Whoo! I remember it well! Paper towels and wet wipes, oh cheap one! You must live with these until precious is at least six. Thanks for the morning smile.

It's so sad that Patch appears to have no writing or other standards when it comes to what it will post. I've finding fewer and fewer reasons to ever bother coming here.

Actually, Theresa, we do have blogging standards and Rebecca's post falls within those guidelines. The idea of the Local Voices section is to give "voice" to local residents.

Actually, Jenny, I went and found them myself. I wouldn't call these standards of any kind, and certainly beneath what one would expect on what purports to be a news site. Then again, the saying goes, you get what you pay for.

WOW. Clearly everything isn't for everyone @theresa defino. This portion of the Patch is considered a "blog.". Blogs r not always just about current events. Believe it or not they can just b about life itself. I commend the patch for allowing Rebecca to "voice" her highs n lows. I'm sure the patch can provide other news worthy articles. But maybe, just maybe Rebecca's blogs r not for everyone
Yea. Write on Rebecca! Continue to blog about your "not-so-news-worthy" life! I'm enjoying it. Write on sister!!!!

I know what a blog is. I also know Patch runs anything that it submitted, regardless of the quality. Take a look around the web for blogs that are well-thought out, well-written and are also about "life" but that show some effort and insight that make them worth sharing.

Maybe Rebecca can write a post on how she teaches her two year old to stay quiet if she doesn't have anything nice to say. It might be helpful for some commenters.

Helpful hint: Single-ply toilet paper can be transformed into multi-ply by folding it!
Seriously, Theresa is correct. Some things just aren't blog worthy or are just better left unsaid. My kid went poo-poo falls into that category. Patch has gone down the toilet. I rarely read it as there is little "news" that couldn't be gotten by visiting the city's website. I do agree that you get what you pay for. Sad.

Theresa, do you have children? If you do, I don't see how you would find this blog mundane. It is well-written, witty, and the writer has a charming sense of humor about the ups and downs of parenthood. It just sounds like you have nothing better to do than insult people all day, in which case, go about your business.

Hi Rebecca-
Thank you for your blog. Your posts bring a smile to my face. Not everything in life has to be serious or newsworthy.

I'd say for a free site that caters to a town with many people from different walks of life that Patch is doing a fine job. If just one person enjoyed a story on a free site I'd say that we are getting our money's worth. The fact that your complaining about a humorous story that more folks have enjoyed than not is a bit petty. When i buy a news paper I page through it and read the content that interest me. If some of the articles don't agree with me guess what I do. I skip on past them. Worry about what you choose to read and not that of others.

I think everybody knows it it easier to tear down than it is to create. Let's see what you have to say Theresa, since you're so anxious to belittle someone for their efforts.

Mike, belittling is her middle name. Thanks Rebecca for your story. My kids are way past the potty-training stage, but it brought back memories of those years and made me smile.