A dry bottom = love

I knew potty training was going to be tough, but I didn't realize how hard it would be on me!! My sweet girl is also a stubborn one who will one moment run to the potty and go all on her own and the next will crap her pants as she is standing next to it. The biggest thing that gets her (besides bribing her with "prizes") is telling her that it makes me sad when she goes in her pants but makes me happy when she goes in the potty. I thought that was a smart move on my part until she decided to be too concerned if I'm happy or not. She so desperately wants me to be happy for her that it breaks my heart when she asks if I'm happy now. So now I have to go into the whole parent speech about how me being happy or sad has nothing to do with how much I love her and that there is nothing she can do that would change that. (isn't 2 a little too young to have that talk?) Oye! - we are going to have a long and interesting journey with her.