Is it Just me, or is this just WRONG?
- Thread starter Big Don
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It's wrong. It's just another way of getting parents to be lazy. Hanging your kid up so you could use the bathroom without being disturbed or distracted by your toddler wandering off or whatever... sigh...
BrandiJo
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i kinda like the idea, if its build in to one of those kiddie back pack things.. you take them off your shoulders hang them up to do the deed then take them back... no worrying about your kiddo peeking in on someone else's private time and no worry about him splashing in some nasty unwashed toilet 2 stalls down.
Now that is a lawsuit waiting to happen when some parent hooks their baby up and doesn't do it properly and the kid falls and gets hurt. I am just thinking that as a parent, I wouldn't be hanging my kid on any public washroom wall....
Not lazy...this is a real problem when there's only one parent out at the mall with one or more young kids. However, I too dislike this solution.
Cruentus
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I'm just thinking about someone from another stall thinking, "what's this?" and unhooking the the hooks and unwittingly letting the baby go crashing to the floor. Call me paranoid...
I've seen the ones that are bolted to the wall, and only in the handicapped stall, though never used one. But I have:
- experienced embarrassing, trip-thwarting apparel disasters while trying to right the turn-over stroller with toddler securely strapped in and comforted the bruised, screaming baby,
- worried exceedingly about permanently damaging the arm or shoulder I was hanging on to, preventing said toddler from escaping under the stall wall or door,
- faced the horrified stares of strangers who overheard me admonishing my babies for exhibiting behavior they did *not* learn from me whilst trying to relieve myself,
- resorted to things I never thought I'd have to with "proper parenting."
Dave Leverich
Black Belt
I wonder if those would hook over a ceiling fan...
Hehe, it's like the state fair!
J/k, my wife wouldn't let me do that to our kids either ;p
Hehe, it's like the state fair!
J/k, my wife wouldn't let me do that to our kids either ;p
14 Kempo
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I'm not a parent, but I would think that this type of idea would be better than leaving an infant alone in a public restroom or having that infant crawl around on the filthy floor. What exactly do parents do now when doing their business? Keep the kid on their lap? Set them on the floor? Leave them on the counter? Sit them in a chair outside of the restroom?
What's the answer from those of you that have been through the situation?
What's the answer from those of you that have been through the situation?
The picture is of an infant - I would haul the stroller into the handicapped stall, especially if there were more than one of them. If I couldn't do that, I'd bring him/her in and set him/her on my lap - this is not great when you have to wipe or when they squirm. Even worse if they happen to follow your example and go to the point of leaking whilst sitting on your lap and you're sitting on the toilet.
During toddlerhood, I brought them in, standing and walking, with me and asked them to look away. This usually did the trick until someone else came in with a toddler who played peek-a-boo with my todder in the gap between the door and the wall; not long after, they would seek each other's company via under-the-door escape or entrance.
As they became older, they would go into the bathroom with me and stand outside the stall waiting.
My youngest is nine now and if just he and I are out and I have to go, I send him to the men's room whether he has to go or not; it's potty time for everyone. We meet outside the doors.
Yes, my wife did the same!
This is a real problem, so I'm loathe to poke fun at aproposed solution, even though I am not fond of this one...infants held precariously at heights just says "danger" to me.
As a somewhat recent parent, I can see why someone would do that. Still, as some have mentioned, there are probably better/safer solutions. I'd personally be worried that someone would run off with the kid!
Lots of people have those little bouncers, toss kids in the air to entertain them., have staircases that are not guarded... potential danger lurks everywhere! I still have shoulder damage from when I was a toddler. Dad tossed me in the air and grabbed me by one arm instead of two when I came down. Dislocation that still causes me heartache at times... gotta be careful!
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Outside of the tailgate of your pickup... wWHHHHEEEEEEE
Kennedy_Shogen_Ryu
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I bet the wife wouldn't mind getting me one of those, that way she wouldn't have to worry about me wandering around, would be a great way to help me get to sleep too, trying to get out and all.
Dave Leverich
Black Belt
Funniest thing was, well we wanted to make pottie time a positive thing right? So we'd be like 'Yay! You went poopie good job!'. Um, it's kind of hilarious when your 3 year old does that as you're leaving the bathroom at the grocery store heh. YAY Daddy you went poopie!!!
When mine were three they couldn't breath well enough when leaving the bathroom with me to say anything.:lol:
Ah yes! I forgot about that! My daughter used to cheer too! :lol2:
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