Toddlers opening public bathroom doors

E&RMommy · August 2012

Soooo...took the kids today to their 2 year old well kid check.

I was proud that we made it through the appointment with minor melt down and minor destruction of the room.

I needed to use the ladies room. So on our way out we go en masse to the rather large single person bathroom. We all walk in and I lock the door. I look at the door thinking it's a lever door and the kids might try to open it. Nah I think. They wouldn't dare.

I start to empty my very distended bladder and midstream my daughter starts opening the door. The door faces the very, very packed WAITING ROOM. I super kegeled like never before and ran to get the door closed.

OMG. I have no idea how many people saw me....but I have to reason to believe it was at least a few.

I distracted them with the toilet paper roll for the rest of my business. Then DD dipped her hands into the toilet water.

Oh geez louise. Just when I thought we had things under control.

tarajayne · August 2012

Oh yikes! This is what I have to look forward to I suppose. At least it gives you a good story. Maybe in 10 years it will seem funny. *hugs*!

ougrad1 · August 2012

This is what everything looks like with my children. Going to the bathroom sucks. I always make sure Emerson has done her business before we go to do anything and I don't let her drink a thing while we are gone.

E&RMommy · August 2012

I hope.

DS also locked DH out of the house a few weeks ago while I was at work.

See....infant carriers and DSNG aren't so bad.

jxd215 · August 2012

That is too funny! One of those moments where you think, "At least these people will never see me again." Right?!?

Kadie331 · August 2012

LOL! My DS started opening the door on me at the airport the other day! And while we were on vacation he dunked his hands in the toilet and "washed" his face before I could grab him! thankfully it was at my aunt and uncle and not a public toilet! Kids are gross lol.

ougrad1 · August 2012

Landry took her diaper off yesterday and pooped in the middle of the living room floor. Thank God I found it before Hudson did! Good times, good times.

MuseumMaven · August 2012

Lol at "super kegeled."

LadyNikon · August 2012

My daughter did that.. just so happens there was a lady standing waiting in line. I smiled and closed the door.

macchiatto · August 2012

Ack!! I hate going into public bathrooms with my 2.

jalaiaa · August 2012

Been there! Not quite so exposed but Eli has opened the door many a time and I spend most of my bathroom time saying, Don't touch that!

groovygrl · August 2012

hehe!!! Sounds like that is one time where it is ok to let them play w/ the toilet paper...lol.

robinsokj · August 2012

That was me at Starbucks the other day. Almost identical

keg · August 2012

Too funny!! That's why I do everything possible to not have to go to the bathroom when I'm out with the girls. Now that they are potty trained though, it's a whole other ballgame. I have one girl that insists on using her own stall. We were at a restaurant one of the first times she did this and I think she used it fine but couldn't figure out how to open the door, but decided to just climb underneath the door. I was thinking "great, the space under these doors is kind of narrow, but I guess I can climb under it to unlock the door". Thankfully, while I was trying to figure out what to do, her sister climbed under and unlocked the door. One of the benefits of having twins!!

bearfootz · August 2012

I am convinced that people who design public restrooms have never had a toddler.

I've been victim of the mid-stream open myself - or the 'lets crawl under the stall and see what that person is doing' trick.

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