I think you will find that people started potty training children at a much younger age in the 50s and 60s than they do today. Girls usually quicker to catch on than boys.
Did you read what Mary said? She said she babysat Obama in January or February, when her daughter, her FIRST child, was 18 months old.
Her daughter was 18 months old in January/February 1961 but 30 months old by January/February 1962 (which is the year that Charlette incorrectly calculated, based upon Mary’s memory of her daughter being 18 months old at the time).
By 30 months, Mary’s daughter would have been toilet trained or in the process of being toilet trained. Either would have made the timeframe that much more memorable for Mary.
Imagine caring for an infant and a toddler in the “terrible twos” versus an infant and an 18-month old, who is much more dependent upon mommy and more likely to resent an interloper.
Mothers will tell you that there’s a big difference between an 18-month-old and a 30-month-old.
Mary did not say, ever, that she babysat Obama in the fall. Even after she changed her story, she said it was in the springtime.
We are having a pointless conversation about diapered babies, toilet training, etc. I explained in
post 654 and corrected in post 655, that I had been having this conversation because of your
post 555. I was taking your comments about diaperable babies literally. My bad.
As far as the following comments in your post to ME,
............Did you read what Mary said? She said she babysat Obama in January or February, when her daughter, her FIRST child, was 18 months old.
and
......Mary did not say, ever, that she babysat Obama in the fall. Even after she changed her story, she said it was in the springtime........
Reread Mary's comments. She never said WHEN she babysat.
Baby Sitting Barack Obama on Seattle¹s Capitol Hill
.............."She recalls as best she can the dates she baby sat Barack as her daughter was 18 months old and was born in July of 1959 "................
..........."Mary strains to remember the days back over forty five years ago and relates that she did not know why Anna was in Seattle but remembers she was ³anxious to get back to her husband²"............
Mary is guessing to the best of her ability when she babysat obama based on her memory of her daughter's age at the time. She never indicates when she babysat....fall, spring, summer, whatever. The only relevant information given is that she likely DID babysit obama for a period of time (maybe 2 months) while Stanley Ann was in Seattle.