To me, potty TRAINING means you are in the process of teaching a toddler to recognize the feeling of needing to go, and to respond to that feeling by getting themselves to a toilet. Training is a process. To me, potty TRAINED means your child has mastered the ability to understand their body's signals and can now use the toilet or at least let you know that they need to use the toilet on their own, and they no longer need a diaper/pull up. Accidents may still happen sometimes, but not often. If I am wrong on these definitions, please let me know.

So over the weekend, SSIL very proudly told SO that BJ is "potty trained". VM did not hear this. A little while later, she said that BJ likes to pee everywhere (weeds, rocks, trees) because he thinks it's fun, but he still poops his pants. Hmm. I think if your child is still pooping his pants regularly, than he is NOT potty trainED. He is still potty trainING. I just chuckled inside because VM and her DH (need to come up with a name for him. Maybe Liar Liar, since he does that A LOT)are constantly exaggerating or else making up outright lies. Like how they said that LL broke a neighbors nose in 2 places for saying derogatory things about their kids. But no charges were pressed. Ok. Did the guy tell you that you broke his nose in 2 places? He didnt' hit you back at all? He just said something mean, then stood there and let you break his nose, didn't defend himself, and didn't call the police or go make an assault report? Well of course he did. He probably knew he deserved it. Once again the bad ass, LL. If you broke his nose the way BJ is potty trained, you probably just pointed your finger in the general direction of his face. But keep the stories coming. They are amusing.