If you are not a parent, or if you find the word “potty” offensive, you might want to look away. This a story about Tina the three-year-old, and three-year-olds have no such inhibitions.
So Tina has two potties, a white one and a red one, but at some point she decided that the red one belongs to her doll, Polly. Today Jacinta took Tina to the potty and the red one happened to be available. “This is Polly’s potty!” Tina remarked.
“Yes, but you can go in it, it’s OK,” Jacinta reassured her.
“Yes, Polly can’t use her potty,” Tina agreed.
Well, what do you know, thought Jacinta: this whole thing with dolls and imaginary friends is all a game after all. She knows that Polly’s just a doll, even though she talks about “Polly’s potty”–she’s actually in tune with reality! I wouldn’t have–
At which point Tina continued, “Polly is too young to pee in her potty.”
