27 Feb 2010 9 am eastern

The First Time

A friend’s young son had just used the toilet and wiped himself for the first time.

She congratulated him on being a big boy.

To which he replied:

“Mother. Surely you don’t expect me to do this for the rest of my life.”

Filed under: family, glamorous, Little People, parenting, people

11 Responses to “The First Time”

  1. Ara Pehlivanian said on 27 February 2010 at 9:13 am:

    I love it!

  2. Tomas said on 27 February 2010 at 9:24 am:

    Ha ha, epic story :)

  3. Todd Dominey said on 27 February 2010 at 9:47 am:

    Brilliant. :) I’ve actually been collecting all the funny, strange, and sometimes piercingly honest things my daughter says. Will do the same for our (soon to be talking) son. I read a parental tip someplace long ago that suggested creating a gmail account for your kids, and dropping them emails at moments like these. A keepsake box, of the digital variety, that one day you may provide the key to.

  4. GUY said on 27 February 2010 at 11:05 am:

    Good stuff! Fictional? I only ask b/c I could see my son saying something to that effect.

  5. Stephen Van Tuyl said on 27 February 2010 at 2:21 pm:

    Hey, shit happens. Great story!

  6. Jeffrey Zeldman said on 27 February 2010 at 5:08 pm:

    True story.

  7. Jeffrey Zeldman said on 27 February 2010 at 5:09 pm:

    I read a parental tip someplace long ago that suggested creating a gmail account for your kids, and dropping them emails at moments like these. A keepsake box, of the digital variety, that one day you may provide the key to.

    That is brilliant!

    What a perfect way to capture the day-to-day genius of children.

  8. Khürt Williams said on 27 February 2010 at 6:43 pm:

    Awesome timing of this post as I just ( 20 minutes ago) handed my 3 year old nephew to his grandma for a diaper change.

  9. Rob Winters said on 1 March 2010 at 8:27 am:

    My youngest has just started to use the potty. He cant talk yet but seems to find the process quite funny. I guess he likes all the clapping and cheers that follow.

    Great idea Todd about the email account.

  10. Theo said on 1 March 2010 at 7:00 pm:

    Yes that is the kind of stuff i store on gmail. My daughter is 3 years old. A few days ago i had to go to a client, she told me to stay with here, i said i had to go because clients bring money and we need it to buy all kind of stuff, she: “candy?” i: “yes also” she: “do not stay long and bring three candy`s two red one`s for me and a green one for you”

  11. Mor said on 3 March 2010 at 10:21 am:

    Sounds like Stewie Griffin…

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