mom2rtk
Invented the term "Characterpalooza"
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I will have to go back to read the other replies. These are my thoughts:
1. If I am a pervert/child abductor the first place I'd put myself would be a church. The second would be Disneyland. The two places people's defenses are down. I remind my kids of this all the time because to them, DL is their second home and they feel very comfortable wandering away from me there.
2. On the other hand, few places are better monitored than DL. Again, I tell my kids that DL police can see and hear everything they do. I honestly assume that's true, though typically cameras do not carry in to restrooms. (I wouldn't put it past Disney though!)
3. DS10 is 5'2" and nearly 110lb. This creates two problems: He thinks he is "big enough" to thwart an attacker in the men's room and he looks 12-13 so he worries that if he's in the ladies' room someone will think he's not just a little kid.
4. That tragic case in Las Vegas ruined me forever. I do my best to accommodate DS's wish to not go into the ladies' room, like stopping at Starbucks on the road because those are usually a locking one-person restroom, or finding a family restroom if possible, or waiting for the restroom to clear out - but sometimes, that poor kid just has to suck it up and go into the ladies' room with me. I know that all moms understand. ETA: Well, not all moms.![]()
I do believe you're the only one beating this dead horse. No, a 13-yr-old's discomfort - nor her mother's - does not bother me on this non-issue. Honestly, unless she's changing her clothes next to the sinks I am hard pressed to figure out where modesty comes into play here.
And FWIW, my son has never peeped at anything but his shoes as he walks through the ladies' restroom; in fact, he refuses to wash his hands if there are ladies present and just uses buckets of sanitizer after he races out the door.
You bring your 5'2" 110 lb. son into the ladies room and you think I'm the one projecting my issues onto my child?