IE: Opposite-Sex Kids In Restroom?

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  Transplanted_Texan on March 05 at 8:37 a.m.

  I always hate seeing a little girl come into the men’s room. It makes me feel awkward. All the urinals means there’s less privacy, and I’m not sure that’s so good for the kid either.

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  scootermom on March 05 at 9:22 a.m.

  What are parents supposed to do? Leave the kid unattended?

  It doesn’t bother me at all, because I understand that parents need to supervise their kids and make sure they’re safe.

  Would you send a small child into a public bathroom alone?

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  danofthecommunity on March 05 at 9:26 a.m.

  I agree with TT. If they’re an infant and fit on the fold-out changing table that’s one thing. But once they can walk and talk then it’s pretty much out of bounds in my book.

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  Shannon on March 05 at 9:30 a.m.

  I can see both sides of this since I have small children. If it was somewhere people are changing their clothes, the parent could easily block the child’s view or ask them to turn around to give the other people privacy. Every time my son goes to the restroom alone, that news story a few years back about the guy who raped a little boy in a fast food restaurant bathroom plays through my mind, so I am usually waiting outside the door and will call for him if it is taking too long in my opinion.

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  tarynahecker on March 05 at 9:32 a.m.

  I take my son with me into the women’s restroom because I wouldn’t send him into a men’s room alone unless it’s a single-seater and I know he’s in there alone. But of course women aren’t doing their business standing at a urinal with their whatnots exposed, so I’ve never really thought about it much.

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  moscow_minidoka on March 05 at 10:37 a.m.

  Why on earth would I send my three and four year olds into the bathroom alone and unattended? I take my daughter into the men’s room all the time, and my wife does the same with my son when she’s got the kids. What’s the big deal? Would you prefer my children peed their pants?

  Some people find the most bizarre stuff to get uptight about. We’re talking about an unavoidable and natural function here, people!

  No one has ever even looked at me sideways for taking my daughter into the restroom with me. Usually, if anyone even acknowledges me, it’s a “hey, cute kids” kind of friendly smile.

  If you’re uncomfortable with a four year old knowing you stand up to pee, that’s YOUR problem, not mine… and certainly not an innocent 4 year old who just needs to go potty.

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  saraeanderson on March 05 at 10:49 a.m.

  It kind of comes with the territory of being a human being, and therefore living amongst children. Women’s locker rooms frequently have little boys in them who are changing with their moms. Comfort with locker room nudity was drilled into my head in junior high, where we would get lower grades in PE if we tried to change in bathroom stalls.

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  Cindy_H on March 05 at 10:50 a.m.

  Sign on the changing room at my gym says: “No male children over age 4.” But they also have several two “family” changing rooms and one family restroom.
  Common sense people.
  Also there are hidden benefits to a mixed age changing room. After witnessing the effect of gravity and wrinkles on tattoos on older gentleman in the changing rooms, none of my sons wants a tattoo. None of them. :-)

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  marmitetoasty on March 05 at 11:04 a.m.

  Over here……. we have male changing rooms and female changing rooms but we also have a family changing room… so that mums or dads can use it with their children….. it also has those little seperate cubicles besides the main big changing room……

  in the male and female changing rooms it says no children over the age of 8 allowed…..

  x

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  Nick_Adams on March 05 at 11:19 a.m.

  The restroom thing doesn’t bother me, but little girls in the changing room at the gym does. Age is definitely a factor. 4 seems to be a good cut-off age.

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  marmitetoasty on March 05 at 1:17 p.m.

  oops………. restroom means toilets LMFAO……. I thought you meant the changing rooms at like the swimming baths…..

  x

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  Aliasjax on March 05 at 4:13 p.m.

  I could care less how old some kid is…Mos Mini is right…we find the silliest things to get hung up on. What possible difference could it make if a six year old boy, as opposed to a six year old girl sees your junk??? It means nothing to them beyond it being your junk! You’re the one that attaches meaning (sexual, moral or otherwise) to the event. Just change your clothes and leave the puritanical sensibilities to the puritains already…sheesh.

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  shinie on March 05 at 4:38 p.m.

  I take my 4-year-old son into the women’s changing room for swimming lessons. He is not old enough to rinse off and wrangle on his clothes while wet, by himself. I am careful to keep him covered and to try to give the girls privacy. There is no family changing area as an option. What other choice do I have?

  I do however, agree that a men’s changing/restroom where there are urinals would make me uncomfortable if I had a little girl and my husband was taking her in.

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  Escapee on March 05 at 9:07 p.m.

  This is just something I wondered while reading Huckleberries last night. I’ve always felt really uncomfortable when a little girl is brought into the Men’s changing room. It’s always made me uncomfortable. Of course, I’ve never been really comfortable with same-sex changing areas either. My body is not something I want to put on display. So I guess that’s my hangup. Sorry if I offended anyone by asking this. I was just posing a question, ‘tis all…

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