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Taking 2U2 into a public bathroom
I posted this on my Facebook today and thought other 2U2 moms would appreciate it!
Dear Teenager at Steak N' Shake,
I know that you were upset and were venting your frustrations in the parking lot and my husband laughed as he overheard you talking to your friend about how you "understand she has two kids but didn't have to take so long."
Today I will decide to laugh and shake off your comments because one day you will be a mom. And when you are a mom of a six month-old and a toddler you will have to take them to the bathroom together after a long car ride. And you'll be the one that has to take them because the people that design restaurant bathrooms (who are undoubtedly all men) have not figured out yet that today's dads actually change diapers and they should put changing tables in men's restrooms. And you'll have to pee too. So you'll go into the restaurant bathroom and while peeing you will have to try and keep your toddler from crawling under the stall door and running away from you, and when she's not trying to run she will try to get into the trash can. Then after you finish peeing you'll have to change the baby's diaper, who of course had a surprise poop that you weren't expecting. So you change the baby's dirty diaper while still trying to keep the toddler from running under the stall door or from putting things in the toilet. Oh and while you are doing this you will be very frustrated that those men that designed the restaurant bathrooms also NEVER put a hook next to the changing table so you are forced to either find room for the diaper bag on the changing table (there is none), balance it on your shoulder while you change the baby and keep the toddler from running, or you can do the worst but easiest thing - put it on the dirty bathroom floor. So you change the baby and get him safely back into his infant seat and then you have to literally wrestle the toddler onto the changing table and try to keep her from rolling off the changing table as she yells at you for changing her wet diaper. After you finally finish all of this, at least ten minutes later, you will open the stall door to see a smirking teenager that is ticked off she had to wait in line for the bathroom. You will want to tell her, "so sorry that I interrupted you from texting and being super cool while you had to wait in line." But you will keep yourself from saying it because you will remember that you were young once and had no concept of what mothers do because you were also selfish for awhile. And during this period of your life you could go into a restaurant bathroom, pee and wash your hands within 30 seconds and then return to your table and eat your meal in peace with your friends. So you don't make the nasty face you wanted to make and you wash your hands and your toddler's hands that touched every nasty part of that bathroom stall and then you return to the table to have lunch with your husband who gets there a few minutes later. And he's laughing because he heard some teenager complaining to her friend in the parking lot about the mom that took FOREVER in the bathroom with her two kids and he thought it was hilarious because he knew they were talking about you.
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Re: Taking 2U2 into a public bathroom
Danica 10.22.10 | Milo 12.23.12
OMG!!
I almost don't even want to mention this, but it gets sooo much worse once your older one gets potty trained! Imagine trying to balance #2 on your hip while covering the seat with paper, then hoisting #1 up onto the seat while still balancing #2 on your hip, then wiping #1 and getting her off of the toilet. And then do that x4 because your toddler loves the bathrooms at Costco and tells you she has to go every 15 minutes.
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Ahahaha! I was going to say the same thing!
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This is my story pretty much every time I take my girls to use the bathroom!
My only saving grace is that when we are in the mall I really try to use the "family" bathroom. Then I can use the bathroom myself and take my sweet time...which is good cause it usually takes me a good 15 minutes to change both girls & use my bathroom myself
Oh my god..... what did I get myself into???
What a great post!
Oh: "And you'll be the one that has to take them because the people that design restaurant bathrooms (who are undoubtedly all men) have not figured out yet that today's dads actually change diapers and they should put changing tables in men's restrooms." AMEN, SISTA!!
I took them both to the zoo this week and DS was trying to eat a goldfish cracker off the floor of the restroom! I am going back to the Potette Plus toilet and she can pee in the corner. It's safer than the public restrooms.
I take my 4 boys under 6 in the bathroom - but only if two of them are contained (LOOOOOVE a double stroller!!) . Yes, I spend most of my time yelling "Don't touch that, don't peek under the doors, etc."
I've gotten really good at:
1. Holding my pee
2. Changing a child in the stroller (lie it back, work quickly - better than those hideous change tables)
3. Timing the distractions - hand them a sucker while they are waiting (just make sure they don't crawl around with the sucker in their hand, then eat it...ewww).
Such is my life. I love it!!!
OMG.. hysterical.. have wondered what it will be like..
and yes. I've heard of the potette plus thing a friend has..
and changing diapers in stroller or back of car when possible... (not always in winter time!)
keeping contained in stroller... I'm going to keep this all in mind.. thank you ALL for your ideas!!!