Leah is so caught up in playing that she doesn’t notice a growing pressure in her abdomen. By the time the game ends, her bladder is screaming for release. She jumps to her feet, intending on running to the bathroom. However, the movement is enough to break her tenuous hold. Pee floods her training pants.
Choking back a sob over having yet another accident today, Leah sits back down. Her pull-ups squish under her butt. The pee quickly turns cold and clammy. Leah can’t stay in them. When she spots the daycare worker who first put her in protection, she gets to her feet and toddles over.
“I pee-pee,” she says to the daycare worker shyly. “Can I get changed?”
“Sure thing, sweetie,” the daycare worker says. “But first, can you make boom-boom for me?” Without thinking, Leah bends her knees into a squat. “No, not in your pants! On the potty.” The daycare worker brings Leah into the bathroom, pulls down her shorts and training pants, and puts her on the training potty by the toilet. “Okay, now you can poop!”
Obediently, Leah begins to push. To her surprise, her bowels immediately evacuate with a loud fart.
“Good girl!” the daycare worker gushes. She wipes Leah’s butt, then puts her into a fresh pair of training pants. “Go ahead and get back to playing,” she says, opening the bathroom door. Leah toddles out into the main area, where she spots Tina waiting for her.
“Leah, ready to go?” Tina asks. Leah goes over to her stepmother.
“Yeah.”
“What was that about, by the way? Why were you in the bathroom with Jessica?”