Yay!

I have a proud father moment to share!!

It has been in the works for a long time.. I and my wife have waited and worked for this long enough to appreciate its importance.. my son’s future depended on it.. our peace of mind depended on it.. and also the overall quality of living for all of us depended on it.. This is once in a lifetime thing to start.. and it stays with you all through your life.. it is something you have gotta learn and not something you are born with..

………… POTTY TRAINING!!! My Son is now fully potty trained!!!!!!!! YAY!

God knows how much I have prayed for this to happen, and how many techniques we have used to achieve this end result. I have been a strict father sometimes, a kind adviser some other times, have bribed my son, have punished him by taking his Thomas Train toy engines away, have used everything from cops to dinosaurs to stop him from insisting on a diaper, have tried hard not to laugh when he was trying to show me that he was *trying*, have tried hard not to show any mercy when he cried seeing his toys being taken away one by one…

..all of it is history now.. history to be fondly remembered in the bright future that lies ahead! It was a great celebration when it actually happened! Everybody hurrayed, there were chocolates, there was clapping, hugging, and a surprise return of the toys back to their owner (!!), suddenly the dinosaurs and cops were my son’s good friends (!) and my son was all basking in the glory of his wonderful achievement!

So, “No more diapers for us” - I proclaim to the Targets, Costcos and Walmarts of this world! No more of those nasty smelling diaper bags in my house and in my trash. We are tasting the first breath of fresh air in our freedom from diapers.. the air smells good, I can tell you that. We have crossed this seemingly impossible event horizon to come out of this black hole and out into a new world.

And that’s the reason I wanted to celebrate this milestone with a separate post of its own. Way to go Son!!