USA Today – Eva Dwight
“Two years and 10 months. That’s the age at which my son finally mastered potty training. That doesn’t sound too bad until I tell you that I started trying to get him to use the potty when he turned 2. I expected it to take a few months and I was prepared for accidents. But week after week went by, and I was increasingly frustrated by his lack of progress. Most sane people would look at me and say, “If he wasn’t ready, why were you forcing it?” Well, because the preschool where I wanted him to go in the fall required 2-year-olds to be potty trained. He was a January birthday. That gave me 8 months until August and I was going to make it happen. Except I didn’t.” (more)