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Kaitlin actually potty trained Carmen. She told Carmen (who wanted to go to school when Kaitlin started) that she had to be potty trained to go to pre-school. Kaitlin ran up to me and told me excitedly that Carmen had gone pee in the potty. She later told me the same thing. I was excited and I had nothing to do with it. It only took Carmen two days and in her first week she only had two "accidents". Pretty good. Does anyone want to borrow Kaitlin? Just wondering.

So, now I had to find a pre-school for Carmen. This late I was worried. I went to a few that were scary. "Children NEED FIVE DAYS A WEEK OF PRE-SCHOOL or they will get behind and never make it....etc, etc. etc. " I even told one lady that studies showed that by the age of 12 early achievement shows so substantial advantage at all and that all this was so parents could feel good about themselves. She didn't deny it but still went ahead and said that they would be behind in kindergarten and have terrible self esteem. I told her my daughter was reading at the age of 4 at home because we taught her and the lady was still undaunted. Amazing. She was so believing in her cause that she heard nothing of what I said. I am sure you are not surprised to find out that Carmen is NOT going there!

We happened to go to the Gingerbread House and they had a cancellation for morning while we were there and we got it! Cool. Carmen loved her first day and wants to go back.