We even watched YouTube videos of other moms reading potty books to other kids, because that’s the kind of meta life we live. If he pooped ten times in a row in the potty he would get a long time coveted toy, and even that didn’t work.

And yes, I know, those circus-y letters spelling "M-A-X" have got to go only ripping them off would entail repainting the door and I am entirely too lazy to do that.But then, at 11:59 am, I caught him admiring his underweared rear view in the mirror, which renewed my hope to live another day.

The next day was success and we marched up and down the house waving flags, banging drums, chanting like idiots. I think I even posted on Facebook one day that potty training is the one “twin” thing that might break me :-/. His top two people on his invite list are Justin Beiber and Dino Dan and while I have tried explaining they will be busy that day he has his heart set.

I am a fellow parent of a kid with special needs, and yes, Ruby, my awesome 7 year-old daughter, also kicks butt. My lesson was that I didn't think he was ready and was afraid to see him fail only to see him potty train.

I’ll be writing an update later this week, but my Mom 100% potty-trained him, with no accidents, in one day. So he gingerly with one finger and his thumb on each side, pulled them down (for he didn’t want to get HIS fingers wet) and changed his own. Yes, they were 3 1/2 years old, but there was not one day of stress, and I have probably cleaned a total of 5 pairs of wet underwear in all my parenting. The first time he peed on Lightning, I admit that I was excited for him – at least now he knows what it feels like to pee, right?Learning how to use the potty independently and stopping wearing nappies is a big milestone for your child. I have 3 boys (ages 9, 6, and 4) and what I tried with all of them was letting them go naked from the waist down. Anyway, we found some Cars TWO bedding and lucky for me, Party City had Cars 2 stuff for his birthday party on Saturday. In most aspects this is just like every other potty chair out there with the exception that it makes it a little fun for the child to play with the handle while sitting on it. My little boy announced to me the other day that he wants a Lightning McQueen sticker chart, to go with his Lightning McQueen potty seat, fruit snacks and stickers.