are willing to pee in big boy underwear and then just sit in the pee.  We tried the Three Day Potty Training and call that myth a bust!  It was hard on all of us and you started to scream on the third day any time we mentioned the potty.  We don't want this to be difficult for you, so we're not going to force you to go to the bathroom.  It might b...