Product Name: Potty Training Secrets Exposed 
Rating: 7
Where to buy: Potty Training Secrets Exposed 
Description:  This system was created to help you potty train your toddler in 1 to 3 days.  It guarantees success without frustration and stress for both you and your child. 

Review: Oh the dreaded potty training.  Most of us have been there or are about to set out on this wonderful adventure.  If you’re like me you need all the help you can get.  This program can be that needed help.

I have come to learn that potty training your toddler doesn’t have to be a nightmare.  This system showed me how to do that with very little frustration on both our parts.   By following the guide given your child can be potty trained in little or no time. 

I really felt if my child were potty trained by the age of 2 we would be doing great.  Of course he had other ideas.  I read that it was best to teach your child about using a real potty then allow them to let you know when they were ready.  This just lead to a lot of pulled off diapers and messes I had to clean up.  I became very frustrated and stressed out, which in turn put my toddler in the same mood.

When I set out on a hunt to find something that would help me with this endeavor I found this ebook.  I was reluctant to try it but then saw it had a money back guarantee.  What did I to lose nothing else had worked so far.

Using the step-by-step guide that is offered in both the ebook and audio I was able to begin training my child right away.  We had results very quickly and I was amazed. I never thought it could be this easy.

The audio interview is with a doctor who knows his stuff.  He explains how to help your child in a step-by-step program that works.  You feel confident that you’re doing the right things the minute you start the program.  My child is now potty trained (after only 3 days) and I don’t have to worry about buying those expensive diapers anymore.  Best of all I don’t have to worry about cleaning up the mess or trying to figure out how to keep my furniture and floors safe, let alone my child. 

If you’re potty training and feel like there’s no hope try this program.  It worked for my child and I bet it can help you too. With the money back guarantee how can you lose?

Ingredients:

1 lb. stewing beef
½ C. flour
1 tsp. salt
 ½ tsp. pepper
3 Tbsp. cooking oil
1 ½ C. water
2 onions, sliced and separated
3 potatoes, cubed
3 carrots, sliced
3 stalks celery, sliced

Directions:

Cut meat into bite-sized pieces. In paper sack, combine flour, salt, and pepper. Put pieces of meat in sack, a handful at a time, and shake to coat. Reserve flour. Brown meat in oil on all sides. Add water, cover, and cook over low heat until tender, about 2 hours. Add vegetables to pan and continue cooking until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. If needed, thicken with reserved flour. Serve with your favorite side salad.

 This Weeks Column March 3, 2008

A Mother’s Place

My fiancé asked me to marry him about a month ago.  When we were younger we had
a close friendship.  That has turned into a romantic relationship which evolved
into an engagement.  Before our engagement our relationship was difficult, but
definitely worth it.

When we were friends, his mother had no problem with me.  As our relationship
grew, she became involved with his everyday life.  When we had plans, she always
found something for him to do.  Though my fiancé denies it, she started poking
her nose into our relationship.

She tried to limit our time together with silly little requests like, “I want to
buy plants for the garden.  I don’t want to go alone.  Please can I come with
you?”  If that didn’t work, she would invite herself to our dinners or on our
day trips.  For the sake of my business I bought a house closer to where he
stays, a flat at his parents’ house.

As he spent more and more time at my house, his mother got more and more
demanding and meaner towards me.  She’s an angel to me when he is there, but an
absolute bitch when we are alone.  According to my hubby-to-be, everything his
mom does is done with good intentions.  How do I get her to let go?

Heloise

Heloise, there are lots of ways to dig a hole.  You can use a shovel or an
auger.  You can soften the ground with water or get a stronger person to do the
work.  But a hole isn’t going to resist.  Holes don’t call the police and report
a theft of dirt, or wail to the neighbors a horrible saga of abuse at your
hands.

People are different.  They retaliate.  Rappers insult each other in song, and
dis one another to the media.  One says, you’ve got no talent.  The other says,
there are 15 people in my entourage.  One says, I’ve got a gun.  The other says,
I’ve got a gun and two bodyguards.  Before you know it, pieces are pulled and
shots fired.

In many arguments there is no midpoint.  If you are willing to attribute bad
motives to your fiancé’s mother, why not attribute dirty fighting to her as
well?  Why hasn’t it happened?  Because his mom hasn’t had to pull out the big
guns yet.

Over a century ago William James spoke of the “psychologist’s fallacy.”  What he
meant was we think what is true of our mind is true of someone else’s.  You
believe a man should be free to live his own life.  She may think: he’s my son,
he came out of my body, he’s part of me, he extends my reach.

Young children fight over who gets to ride shotgun, that is, who gets to sit in
the front seat, passenger side, by the window.  His mom has been riding shotgun
in her son’s life, and she doesn’t want to give up her place.

This is how she’s lived.  She is wondering, what’s in it for me?  Your fiancé
hears her remarks as help and suggestions.  He doesn’t want to see his mother as
a problem.  If you press the point, he may think the problem is you.

Heloise, some people can take teasing, and others cannot.  Pro footballers play
hurt, while many people wince at the sight of a needle.  We all have different
thresholds.  You’ve reached the limit of what you can take, and you are not even
married.  If you think things are bad now, wait until children come along.

In the complaints we get from women about their mother-in-law, there is always
one key: the man.  If he wants you in the position of wife, things will work
out.  If he has an exaggerated view of his mom’s role in his life, no younger
woman will change his mind, much less change hers.

Wayne & Tamara

Send letters to: Direct Answers, PO Box 964, Springfield, MO 65801 or email:
DirectAnswers@WayneAndTamara.com.

To me planning a wedding is difficult, I mean trying to remember everything, WOW! Suppose you forget the wrong thing or don’t plan sufficiently, things can go a little crazy.  Important items could be forgotten, or improper timing could cause you to be late getting out of the reception hall, resulting in overtime charges.

Taking some precautions when planning your wedding could help you avoid simple mistakes.  It can also reduce your( nad everyone else’s) stress levels leading up to the big day.  Here are five things you can do to help avoid wedding mistakes.

1.  Limit your guest list.  Much of your wedding planning will be based on the number of guests you invite.  If you keep adding on guests, you could drive your costs up.  It could also result in not having enough room for everyone at the ceremony or reception.-This happened to me , we actually ran out of food.

As a general rule, you can expect 80-85% of the people you invite to show up.  But it is important to take into consideration the fact that those who do come may bring unexpected guests.  So it’s usually best to plan as though everyone will be there.

2.  Know all rules and regulations.  Laws pertaining to marriage licenses, for example, vary from state to state, and possibly even from county to county.  They are only good for a specified time period, and some localities impose waiting periods before you can get them.  Checking up on all of the legalities ahead of time can help eliminate unpleasant surprises on your wedding day.

If you’re having a church wedding, it’s important to make sure you know what types of dress and music are acceptable.  There may also be specific requirements regarding the ceremony itself.  Your officiant can fill you in on all of these things.

3.  Make sure that all vendors know the details of your ceremony.  Obviously they’ll need to know the day, time and location, but there may be other things they need to know as well.  It’s not a bad idea to visit each vendor a week or so before the wedding to go over everything, just to make sure you’re on the same page.  And it’s also smart to bring along a list of vendor names and phone numbers on your wedding day, just in case problems should arise.

4.  Do all beauty treatments a couple of weeks in advance.  A dye job or tanning session gone wrong can put a major damper on your wedding day, especially if it’s done a day or two before the ceremony.  Doing these things ahead of time gives you time to fix any problems that might arise (or lose the sunburn).

5.  Be prepared.  While you can’t foresee the future, having backup plans and supplies to use if things go wrong might save the day.  If you’re getting married outside, secure an indoor location in case the weather doesn’t cooperate.  Put someone in charge of bringing in an emergency kit with sewing supplies, toiletries, first aid supplies, and other things that members of the wedding party might need is also a good idea.