Dear Santa,

All I want for Christmas is three children who can reliably and independently use the potty.

Thank you and Merry Christmas.

I know this is a big wish, but it would have a large ripple effect:

• fewer loads of kids’ laundry
• fewer “potty parties” with all of us in a small half bath waiting while everyone takes a turn “trying” on the toilet
• hands that aren’t so chapped from frequent washing
• more spontaneous trips out of the house because we’d need less preparation and less baggage
• more money to spend in other ways