I read quite a bit. Lately not so much, because the Kid and other hobbies leave little time for reading, but I do still read. A few years ago got myself Amazon Kindle, got sick and tired of carrying books around on my trips; seemed like a comfortable alternative. And it is comfy - easy to buy books, when you finish one, battery life is good, et cetera. But this time it's less about books, more about kids, right?
So, today I found my Kindle on the desk, instead of usual place by the bed. I've noticed, that the Kid every now and then pushes some buttons, but never actually managed to turn it on before (power button is quite small on the side). Until today. I turn my Kindle on and I see successful purchase page. Some sort of bestseller, I guess from the front page of the store. Category: Books > Gay & Lesbian > Literature & Fiction > Fiction > Romance > Gay. Not that I mind, ratings are good, but it might not be quite my cup of tea. Well, 10 bucks spent, lesson learned. At least it wasn't some 400$ highly-specific and from highly-unrelated field. And I'll start getting Gay book recommendations. And, probably, my ad-network statistics are quite effed up now as well.
Morale of the story: keep your connected devices password-protected. Especially, if they allow one-click purchases.
Thursday, 21 December 2017
Sunday, 17 December 2017
Floor beats diaper any day.
Kid has been asking and actually peeing in potty for maybe half a year now. Taught him to take his pants and underwear off before doing his thing. He even has learned to control his urges for a while (meaning, that he could ask for potty and actually hold it in for some time, up to maybe a couple of minutes).
This week he has started to pee in his pants. I blame myself and local swimming pool. The thing is, that they have a playroom, which we visit after the swimming session, so he can dry down a bit. Playroom is located outside their "paid zone" (pools, slides, dressing rooms and bathrooms), which are gated off and accessible only by using key+token provided. So it seems, that once you're out, you're out. Since kid swallows a lot of water during our swimming practices, he pees often and a lot afterwards. So, to avoid him peeing himself and then going home in winter (it can hit down to -30' C around here) with wet clothes, I put a diaper on him. And every time he asked for potty in the playroom, I explained, that there's no potty available and you have a diaper so you can pee in your pants. Apparently, it stuck. Now he just pees in his pants even at home when he does not have a diaper. Damn, that's one huge step back.
Morale of the story: once you have thought your kid to go potty, don't revert back to diapers. Let him pee just on the floor, or teach to hold it in for a while longer (you'll be surprised for how long they can actually do it), but don't tell your kid "just pee in your pants". This shit sticks.
This week he has started to pee in his pants. I blame myself and local swimming pool. The thing is, that they have a playroom, which we visit after the swimming session, so he can dry down a bit. Playroom is located outside their "paid zone" (pools, slides, dressing rooms and bathrooms), which are gated off and accessible only by using key+token provided. So it seems, that once you're out, you're out. Since kid swallows a lot of water during our swimming practices, he pees often and a lot afterwards. So, to avoid him peeing himself and then going home in winter (it can hit down to -30' C around here) with wet clothes, I put a diaper on him. And every time he asked for potty in the playroom, I explained, that there's no potty available and you have a diaper so you can pee in your pants. Apparently, it stuck. Now he just pees in his pants even at home when he does not have a diaper. Damn, that's one huge step back.
Morale of the story: once you have thought your kid to go potty, don't revert back to diapers. Let him pee just on the floor, or teach to hold it in for a while longer (you'll be surprised for how long they can actually do it), but don't tell your kid "just pee in your pants". This shit sticks.
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