This Sunday while having lunch at a local pizza shop with my in-laws, my son said he needed to go to the bathroom. My husband took him to the bathroom and then returned to the table. We had finished our meal and were on our way out the door when my son said he need to go to the bathroom again. As frustrating as it is, I didn't want to tell him he had to wait until we got home. We worked hard to potty train him and emphasized the importance of him telling us when he needed to go, so it just seemed a bit wrong to tell him to hold it.
I took him to the bathroom this time. When we got into the bathroom he said, "Mommy, I want to pee standing up". So I explained to him that he wasn't tall enough to stand up and pee into the toilet. Then he said, "But daddy let me stand up and pee in the other restroom". So, I explained that he probably let him use the urinal and that girls bathrooms don't have urinals. And then came the question that is so simple and yet so complicated...."Why?".
I tried to keep it simple. "Girls can't stand to pee. We have to sit, so we don't have urinals in our bathrooms." But my son doesn't do simple. "Why?", he asked. He is nothing if not persistent. So then I had to explain the difference between boys and girls to him. I sure it won't be the last time.
Our talk started me thinking about how fast he is growing up and how I never imagined having to explain some of the things that I have talked to him about so soon. And before I know it will be time to the "The talk" if you know what I mean. YIKES! Can't they just stay little forever?
Sincerely,
The-M-O-M
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