Not The Throne, Not Yet!

Dax's potty sits lonely in the dark, collecting dust and sometimes serves as a table for our reading material.  Way back when (so long ago now that I can't even remember how long ago) Dax starting becoming a big boy, he started telling me his diaper was wet and when he wanted new britches.  He was very curious about the toilet.  In my excitement I went out and purchased pull ups and pulled his potty out of the box and set it up.  After he thoroughly inspected it by taking it back apart, piece by piece he sat it down, never to show interest in it again.  He actually won't go near it.  As if the scary monster is going to eat him. 

Everyday ritual for the past 6 months:

Me:  "Dax, do you want to use your potty?"
D:    "No Thank You." 
Me:  "Hey Dax, Come here and sit on the potty, please"
D:     "NO! [poutey tone and face] I don't want it!!"

Or

Me:  "What's wrong Dax, why are you running away?"
D:    "Scary Monster!  There's a Monster I don't like!!"

We've tried books and I've even talked Clint into thinking it's his responsibility to teach him/train him to pee in the potty.  Least Clint wants his son to squat, sit and pee like a girl.  That didn't work either.  A total no go. And now Clint's hesitant to keep taking him when Clint's got to go because Dax just stands there and tries to catch pee in his hand like he thinks a young "grasshoppa" should.

I have to take a moment out to tell you a funny story about a friend of ours teaching his son to go pee pee in potty by demonstration.  After taking his son with him numerous times to the potty and saying "see, now do what Daddy does and go pee pee,"  his son finally got the point and proceeding to go pee pee like Daddy was doing, only little guy proceeded to go pee pee on Daddy's leg rather than the potty.  Well, at least he's getting some of the lesson.  LOL.

No matter what I say or when I say it, he wants nothing to do with his potty.  I'm starting to wonder if it's the potty that's unappealing to him.  Adding to that thought, when we were at Target, he saw the frog potty (which is cheaper there than at Wally World - surprise surprise) he said, "Mama, can I have froggy potty?"

I know, totally TERRIFYING, Isn't it?!?

For now, he's just content with his diapers being changed.  In August, when he turns 3, if he still wants nothing to do with potty training, I'm giving in and buying the frog potty  to see if we have better luck with it.

At least he's got the reading material habit down and knows you can't rush a good service.