Men's Room Observation....

Originally Posted by montecristo#4

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Is anyone not mildly disturbed by the OP's decision to have a peek under the stall door?

I've never heard of someone going to jail for making their kid wait inside a stall. Peeking into an occupied stall, on the other hand . . .

People like me should be reason enough to allow kids into stalls with mummy & daddy. Within minutes they would be brainwashed members of my cult.

The obvious answer is that the mother should be watching the child.

Originally Posted by Pennglock

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Op- Im with you.

What kind of sad, paranoid depths has our society sunk to that you can't let a 5-year-old kid out of eyesight? Taking a daughter into a bathroom stall is either overprotection taken to an extreme, or else some kind of perversion. Either way I would be just as shocked as you.

For all you daddys bringing little girls into the men's room, here is a simple solution. Teach your kid not to walk off with strangers. And if anyone forces any issue on your kid, teach her to scream real loud. The odds of a kidnapper picking your kid up, gagging her, and carrying her out of a mall are about as remote as it gets.

The joke of it all is that kids are exposed to many greater dangers on a daily basis. But it's mundane stuff so we ignore it.

This is just part of a the parenting trend where everyones kid is so damn special...

you have waaaaay too much faith in society. i can't tell you how many times i've carried my niece off in a bloody murder screaming tantrum about ice cream or w/e and nobody's even batted an eye.

Have been in a public restroom where a 30-something mother helped her five-year-old son at the urinal while three or four other men were in there.

re the "where is the mother?" question, yes, it would have been nice if the mother was with the child, but I'm realistic to realize there are times the father should take the kid places. I sure did.
BTW, don't anyone please pull the guff about all these mothers who have to work today. There have long been many, many working mothers and somehow men just didn't even bring little girls into the men's restroom - they just didn't consider it proper, any more than one doesn't spit out in a department store.
Anyway, I'm glad no one so far has brought up about women today having to work - blah blah.
And, to the one who mentioned about a little boy in the stall when Dad sits on the can - that's pretty sickening, too. Yes, I realize fathers and sons have stood together at the urinals since time immemorial but in a stall with father on the toilet - feh!

Awesome thread; would read again.

Originally Posted by VMan

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Have been in a public restroom where a 30-something mother helped her five-year-old son at the urinal while three or four other men were in there.

What an idiot. It's supposed to be the other way around.

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The obvious problem is with the father. What sort of inconsiderate a-hole takes their kid out in public in the first place? Shouldn't those things be kept at home so they don't bother others with their screaming and kicking?

I would die from septic shock before I ever used a public restroom to take a crap so I can't comment on the appropriateness other than to say, wtf is wrong with you people that don't think about whether you may have to take a crap before you go out.

Originally Posted by Lafont

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The mother - yes, if at all possible.
BTW, don't anyone please pull the guff about all these mothers who have to work today. There have long been many, many working mothers and somehow men just didn't even bring little girls into the men's restroom - they just didn't consider it proper, any more than one doesn't spit out in a department store.
Anyway, I'm glad no one so far has brought up about women today having to work - blah blah.
And, to the one who mentioned about a little boy in the stall when Dad sits on the can - that's pretty sickening, too. Yes, I realize fathers and sons have stood together at the urinals since time immemorial but in a stall with father on the toilet - feh!

I have never really understood what a "fuddy duddy" is until reading your posts.

well, technically, if your kid's a real asshole you could always take a dump and leave him in the hall. pray for the best and if he's not there when you come out, it's no real loss; someone else gets the asshole and you can go for a do-over and not have 2 mouths to feed.

Originally Posted by Roikins

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The obvious problem is with the father. What sort of inconsiderate a-hole takes their kid out in public in the first place? Shouldn't those things be kept at home so they don't bother others with their screaming and kicking?

^ Asked by me whenever I'm at a decent restaurant.

Originally Posted by grundletaint

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well, technically, if your kid's a real asshole you could always take a dump and leave him in the hall. pray for the best and if he's not there when you come out, it's no real loss; someone else gets the asshole and you can go for a do-over and not have 2 mouths to feed.
Doesn't work. Mall security will usually track you down and then you have to deal with all that "Dad, why were you sneaking out the back door with that blonde-haired lady?" guilt-trippy bullshit. Not worth it, in my experience.