Reverse Bad Influence

Recently, I bemoaned the difficulty of raising a two year old when said two year old is influenced by her older nephew. To wit, The Toddler started turning on the dishwasher and playing in the shower.

I am now told by MHDIL that bad influences work two ways.

According to MHDIL, after a visit to our home, Shmuel started pulling off his diaper, a trick he could only have learned from his aunt, the Toddler.

In that vein, a story.

A couple of Shabboses ago, we were eating lunch when TT, who was running around the living room, blurted out, "Big Doody".

Since TT generally only says this when it's true, I left the table to check her. I picked her up and smelled her tushy through her dress. I didn't smell anything but I figured it was probably time to change her anyway. I took her to the den, placed her on the changing mat, picked up her dress and discovered....Nothing!! No diaper, no nothing.

I cleaned her up and put on a new diaper.

Then came the search.

Where was the diaper and what was in it?

A moment later, the discovery. TT had pulled off the diaper and left it in the living room with, you guessed it, a Big Doody.

We now make sure TT is wearing a onesy whenever we put on a dress.