The number one enemy on my list of "Things Parents Dread" is possibly ear infections.
Oh yeah, my daughter has one and if you've never had a child, I'll describe it as like watching someone you care for slowing being tortured with pain and all you can do is offer some really weak "children's" Ibeprofen. The quotes signify it's totally a wuss medication :D

Joking aside, my daughter's pediatrician has her on some antibiotics for the next 10 days and everything should be cleared up by then. I'm hoping so! My daughter had recently started a sort of "pre-k" program and it was teaching her to potty train, but with this infection she's missing days and all that progress is getting lost. :/

Ah well, that's the thing with being a parent. You gotta expect kids to get sick often and that the best tool you have is patience. Oh, and a good My Little Pony mare-athon cue'd up on your computer to distract her. :)