Gotta Pee!

Madi has been asking me for the last few days to allow her to walk home to school.  Her school is about 1/4 of a mile away from our home and she would walk along a pretty busy street, although not crossing any streets.

I am what you would call, a paranoid mom.  So of course my answer to her question was "NO!"

Back when I was going to school, not necessarily elementary, but middle school I had to walk 1 mile to school and 1 mile home (not up hill both ways).  Back then it either wasn't as common or people just didn't acknowledge and talk about abductions!

Now they do, and I am aware, and there is no way that I would let my child walk that far.  Anyway I said no to walking home but that I would allow her to walk to the park which is in between.  There are many kids that walk that way and a ton of cars and a crossing guard.  So I felt that was a little more doable. 

The next day Madi reminded me that I had said that, and so today was the day that she could walk to the park and I would meet her there.  So that's what we did!  And it was a success, and she was so proud of herself!

Anyway that is all beside the point of the story I started to write about.  As soon as Madi walks in the front door from school she has to go to the bathroom really bad, she steps one foot in and books it to the bathroom.

So today we were at the park after she had met me there, after school, and of course she has to go to the bathroom.  I could tell because she was criss-crossing her legs and bouncing.  I asked her if we should head home, after 3 minutes of being there, and she said," No, I can hold it."  

So I let her hold it!

And hold it she did (for a Little while)

Then she really started to dance and move.  She came and sat down by me and her legs were very jittery and she kept bouncing up and down.  

I asked her if she needed to go home and she said, "No, give me 3 more minutes," and she ran off.

I yelled back, "I am going to be pissed if you pee your pants."

She hollers at me,"Ok.... well I already tinkled in them," 

Who am I to be mad if she pees her pants, she is the one that will have to stand in them on the way home.  

The things kids do to stay at the park.

P.S. She made it home with only the tinkling in her pants!