"Options... I've ran out of Options..." (Book 3)

Chapter 19 - "Evil Parents..."

Chapter 19 - "Evil Parents..."

Clara's PoV

'Right. Well potty training him isn't going to be a picnic' I whined, leaving the bathroom, with John following me after the pee explosion.

Wow this was going to be a barrel of laughs.

How do you explain to an almost three year old to pee in the potty and not on the floor?

Henry had decided in his wisdom that not only was he going to pee in his underwear - but that he would pee on the floor.

'Eww. Mummy that is disgusting. Make him go on the toilet' Avia scoffed walking by.

'Yeah. Could you go and get me some of his underwear from his room?' I mumbled, placing him straight in the bath tub.

One thing I've learnt is that poo goes everywhere.

It's not the first potty training experience I've had because I did have to potty train Poppy - but she was so easy.

She practically had it down in 3 days, whereas it had been two weeks of trying to get Henry to comply. In fact it had just been 3 weeks of poo and Wee hell.

Especially with the whole John/Evie debacle going on I just didn't need this added stress. Then there was the night we took away his dummy and all hell broke loose - quite literally.

Then we decided it would be a good idea to build his bed. So three weeks into potty training - we go and take the only thing away that he loves - his cot.

'Just make him stay in his pull ups' she whined.

'He's going to be three in December. He has to have this potty training thing down by the time he starts school next September and at this rate it could take months'

'Why isn't daddy doing this?'

'He's busy. Have you cleaned up your room?' I demanded.

'For goodness sake Mummy. It's tidy. Why can't you just leave us alone?' She threw dramatically and stormed out.

'I'll believe it when I see it' I yelled after her but she didn't hear me.

The room situation here wasn't all it cracks up to be.

We are in the process of getting the two attics on the third floor converted into rooms because they are driving me mad with their pre teen arguments.

Plus their so close in age that they get on each other's nerves all the time.

We have 4 rooms on the 2nd floor, but if we convert the third floor it means that me and John can move up there, plus have the guest bedroom and let everyone have their own rooms down here.

It would be best for everyone all round if they had their own space.if only everyone would urinate in the same bloody place.

'I pee on the toilet' Poppy said proudly as she came in, and started splashing the water with Henry being a good big sister.

'I know you do sweetheart. That's because your a big girl but it is widely known that boys are harder to potty train - I just didn't think it would be this hard' I said out loud. 

'Why are we all in the bathroom?' John scoffed as he appeared just behind me and kissed my forehead then did the same to Poppy.

'Where's my kiss Daddy?' Evie protested.

'Aren't you too old and cool these days for a kiss from me?' John scoffed.

'No. I still like Daddy hugs. Their better than Dads' she said rolling her eyes and wrapped her arms around John's waist for a hug.

This was the first time that she and him had made contact since I had forced her to come home from Richards and actually it was kind of weird.

'Where did that come from? I swear she's got some sort of problem. One minute she hates me and the next minute she wants hugs from me? It's giving me whiplash'

'She's 9 John. She's going through that stage where she wants you around but doesn't at the same time' I pointed out. 'Now let's focus our attention on the child that keeps shitting himself'

'What do you want me to do about it? He's clearly just playing dumb. He knows where the potty and the toilet is. I vote just let him sit in it and then see what happens'

'John if he isn't potty groaned by is third birthday the school won't accept him back until next September. I just can't deal with him being around here for 9 months' I whined.

'Look. Now the beds built he'll have not excuses. He'll have to use the potty' John hummed, lifting him out of the bath and wrapped his dinosaur dressing gown around him.

- - -

'Now where do you do when you need to pee?' John asked as he was all snuggled up and looking cute in his space ship pyjamas and sat on John's lap.

'The potty' he hummed as John began reading his book about the dinosaurs to him.

'Now... If you go in your pants again tonight - me nor Clara are cleaning it up. If you don't go in the potty then you won't be able to go to big boy school anymore' he said as I cleaned up around the room and switched to the night lights opposed to the mains light.

It made the room more cost and snuggly for him.

- - -

'Mummy if he's in a bed he's just going to climb in with us' Avia whined, as I closed the curtains and encouraged the girls do get in to bed.

'If he does then either get me or daddy or take him back to his bed in his own room. I think a lot of the problem is that he is scared of the dark'

'Why does he have to be such a baby?' Evie whined.

'He is a baby. He's not even three yet' Avia scoffed.

'Poppy was potty trained before she was two'

'Girls are easier to Potty train. Don't know why. But there's less parts to explain. That's probably why'