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For this new school year at Interactive Academy, Debbie has taken on a new responsibility, as the primary teacher for the newly offered two-year old class. I'm not sure I agree with a two-year old being away from Mom, and at school from 8am till 4pm, but I guess Debbie wouldn't have a job if all the Moms home-schooled their young children, instead of working 9-5.

But Debbie is so good at knowing what they need and perceive of the world at this ripe young age, and she absolutely loves the challenge. And often the funny moments overshadow the challenges. And naturally, the first one happened in the bathroom.

Most of the "twos" are in the process of being potty trained, and may be wearing pull-ups, or straight diapers. Yesterday, Deb had a little boy in the class who insisted that he knew how to potty, and did not need Miss Debbie to help. She let him try the first time, and was impressed when he crawled onto the seat in the stall, did his business, flushed, and washed his hands, as he had presumably been taught at home. When he came out, Miss Debbie said "Good job!", and the boy returned proudly to the classroom.

Later in the afternoon, it was time for him, and another boy to potty, and the first boy once again claimed his potty independence. However, the other boy called for assistance, and Miss Debbie was there in the stall to help him out. As she stepped back from this boy's stall, she caught a curious sight through the crack into the independent boy's stall. He had once again dutifully crawled up onto the seat, and had done his business, however, Debbie now realized that on this trip, and most likely on his first trip, the boy had never bothered to take off his diaper, and he was sitting on the toilet seat dutifully doing his business, just as he had been trained at home.

Except, he was doing it right into a full diaper, as he sat on the seat, and even flushing afterward.

Debbie spoke with the boy's mom when she came to pick him up at day's end, and they had a bit of a laugh over it. Seems that he is on Pull-up's at home, but Mom was nervous about how he would do at school, so she sent him to school in the non-removable diaper.

I'll be curious to hear how it gets sorted out tomorrow.