Making Sense of the Men in Your Life – Oh, brother!

“True story: a young mother was giving her three-year-old son a bath when he looked up and said, Mommy, I love my penis.” – page 43

It would be so easy to tell you that I hate this book and call it a day. I mean, the title! C’mon.

But then I read the quote above and burst out laughing. Why? Because last year my grandson was still giving his mommy the gears about this whole potty-training thing. When I got there for my annual birthday visit, I was only too happy to help out (and my daughter was only too happy to have me do it!). So, off we went to the room of doom.

I sat on the edge of the tub and he sat on his little seat. He stood at his little seat. He sat down again. Stood. You get the drift. No “pottying” was being…