overheard

while speaking to the director about micah (i've been getting notes home all week regarding her poor listening skills), i brought up the problems i'm having potty training her. she advised i step back and wait for micah to come to me.

director: "sometimes you just have to do the opposite of what you want."
me: nodding in agreement, "true. true."
director: "you know, you have to treat her like you would treat a man."
me: laughing, "oh... (epiphany) you know, i've always treated my man like a child - i don't know why i didn't think to treat my child like a man."