Melody Marks Poop [updated] Site

We cleaned the carpet. We lit a candle. Melody is now 17 and applying for colleges. She doesn’t remember saying it, but I had it cross-stitched onto a pillow for her dorm room.

Have you ever had a "Melody Marks" moment in your house? Tell me your war stories in the comments below. Misery loves company. melody marks poop

If you are a parent of a toddler, you know that potty training comes with its own secret language. You know what "the grunt" means. You know what "the waddle" means. But last Tuesday, my two-year-old, Melody, invented a new phrase that stopped me dead in my tracks. We cleaned the carpet

No. She was being literal. And frankly, brilliant. She doesn’t remember saying it, but I had

At first, I panicked. Had she drawn on the wall with a crayon that looked suspiciously like a tootsie roll? Had she turned the potty chair into an abstract art studio?

When Melody said "Melody marks poop," she wasn't being gross. She was taking ownership. She was claiming her territory like a tiny, diaper-wearing wolf.