potty before standing in line

[jjarman]

My friend used to do that with her son. If he was playing outside she just let him pee in the yard, and he naturally would extend it to ANYWHERE outside. She just had him stand bhind/beside a tree or a bush and let loose!

IMO it is totally foul but her reply was "He's just a little boy, no one cares."

Did anyone ever see the episode of Nanny 911 where the little boy wouldn't pee in the potty so him mom would walk him into the yard or to the curb like a dog?!?!

Okay, now back to the regularly scheduled program...........

Sorry, but DH and DS pee outside too but not in public. Always have but then we live in the country. Now, they don’t do it on a regular basis but if we are leaving the house or just coming in and they have to go, they do. When DS was little as part of his potty training I let him pee outside. Well, he took that literally and I caught him peeing off of the front porch but we lived in the city at that time. Another funny time my friend and I had taken our boys, 3 and 6, to the lake for the day. DF and I were sitting in the sun enjoying our conversation when the boys came up and said they had to go potty. Well, it’s a lake. The potty was a long way off. We told them to just pee in the lake and they looked at us like we were crazy but we insisted it was okay. I mean, fish do it right? We went back to our conversation and happened to look up at the same time and there were our two darlings, knee deep in the lake with their swimsuits pulled down peeing in the lake just like we told them too. We both screamed.

 

[mickeyfan2]

If they wanted us to do in the lake they would not have put in bathrooms.

 

[beattyfamily]

That is so disgusting and selfish.

I absolutely would have told the nearest CM what just happened.

 

[Goofy_4_WDW]

I can't believe this mother wants to teach her kid that it's OK to pee anywhere when she feels the need. Maybe on her wedding day, she'll be halfway down the aisle and decide to pull up her dress and cut loose right there in the church. Her dad will say, "What the heck are you doing?" And the girl will say, "Mom let me do it at Disneyworld!"

 

[novdisneydreams]

I am just horrified by this! I can't believe that someone would be so rude - I once saw someone change a diaper in the car in a parking lot and leave the dirty diaper where the car had been and I thought THAT was terribly unsanitary. My DS7 informed me that his grandfather had let him pee outside once when they went orienteering in the woods - ewwww! But I guess it was unavoidable because it was in the wilderness and there were no bathrooms around. Now I am just sure to send along hand sanitizer whenever there are "male bonding sans proper pottys" trips going on ! And lets face it people, there is a huge difference between guys peeing in the bushes on a secluded hike or fishing trip and a little girl (or boy!) peeing on a RAMP AT DISNEYWORLD!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? I can't even believe it. And would you want your child's bare bottom just out there like that? After all of the careful talks about privacy and what is appropriate that everyone has to give their kids these days? Plus it is so unsanitary! Were the people maybe from another culture where things are done differently? I hope I never see anything like that in WDW or anywhere else - how would you explain THAT one to the kids??????????

 

[mickeyfan2]

I hope I never see anything like that in WDW or anywhere else - how would you explain THAT one to the kids??????????

Then I will not tell you what DH saw at a PO in AZ.

 

[jlatina32]

Each time we approached an attraction, we ALWAYS asked our kids if they needed to go to the restrooms. If they said no, we would elaborate and let them know that we are about to get on line and that we will be waiting for a bit before we got on a attraction so it was really important that they do their "thing" now.

Alot of the time that would work for the attractions but when we would wait for the bus to go back to the resort is when they needed to go to the bathroom. The important thing is that I took them to go in a toilet as opposed in public.

If I had witnessed a parent telling a child that it was okay for them to handle their business on the spot in front of people, you better believe I would have said something. It is just sad that losing a spot on a line for an attraction or a bus is more important than teaching them common decensy.<---(did I spell that right?)

 

[LucyR]

You know, small children are not always forthcoming on exactly what their 'business' is. Can you imagine how awful it would have been if that lady instructed her daughter to squat on the ramp, and then the poor girl proceeded to #2?!? That's not likely to happen with boys, but with girls it's a definite possibility. A woman like that probably would have proceeded to berate the kid publicly at that point. Wow... soooo sad.

 

[Iluvpluto2]

OMG that is soooo disgusting . I feel sorry for that little girl growing up with a mother like that . You are much nicer than I am I would have told a CM or security about this and got her kicked out of the park. WDW is suppost to be the Happiest Place on Earth and this definatly kills the magic.

Love the message in your signature. I added it to mine!!


Back to topic. Eeeeewwww!

 

[DisneyBlonde]

Oh. My. G0d.

 

[SamIAm21]

My boss is a former CM and he worked at Disneyland for two summers (lucky guy). We were talking about this the other day actually (strange, I know), but he said that European people are usually charged to use a public washrooms and many times he'd see people telling their kids to do their business in the bushes or by some gardens, etc. Believe it or not, they were instructed to mention politely to the people that they didn't charge for restroom usage at Disneyland. He said many of them were embarrassed, but also shocked to find out that public toilets were FREE in the USA. This is going back about 20 years now, but it seems like a lot of things haven't changed.

While I agree that you could always provoke an undesired response when confronting someone about their bad behavior, this would have been one time when I would have yelled really loud and kicked up a huge fuss that would make a CM notice what was happening.

 

[Fish Almighty]

That is really disgusting. I would have definitely gotten a CM, if for no other purpose than to have someone come and clean it up.

Here's what we did in a similar situation: My kids were in line for the Dumbo ride, and about 15 minutes into the wait when we were probably in the next group to go on, my three-yr old son says that he has to go pee. And when he says he has to go, it usually means right then. So we leave the line and go to the nearby bathroom. When we're done and get back outside, wifey and daughter are already on the ride. As they are exiting the ride, my wife tells a CM what happened and they had us go in through the exit and he got to ride it right then. The CMs were very forgiving.

 

[Kimberly815]

I can't believe this mother wants to teach her kid that it's OK to pee anywhere when she feels the need. Maybe on her wedding day, she'll be halfway down the aisle and decide to pull up her dress and cut loose right there in the church. Her dad will say, "What the heck are you doing?" And the girl will say, "Mom let me do it at Disneyworld!"

 

[MissyPrissy]

Ok, sorry to do this, but. . .

WHY DON'T PEOPLE WHO SEE THESE THINGS SAY SOMETHING???

When we see someone doing something so blatently wrong, we say something to the person, and then point them out to the nearest CM. Why are people so afraid to rock the boat? If we, as a society, don't say anything to these people, their behavior won't change, they'll procreate, and their kids will behave the same way, and to problem multiplies exponentially. It's like the heely issue. If you see someone, point them out. This mentality of "it's not my problem", or "someone else will report it" clearly doesn't work, because this lady and her kid were allowed on the ride, and allowed to remain in the park.

Rather than stand there and act disgusted, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

(not hijacking the post, just adding my outrage and disgust!)

I so totally completely agree with you and I don't care who flames me at this point, things have just gotten rediculous...it's a sad state of affairs that the "Let kids do whatever they want whenever they want especially when at Disney" camp has intimidated the rest of us. There are so many people who will defend their children's atrocious behavior to the GROUND with a nasty glare and a "how DARE YOU" attitude (including people on the Dis)...the whole "They are KIDS and this is DISNEY" argument just doesn't wash. I don't give a rip if you are on vacation and your kid had to pee...teach her some manners, take her to the bathroom like a civilized human being. I don't let my step-kids behavior infringe upon the rights of others just b/c they happen to be 4 and 7. Why? Because they have to understand that the world does NOT revolve around them, it never has and it never will. There are rules that need to be followed...even at Disney. That's reality. Period. To teach them anything else is handicapping them. We are RUINING a future generation by allowing them to think that they are owed something by everyone around them and that doing things like Peeing in public is somehow acceptable just because they are kids. (A woman who routinely walks her son through our neighborhood let her kid pee in our yard one day...when I came out and asked her what on earth she was doing she looked at ME like I was the one with the problem and said "He's a child, he needed to tinkle, what's the big deal?" which was followed by the child saying "Shut up lady"... there were no words to even EXPLAIN how big the deal truly was) We are raising a generation of children who will have respect for nothing and no one OR themselves. Good lord I weep for the future. Those of us who control our kids and teach them manners are not the ones with the problem. Letting your kids do as they please is not good parenting. It's not allowing them to "be children", it's annoying the rest of us and doing nothing but allowing them to be little hoodlums in training.

I shall end with this...Control your children people. Control yourselves. YES they are annoying when they run screaming through buildings, it's not cute when you allow them to scream "Wingardium Leviosa" over and over and over again as they point their new magic wand at everyone who is waiting for the Wilderness lodge bus.(happened on my honeymoon for a good 30 minutes) Just because you have learned to tune them out does not mean that the rest of us should have to deal with your lack of parenting. Thanks

 

[Karnak]

WHY DON'T PEOPLE WHO SEE THESE THINGS SAY SOMETHING??? Rather than stand there and act disgusted, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

I couldn't agree more. You can bet your buttons that if I ever see something like that the CMs, security folks, and guest services will all be hearing about it. There is no excuse for clods like that "mother."

 

[mickeyfan2]

(not hijacking the post, just adding my outrage and disgust!)

I so totally completely agree with you and I don't care who flames me at this point, things have just gotten rediculous...it's a sad state of affairs that the "Let kids do whatever they want whenever they want especially when at Disney" camp has intimidated the rest of us. There are so many people who will defend their children's atrocious behavior to the GROUND with a nasty glare and a "how DARE YOU" attitude (including people on the Dis)...the whole "They are KIDS and this is DISNEY" argument just doesn't wash. I don't give a rip if you are on vacation and your kid had to pee...teach her some manners, take her to the bathroom like a civilized human being. I don't let my step-kids behavior infringe upon the rights of others just b/c they happen to be 4 and 7. Why? Because they have to understand that the world does NOT revolve around them, it never has and it never will. There are rules that need to be followed...even at Disney. That's reality. Period. To teach them anything else is handicapping them. We are RUINING a future generation by allowing them to think that they are owed something by everyone around them and that doing things like Peeing in public is somehow acceptable just because they are kids. (A woman who routinely walks her son through our neighborhood let her kid pee in our yard one day...when I came out and asked her what on earth she was doing she looked at ME like I was the one with the problem and said "He's a child, he needed to tinkle, what's the big deal?" which was followed by the child saying "Shut up lady"... there were no words to even EXPLAIN how big the deal truly was) We are raising a generation of children who will have respect for nothing and no one OR themselves. Good lord I weep for the future. Those of us who control our kids and teach them manners are not the ones with the problem. Letting your kids do as they please is not good parenting. It's not allowing them to "be children", it's annoying the rest of us and doing nothing but allowing them to be little hoodlums in training.

I shall end with this...Control your children people. Control yourselves. YES they are annoying when they run screaming through buildings, it's not cute when you allow them to scream "Wingardium Leviosa" over and over and over again as they point their new magic wand at everyone who is waiting for the Wilderness lodge bus.(happened on my honeymoon for a good 30 minutes) Just because you have learned to tune them out does not mean that the rest of us should have to deal with your lack of parenting. Thanks

No from me only

 

[agnes!]

This past summer at WDW I saw some mom have her daughter(said daughter looked about 3 years old?) pee on the sidewalk near where TimeKeeper used to be, before the Buzz FastPass machines.
And she had turned her back on a baby in a stroller/carriage to do it.

agnes!
PS - I always give that area a wide berth now...i know it's silly, but...((shudder)).

 

[fonsy]

I would have definitely gotten a CM, or said something to her. If not, she would do it again, thinking that no one cares(talking about the mom, is not the kid's fault).

 

[TikiGoddess]

Bodily functions and fluids should be contained in the bathroom areas at all times. I think maybe people should have to pass a test to have children. I understand getting to the front of the line and then being told they need to potty. My youngest ds is notorious for this especially right after we left the place where the bathroom was and I just asked him if he needed to go, however, the proper tact to take would be to get out of line. The issue is that the parent doesn't want to have to stand in line again. Selfishness abounds in this day and age. She obviously didn't care if it was disgusting for everyone else there, at least she wasn't inconvenienced. That goes to show that it's not only this generation...she came from somewhere where someone didn't teach her any better either. I do believe people are teaching their kids manners, but it's a sure bet that not everyone is or has for the past few decades.

 

[kvogel11202]

(not hijacking the post, just adding my outrage and disgust!)

I so totally completely agree with you and I don't care who flames me at this point, things have just gotten rediculous...it's a sad state of affairs that the "Let kids do whatever they want whenever they want especially when at Disney" camp has intimidated the rest of us. There are so many people who will defend their children's atrocious behavior to the GROUND with a nasty glare and a "how DARE YOU" attitude (including people on the Dis)...the whole "They are KIDS and this is DISNEY" argument just doesn't wash. I don't give a rip if you are on vacation and your kid had to pee...teach her some manners, take her to the bathroom like a civilized human being. I don't let my step-kids behavior infringe upon the rights of others just b/c they happen to be 4 and 7. Why? Because they have to understand that the world does NOT revolve around them, it never has and it never will. There are rules that need to be followed...even at Disney. That's reality. Period. To teach them anything else is handicapping them. We are RUINING a future generation by allowing them to think that they are owed something by everyone around them and that doing things like Peeing in public is somehow acceptable just because they are kids. (A woman who routinely walks her son through our neighborhood let her kid pee in our yard one day...when I came out and asked her what on earth she was doing she looked at ME like I was the one with the problem and said "He's a child, he needed to tinkle, what's the big deal?" which was followed by the child saying "Shut up lady"... there were no words to even EXPLAIN how big the deal truly was) We are raising a generation of children who will have respect for nothing and no one OR themselves. Good lord I weep for the future. Those of us who control our kids and teach them manners are not the ones with the problem. Letting your kids do as they please is not good parenting. It's not allowing them to "be children", it's annoying the rest of us and doing nothing but allowing them to be little hoodlums in training.

I shall end with this...Control your children people. Control yourselves. YES they are annoying when they run screaming through buildings, it's not cute when you allow them to scream "Wingardium Leviosa" over and over and over again as they point their new magic wand at everyone who is waiting for the Wilderness lodge bus.(happened on my honeymoon for a good 30 minutes) Just because you have learned to tune them out does not mean that the rest of us should have to deal with your lack of parenting. Thanks

I completely agree. I have 3 kids, and to me manners are very important. The other night we took my two boys 11 and 7 to the Rainforest Cafe, and while we ate dinner there were kids RUNNING around the restaurant playing tag...my sons were basically in awe, wondering aloud why "those kids" didn't know how to behave in a public place, and my 7 YO commented that "those kids parents won't take them out to dinner again anytime soon"- our threat to them for not behaving! I don't understand, how hard is it to instill good manners- kids are so eager to please, if you expect good things from them they usually deliver. I couldn't imagine my kids peeing in public! I'd ground them for a VERY long time, and certainly wouldn't take them anyplace! Paint me horrified! Peeing on the ramp....how low will people get?