Living in close proximity to my two young nephews, who are just 5 and 20 months or so, is proving an interesting experience in many ways. I have delved back into memory to try and recapture not just the events but the attitudes, the way I thought at that age – five, that is, I don't think I have much hope of recapturing much from one (though I do have a memory from that age I suspect that's about as good as it's going to get). Anyway, youth one seems to think it is ok to piss anywhere he likes. Now, I know I didn't do that but can't quite remember when I stopped (potty training memories don't abound but I have a few – it seemed straightforward enough). I remember being three and pissing in a puddle in the car-park, and being shouted at for it by a random occupant of the flats – not that I cared. And that's about it. So, I guess I'm wondering if this is a failure of memory, which I doubt (I mean, 5, I remember pretty much everything from that age), or if this is just one kids poor attitude to the task at hand. I don't doubt I would have gotten a fairly solid clump around the ear for pissing in a draw or wardrobe at his age. Maybe that happened a little earlier and I got the idea (at three and four memories are not complete) but it can't have been a big deal or I would remember.

Maybe I'll ask mum. Soooo, mum, did I ever piss in a wardrobe? If so, when and what did you do to dissuade me from repetition?