Kate Wicker

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Potty Talk

Preschooler: Mommy, you forgot to change Baby Rae’s stinky.

Me: No, I changed it while you were drawing.

Preschooler: How big was it this time?

Me: I don’t know.

Preschooler: Show me with your hands.

Me, making an oval shape with my hands that scales about 3 inches in length: About this big, I guess.

Preschooler: Was it round?

Me: No, it was more oval.

Me, thinking to myself: Why are we having an entire conversation that revolves around my toddler’s bowel movement?

Preschooler, reading my mind: I like to see how big Baby Rae’s poop is.

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· January 5, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1, Tales from the Trenches

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  1. Katy says

    January 6, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    So funny! We have these conversations too. Carly always has to see Taylor’s poop when I change her!

Hi, I’m Kate

 

I'm the author of two nonfiction books Getting Past Perfect and Weightless, a storyteller*, overthinker, eating disorder survivor, mom of five, book junkie, socially awkward nerd as well as a speaker (so basically a walking and talking contradiction), and a perfectionist in recovery.

I am currently working towards my MFA in Fiction at Warren Wilson. Thank you to everyone who has read my drafts, offered feedback, and cheered me on. The writing life is often solitary, but I wouldn’t be here without a community of support.

 

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