A young Al Bundy in the making.

That's going to be one embarrassed kid when the parents dig out the video in his teanage years. ;)

I don't know, his last remark, "It's going to save water." That's very insightful for a little boy. Methinkgs we have maybe a scientist in the works? or an engineer? I'll settle for a wise Democratic that votes at every local, state and national election. Great job, Parents of this little boy.

SuperNova: Beg your pardon, but there's a lot in this article, maybe you should look closer. That little fellow showed no embarrassment for something as personal as bathroom activity, he looked, acted and talked confidently - no giggly idiocy one would expect in a toilet environment. He showed pure enjoyment at somethng so common as a toilet - that itself was refreshing. Parents: just from that short video I'd say, as a Mom of 4 and Grandma of 3, You both are doing a superb job with your little boy. He's Aok.

Because being an imaginative child means something must be wrong with him... If only more parents/people let kids be who they naturally are.

"kids be who they naturally are"? ...hey c'mon use a little logic. If that were true, parents wouldn't be needed at all except to keep the fridge full ... unless the kids "naturally are" able to forage for themselves .... enough with the fuzzy feely good stuff.

I don't think I'm the one in need of utilizing logic to be able to comprehend what I said and what I did not say.

e.g., don't push your interest in model airplanes on your kid if they prefer tractors. Don't treat your daughter like a princess if she's a tomboy.

So the boy likes toilets, let him enjoy his toilet. You never know who is going to be the next greatest mind or inventor. Being eccentric is a sign of creativity and potential.

So sorry I stepped on your liberal toes and voiced my conservative opinion ... please don't tell Pelosi what I did or I'll be under attack on CNN. And by the way: your warm and fuzzy mode of child rearing is what contributes to our entitled society ... "I was never allowed to be what I can be, so it's not my fault I do these bad things". KIDS DO NOT AND CANNOT MAKE WISE DECISIONS ... WISDOM COMES FROM YEARS OF EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!!! The airplane and princess thing is something that I agree with you on, PLAYING WITH TOILETS IS NOT LOGICAL (note playing)

Look John and Bump, I think this was just a misunderstanding of words. I agree with you that parents need to help monitor and raise their children. But honestly, that isn't really much of an excuse for insulting liberals. I AM A LIBERAL, and frankly I AGREED WITH YOU! The moral of the story is just to not make generalizations. Look, I was interested in Engineering as a kid and so my parents got me stuff that fit with that theme. If the kid is interested in Toilets and wants to be a plumber someday, then I don't think its wrong to curb the kids enthusiasm about the subject. Sure its a little bit odd, but that doesn't mean they're bad parents. It wasn't even the kid's decision, he just clearly showed an interest in something and his parents supported the interest. I'm an Engineer today, there is nobody who thinks more logically then the people I work with, and frankly while playing with toilets isn't exactly logical, fueling a child's interest in a subject is.

Ok rant over, now can we stop bashing liberals and conservatives and get back on topic?

I'm NOT a liberal, my politics (and I'm sure, yours) are far too complex to define to a political party.

I think John misunderstands that I'm not talking about if a kid behaves or misbehaves, I'm talking about freedom of self-expression which isn't always about good or bad behavior (I'm not going to allow my child to color on the walls because I think he's expressing his innate artistic talent, but I will let him decide if he wants to play with a doll or a car).

I'd say at that age such an interest might seem odd but is far from unusual. It seems little boys like stuff like that, stuff with some kind of a function. I used to be fascinated with the conveyor belts at the airport.

I thought phonebooks were a good read. Now I have to explain what a phonebook is.

papag: There were a series of videos one enterprising dad marketed many years ago that just showed big trucks, tractors, lawn mowers, dump trucks, etc. He found his very young son mesmerized in front of the window one day watching a big earth mover. I understand he was very successful with his videos...all because he understood that what fascinated his own son would likely fascinate other boys too. BTW, my son loved electric fans....thankfully, he still has all his fingers!

peanutGalleryTheatre: We still get a phone book dropped off at the front door every year. It's the little 6" version and the font is so tiny that it's hard to read. What isn't hard is the decision to walk that tiny phone book directly from the front door around to the side yard and straight into the recyling bin! As a kid, it was fun to find our family's listing in the phone book and count how many people shared our name. It was useful to search for businesses in the area too. Those days are gone and Google lives on!

"Imagine all the things I could do"?

I think its called "Do Do" right?

You have to love a kid with such a fascination at such a young age. Heck when I was his age I was afraid of toilet! Nothing I ever put in the darn thing ever came back, (it ate it I figured) lol... Boy did I flush a lot of things down our poor toilet back then, until i got caught! Mom sure was pissed. (pun) lol.

Three, laughing at the porceline god.

Well... just wait til he discovers bidets...

I thought it was Sir Thomas Crapper.

With his fetish about toilets I would wash his hands thoroughly when he says he's been playing with Playdo ! He might want to keep this little side of behavior to himself, when he starts kindergarden. Oh I forgot his folks put the story on the internet. Well, with his love of toilets maybe he won't mind swirlies ! Maybe for Old Times Day they can get him an outhouse. You know how collectors all love antiques.Which nickname do you think he'll get stuck with ? Colonel Urinel, the Toilet Tot, the Poddy Animal, or my favorite The Kohler Kid ?