After yet another dirty ‘accident’ in his underwear today, I sent Mason to his room early for rest time and took away his blankies and stuffed animals, telling him that when he decided to put his poop in the potty instead of his underwear, he could have them back. I left him crying on his bed and listened to him cry for almost a half hour. When I went back in to talk with him, this is how the conversation went:
“Mason, stop crying. It is time to rest.”
“But I want my blankies.”
“Honey, you know when you have to poop and you can feel it coming. You are old enough and big enough to put it in the potty, you are just choosing to put it in your underwear. Mommy is sick of it. It is gross. I don’t like to clean it up and neither does daddy. When you decide you are ready to be a big boy and put your poop in the potty, you may have your blankies and animals back.”
“But why am I old enough?”
“Because you’re 3 years old!”
“But why am I three?”
“Because you’ve had three birthdays!”
“Why have I had three birthdays?”
“Because God has allowed you to live that long.”
“Why have I lived that long?”
“Because God loves you!”
“But why does God love me?”
“Because he made you!”
“But why did God make me?” (tears and sobbing)
I know the answer I gave him was inadequate and insufficient because I was exasperated with him. What would you have said?
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