I don’t think we’re ready to ditch diapers

Kansans who are uneasy about women breastfeeding in public (remember the lactivist debate?) would surely cringe at the thought of the “diaper-free-by-three” movement described in this New York Times piece. (That’s three weeks, not years.)
The movement’s philosophy goes like this: Parents can watch for the signals their baby sends when he needs to go to the bathroom. By responding to the signals — moving the child quickly over the toilet — Americans can eliminate the need for diapers and join the countless other countries that don’t use them.
Maybe this works, but I think the police in Wichita have enough of a problem with public urination in Old Town.
Posted by Melissa Cooley

4 Comments

  1. Jed
    Posted October 13, 2005 at 1:16 pm | Permalink

    Sounds like the parenting solution for those couples that start dancing at the prospect of cleaning the cat box!

  2. NoJoCo
    Posted October 13, 2005 at 2:12 pm | Permalink

    Ahh, but cats can be trained to use the toilet…

    http://www.karawynn.net/mishacat/toilet.html

  3. TRACY
    Posted October 13, 2005 at 3:01 pm | Permalink

    Damn Mellisa, how’d you get stuck with doo-doo stories?Some folks get all the “dirty” jobs.

  4. Jed
    Posted October 14, 2005 at 11:48 pm | Permalink

    Hey NoJo,Quite a few years ago, I knew a little old lady whose siamese not only used the toilet, but flushed! I never found out how she trained it to do that, but right now I sure wish I had. I am seriously considering re-reading that site this evening, as I am currently up to my watering eyeballs in grandkids kitties!