Today when I dropped Leo off his teacher asked me if I had a few minutes to talk. Why do I have such a fear of authority? Is it some sort of guilt complex my mother instilled in me? At least I knew they couldn’t be kicking Leo out of school (that’s always my fear, that the daycare will say they can’t handle him. But he attends a private preschool that specializes an almost exclusive DS population. The daycare is for aftercare since his preschool ends at 3pm and I work until 6pm). Well it turns out, she thinks he’s ready for potty training! And she was thinking the upcoming spring break would be a great time to do it. Apparently there is a “window” and he’s at it. Great so since I am not a SAHM and I can’t just take a week off to potty train him, does that mean he won’t ever get potty trained? Of course I know the answer to that question, but it still brings up all sort of guilt and questions, like is it possible to have a special needs kid and to work full-time? I forgot to mention yesterday at the adult DS panel, all the young people talked about how their parents drove them to their respective jobs. I then thought about how it’s possible that Leo will need a babysitter well up until adulthood. How are we going to swing that? Anyway, the good news, he is “cognitively” (according to the teacher) ready to potty train. But how about mom? Is she ready? Do I have a choice?
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