potty training twins

there are things that no one tells you about motherhood when you share the news that you are pregnant. one of them is that potty training an irrational human being can lead to excessive drinking on the adults part. certainly potty training two irrational humans simultaneously can lead to much worse.

over the course of the last 36 hours since i embarked on potty training my 3 year old twins i have been peed on, pooped on, watched one child do a crossleggedgottagogottagogottagorightnow dance for a good 40 minutes before finally agreeing to sit on the potty, witnessed another child pee down the side of the ottoman as if he were a dog - yes with leg lifted, cleaned up 4 dirty naptime/overnight diapers, cheered as one child finally pooped on the potty only to be deflated 10 minutes later when the same child pooped directly into his own hand, etc. the list goes on, but honestly i hate to be that mommy discussing her childrens bodily functions.

i will say this, i think its a good thing that no one told me about how horrible potty training can be to live through. had i known, i would probably be childless bathing poolside in the carribean right now. wait a minute...