It's with great delight and a touch of sadness that our daughter is now potty trained (on her biodegradable BecoPotty of course ;-). Pride and liberation for her from the confines of bulky, uncomfortable diapers, and a bit of sadness for her mama who now has to accept one of the first stages that her baby is, well, not a baby anymore. Attempting to swallow my pain, when I look at her beaming with pride on her potty I feel nothing but pride and happiness for her. And then, I am told (that's the nice way of saying "yelled at") to look away as she does her "business".
Imagine my delight when I was breezing through Minor Details, and saw the Ma Cacabane, one of the funniest, and most appropriate things for our daughter. Meant to be a stylish porta-potty/mini-toilet/bit-of-privacy for the little ones when using the "facilities", I couldn't imagine a child who wouldn't love this idea. I can also imagine after the child graduates to a "big" potty, that they can use this (recycled cardboard) Ma Cacabane as a tent for adventures, or recycle it as something else (a surfboard when flat? a painting canvas?). Of course the logistics of modern life mean that this great invention wouldn't make it into most homes because of the space factor. But let me tell you, I love this concept so much I'm thinking it would fit our new house perfectly, and who knows, maybe even being stocked at Shak-Shuka?!







