Throwing Up in Public

[Kath2003]

I used to be the exact same way until I had kids. Now vomit is just another thing to be dealt with when you love your children.

So I'm told, and I'm sure if I have kids that will happen! I guess I'm just not used to seeing bodily fluids but when you have kids that becomes standard (poop, snot, phlegm, drool etc.)

 

[Ariel Mae]

If I see or hear someone throw up it can make me physically ill where I feel like I want to puke too. My instant reaction will be to high tail it away from there so that I don't join in. I feel bad for the person, I really do, but I don't want to make it worse.

Ditto. It causes a domino effect for me. If I see/hear it, I will follow, not voluntarily, so I rush out of there, quickly, for the sake of others.

See, it's different, my view, when you don't know your child is about to, or you're far away from a rest area, but if you know your child is sick, or you know he/she is about to, preparations can be taken, and if you're near a restroom, even better.

Had experience with a child/mom who were probably about a good two step walk from the restroom, and you could tell the child was about to, but they stayed where they were.

I rushed out. Had to.

 

[freckles and boo]

So I'm told, and I'm sure if I have kids that will happen! I guess I'm just not used to seeing bodily fluids but when you have kids that becomes standard (poop, snot, phlegm, drool etc.)

Yes, the parade of yucky stuff is just part of the package.

 

[GailT]

Maybe they don't mean to be rude. If I see or hear someone throw up it can make me physically ill where I feel like I want to puke too. My instant reaction will be to high tail it away from there so that I don't join in. I feel bad for the person, I really do, but I don't want to make it worse.

Ditto, you said it all, I think and feel the same way

 

[Disney Doll]

I always feel sorry for people who throw up in public. It's not like most people say "Hey, let me go to McDonald's and puke". I always figure they are embarassed and feel lousy, so why glare at them and make them feel worse?

Plus I'm a nurse, so vomit in and of itself doesn't bother me.

 

[maxiesmom]

I was always someone who could not stand to be around people who were throwing up. Made me want to join in. But a couple of years ago on my way to Disney World, I had to learn to deal with it. The liitle boy sitting next to me threw up just as we were landing. Poor thing. We had been chatting, and all of a sudden he said to his dad, who was on the other side of him, "I can't breathe." And I'm thinking to myself, I have heard that before. Then he just tossed his cookies. It clicked then that that is what my nephew always said before he was ready to be sick. I think the FAs assumed I was his mom, because they started handing me towels and such. I felt so bad for the little guy that I forgot to be sick myself.

 

[va32h]

Well I admit I can only stomach my children's bodily fluids - if someone else threw up near me, I wouldn't hang around any longer than necessary! But I wouldn't be snotty and judgemental about it either, and would offer the parent sympathy and tissues or wet wipes if I had them.

At the very least, I would just leave the area without any comment, but I've been in that position too many times as a mom to just walk away without trying to help.

What the people in our situation said was "How gross - you know there IS a bathroom right over there" accompanied with the various "ewww, yuck" sounds and faces.

Fortunately, the manager of the restaurant was very nice - since the bathroom was STILL occupied when we came back in, he gave my son a wet towel to wash his face and a glass of water.

They really ought to have more than one bathroom though.

 

[Blue Skies]

I used to be the exact same way until I had kids. Now vomit is just another thing to be dealt with when you love your children.

ITA!

When I was about 10 years old, my parents took me to a nice restaurant that we went to frequently. Out of the blue I got sick... all over the table, etc. The staff and my parents were so helpful. The other patrons were very sympathetic too. I felt sooooo bad that I had ruined our dinner, and the dinner of those around us.

My DS has a weak stomach. Sometimes he has motion sickness (we use Dramamine) and if he eats too much fried food (McDonald's or the Chinese place we go to), he will get sick. Sometimes there is no particular "reason" - he just gets sick - then he is better. When he gets sick, he keeps saying "I'm so sorry Mom" over and over. I tell him it's OK, it's not his fault. Luckily no one has ever said anything rude to us.

I am really worried about our August trip. It's been a few years since he has been on a plane, rides etc. Yesterday I ordered some motion/air sickness bags off the internet. The fold up and seal so tight, that if you drop them they will not open. I plan on keeping some with us at all times. Hopefully this will alleviate any necessary cleanups!

 

[DawnM]

MY DS threw up on the carpet at a casino in Vegas. I figured many people had thrown up on that carpet anyway and didn't worry about it! LOL!

Dawn

 

[DisneyPhD]

Maybe they don't mean to be rude. If I see or hear someone throw up it can make me physically ill where I feel like I want to puke too. My instant reaction will be to high tail it away from there so that I don't join in. I feel bad for the person, I really do, but I don't want to make it worse.

Me too. I used to work in child care, summer camps to you name it. I would always loose my own lunch when ever taking care of a child who had been ill. Without fail. Finally my co workers made an agreement, I was not allowed to clean up after sick kids anymore.

I have gotten a wee bit better since having my own kids, but still DH does most of the cleaning up and I comfort the child when possible.

Don't even ask me about how I was pregnant. It wasn't pretty. As DH once said. "How does a 5 foot tall women manage to get vomit on the ceiling?"

I was once at a show (Princess on ice) and the family behind us had a sick kid to kept throwing up into a spare diaper they had. That did bother me, because they stayed there. The whole show. There was more then one adult. One could of taken the sick child out to the restroom, car or 1st aid (it was at a big place) and the other stay so the rest of the family could enjoy the show.

Dealing with vomit is part of being a parent. Maybe that is why so many women are so sick in pregnancy. It prepares us for it.

 

[Mkrop]

Well I admit I can only stomach my children's bodily fluids - if someone else threw up near me, I wouldn't hang around any longer than necessary! But I wouldn't be snotty and judgemental about it either, and would offer the parent sympathy and tissues or wet wipes if I had them.

At the very least, I would just leave the area without any comment, but I've been in that position too many times as a mom to just walk away without trying to help.

What the people in our situation said was "How gross - you know there IS a bathroom right over there" accompanied with the various "ewww, yuck" sounds and faces.

Fortunately, the manager of the restaurant was very nice - since the bathroom was STILL occupied when we came back in, he gave my son a wet towel to wash his face and a glass of water.

They really ought to have more than one bathroom though.

But every bathroom could have been occupied. You handled it just fine. Better outside where you can hose it down then inside.

 

[TinyLittleMouse]

Maybe that is why so many women are so sick in pregnancy

My SIL actually LOST 10 lbs when she first got pregnant with her DS/DD (we don't know which it is yet and she ain't telling) because she was constantly throwing up.

I was the opposite. I didn't have any morning sickness at all..just walked around slightly nauseated for 2 1/2 mos.

TLM

 

[mom23boys]

My youngest now 5 sufferes from Reflux and other digestive/feeding issues. He has thrown up in more places than I can count or recall. We have gotten some nasty stares. There was a time when I did not take him out for a while because of this, but our lives had to go on.

to you and your DS.

 

[Mady/Sophiemom]

My youngest closed the pool, at the YMCA one night. Yep threw up in the water. She was about 4 at the time, and brilliant DH, took the girls to McDonald's right before swimming.

I wasn't there, but DH, said people were furious. THey refunded money to the people who had been there, less than an hour, but the ones who didn't get there money back were just plain evil, according to hubby. DH, offered to pay the YMCA, for the hassle, but they were really great, and said it happens often.

Needless to say, we never went to that Y, again. Girls were both too embarassed.