Potty Words
Since I’m on my second round of potty training and have spoken with many moms who are potty training or have potty trained I noticed we all have different “potty” words. You know you’re in potty training mode when you find yourself asking adults if they need to use the potty or announcing that you, yourself, need to use the potty.Each family also has certain words to they use for “poop” and “pee”. Or, excuse me, if you’re more proper “bowel movements” and “urine”.
We’re not very proper in this house. We just plain pee and poop.
Having been in the childcare field before I was a mom, I’ve heard a plethora of different potty language.
Do you poo? poop? poo poo? Make a stinky? Or just plain have a BM?
Does your child tinkle? Pee? Pee Pee? Urinate? Or, a favorite of my mother in law’s, go pishkies?
Let’s not forget the other thing we do (not always in the bathroom!) that tends to be a favorite topic of young children. And grown men.
Passing gas.
Or as Madelyn says, giggling, “Pass the gas”. I hate the topic of breaking wind. Although I’m writing about it, I find it disgusting. I don’t think it’s funny. Or cute. Each household has different terminology for that gross, but necessary, bodily function.
Pass gas, fart, foat, toot, poot OR, the new one I’ve had the un-pleasure of learning recently- float an air biscuit. And if you’re in New England, which I am, you don’t fart you “faht”. Which sounds even more hideous, in my opinion. In our house we generally try to just pass gas. If I had to pick another one I’d go with “toot”. It has a less offensive ring to it than the word “fart” which hurts my ears anytime anyone says it.
And when you’re changing those cute little posteriors? Do you call them Behinds? Butts? Bottoms? Rear ends? Fanny’s? Tushies? Or, yet another favorite term my mother in law has introduced me to, little biscuits?
Don’t get me started on what to call anatomy parts that differentiate boys and girls. That’s a whole ‘nuther can of worms. Do you call their parts by their actual names or do you make up cutesy terms? I’m for calling them by their actual names although I’ve yet to actually do that. I can’t seem to get the words to roll out of my mouth quite naturally just yet. But I”m sure when the time comes that I absolutely have to, I will.
What potty words to you use in your house? Do share!!
But, keep in clean.
Please.
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Laurie adds:
We say pee and poop here, but as a child care provider, I find myself feeling too sheepish to say that to the parents when giving a report on their child. So usually on the daily note that I sent home, I end up saying the baby had a “messy” diaper or that the child had a BM(pee doesn’t seem to bother me as much) The word we use for “pass the gas” (So cute Madelyn) is “froggy”. I think it came from my mother-in-law and it is a regularly used word at our house, especially since Landon came along. I don’t think much of it until I say it to someone else, then I crack up. Like I will say “Landon, did you froggy?” (I very seldom have to ask that; he loves to announce it..) I’m not a big fan of talking about it either; in fact, I’ve already told Kayla and Jenna when they move out, they are taking me with them so I’m not stuck in “manland”.
I’m not real opiniated on what to call private parts. But I do have a friend who used to ask her girls after a bath if they remembered to wash “Mr. Nasty”. That would make me so mad!! It’s neither a “Mr.” or “Nasty”!! So wow, I guess I am kind of opiniated!