So we're ready to talk "Poop Art" then?

Michael has always had a certain gift for art in everything he has done and now at almost 8, he draws Pokemon figures as well as you find them in the cartoons. The most commonly asked question frompeople is, "Did he trace that?" No. And that talent showed as he passed through the poop smearing period. Almost all kids do it Wes....and you get TWO!!!! Write me if you need cleaning tips.

In Michael's case it was impossible NOT to notice that the poop drawings on the walls, windows, woodwork, etc. of their room showed some real talent. Abstract perhaps, but with a certain symmetry and "flow." There was about a month there though that I thought I was going to have to kill him. He would get out of his crib and begin the night's "painting" and its worth noting that he seemed very careful not to get any on him except for a hand. We would check in several times every night, but he picked his work times well.

The thing got to the point that Karen and I were worn out cleaning the gawddamn room on a virtual daily basis. What solution would work??? Yeah, that's it......duct tape! So I would duct tape his diaper on and have to cut it off with scissors. The first night we tried this, both of us woke with a feeling of terror as this screaming came from the kids' room. WE both jumped up and ran in to find Michael throwing an absolute tantrum. I guess we had locked up the art supplies and he was pissed over it.

BTW, we did try to provide some drawing stuff in his room, but during that brief period, only poop would do. I guess its like other artists........sometimes you work in watercolor, sometimes in oil. Michael was in his "Shit" period.

Spaw