Some people find conversations about defecating to be less than desirable. In my house it is encouraged. When you go to the Doctor one of the first things they ask you is how often you poop. My family physician wants to know about my poop, my nutritionist, and my chiropractor want to know also. Obviously how often and the quality of our poop is a yardstick to our health.
What really sealed the deal for me on this topic was seeing Dr. Oz on Oprah talking about how our poop should look. It should have a nice S curve like the shape of our colon.
Because I'm a good mom I educated my son Big J on this years ago. It has since become second nature for him to check his poop and analyze needed changes to his diet.
On many occasions he has proudly yelled from the bathroom
"Mom I've got a great curve with this one and it's nice and long, you really should see this."
Of course I go in and validate him on his healthy digestive system. A few times Big J has had a more difficult time going. On those occasions he yells, "Mom I've got the rabbit turds, bring me some prunes." Big J believes that prunes will work instantly while he is on the toilet.
Big J has gotten quite good at translating for others what their poop is trying to tell them about their diet. The Stud Muffin doesn't share my enthusiasm over "poop whispering" and has said that he doesn't think Big J's talent will be as appreciated amongst his peers as he gets older.
For that reason I have encouraged Big J to limit his "poop whispering" to our household. To which he replied "Well someone needs to tell dad he needs more greens."
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Just think, he might have a job some day as a professional poop reader! Lol.
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