Anal Retentive

"> LMBO!  Some how today Josh and I got into a conversation about what it means to be anal retentive.  I was talking about a certain family member and made the comment that Ya he is kinda of anal retentive.  And Josh the smarty pants that he thinks he is asked "DO you even know what the means?"  Ofcourse I do, I took Psyc in school and we covered that, so I told him basicly its when a kids mom forces potty training on him or her and it messes them up and they get all obbsesive about it and that leads to how they behave and see things and such. Why you think I don't force training on the kids, and take our time?? But ofcourse Frued blamed everything on the parents ya know lol. Josh's jaw droped cuz he had no clue that it was refering to potty training.  He thought it ment that some one was all stuffed up and couldnt um, poop lol.  Heehee  Who is the smarty now!

anal-re·ten·tive

adj :  characterized by personality traits (as frugality and obstinacy) held to be psychological sequelae of toilet training - compare ANAL2b   anal retentiveness n  anal adj 1  :  of, relating to, or situated near the anus  2 a  :  of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which the child is concerned esp. with its feces  b  :  of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits (as parsimony, meticulousness, and ill humor) considered typical of fixation at the anal stage of development -Psychoanal.the second stage of psychosexual development during which the child, usually at two years of age, becomes preoccupied with defecation.