Potty training or the Unforgivable Sin

**Don Corleone** · 07-20-2010, 05:14

I apologize to all of you that seek nice red-meat arguments such as whether BP should be forced to vacuum the entire ocean floor or whether a stock exchange has any place in a well functioning social democracy, or whether a gay marine should be allowed to abort his implanted fetus with a rifle of foreign origins or not....

As enticing as I find those arguments, Mrs Corleone, whom I fear exponentially more than any of you, has relegated me to the unfortunate task of potty-training our youngest. Forget that she is female (as is the oldest, and, for that matter, is Mrs Corelone). My simple "let's go water the bushes" cannot possibly help in times such as these. But...my youngest has proven herself to be the most headstrong of the Corleone clan at the ripe old age of 2. It is not a question of bladder control, or realization... she uses it is as a weapon, and a means of reigning her elders into line.

Oddly, or, perhaps, predictably, depending on your mindset, this has led to a debate on the whole idea of what is "sinfulness" and therefore, what is the "original sin". I know, so let me spare you those precious few keystrokes, that peeing one's diaper deliberately does not constitue the unforgivable sin. But as I was taught, the unforgivable sin is to speak against the Holy Spirit, aka, to speak against what you are being taught....

So I offer the audience one of two choices...

Do we debate effective potty training methods for young females OR...

Do we explore the prohibition against speaking against the works of the Holy Spirit (and if you don't have children yet, I will understand if you don't know why a 'dry night' is truly a work of the Holy Spirit).

Open topic boys and girls, welcome your thoughts as I'm drying wet bums.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 07-20-2010, 07:14

As an teenager, I believe I have some life experience I could totally share with you on the raising of a 2 year old.

**HoreTore** · 07-20-2010, 09:06

Birth control sounds like heaven now, doesn't it?

It does to me, at least.....

**rory_20_uk** · 07-20-2010, 09:37

I've a little boy and seeing as he's 6 weeks old potty training is the last thing on my mind; 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep is...

I didn't realise that Catholic doctrine managed to get going against what one is told by any senior is against God, but I'm not surprised.

**Andres** · 07-20-2010, 09:50

Originally Posted by rory_20_uk

I've a little boy and seeing as he's 6 weeks

Congratulations

**InsaneApache** · 07-20-2010, 10:09

Oh come on Don, you know that the terrible twos always win.

As for sharing a house with three females......I reckon that sin against God should be the last thing on your mind. You poor man.

**Don Corleone** · 07-20-2010, 18:13

Originally Posted by rory_20_uk

I didn't realise that Catholic doctrine managed to get going against what one is told by any senior is against God, but I'm not surprised.

Actually, the Unforgivable Sin is generally recognized to be the attribution of the works of the Holy Spirit to Satan. But that didn't fit into my jokey thread anywhere near so well.

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 07-21-2010, 00:48

Originally Posted by Don Corleone

Actually, the Unforgivable Sin is generally recognized to be the attribution of the works of the Holy Spirit to Satan. But that didn't fit into my jokey thread anywhere near so well.

Actually, I think you'll find that the "unforgivable" Sin is rejecting Christ, as that's the only one that will *definately* send you to Hell in traditional Catholic theology, as you can't be shriven of it without actively repenting.

On potty training: I believe my parents actually used cloth nappies on my, rather than the (not all that new-fangled) mass-produced one exacty to encourage me to be potty-trained.