Pity 3 year-old Mensa genius, Emmelyn Roettger. She can read well beyond her age level, she can name all the planets in the solar system, not only can she can say the word “metamorphosis,” but she actually knows what it means… and still, no one listens to her when she has to poop.

In this clip from The Today Show, try as she may, poor little Emmelyn just can’t get anyone to point her towards the nearest ladies room, mason jar or available bucket. Instead, she’s more or less completely dismissed as her parents go on and on to Natalie Morales about how advanced she is. They certainly would have looked like dolts if their brilliant little toddler had ended up blubbering on top a mountain of her own feces. I wonder if little Emmie knows how to say “anorectal abrasion.”

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