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it's funny you say this. we drove to a nearby park yesterday and a woman was changing her son's diaper---on the flatbed of the truck with all the family jewels hanging out.
now i get that this is a baby, and i myself have changed my son's diaper INSIDE the car.....but outside, wiping the stuff off---ugh! my husband just laughed but i was like wth?
I've done that in my hatch back. I don't think that's as bad as some of the other stories posted. I did always hope no one would walk by, and felt kind of bad if they did. I know no one wants to see that, but some public restrooms just aren't baby friendly.
You are correct the changing table is there for all to see but you actually kind of expect someone to be changing a diaper. And for what it's worth noone stood there and stared but kinda hard not to notice when you walk around a corner and the first thing you see is a kid standing there butt naked while his mom wipes his butt and legs off, with the pull-ups sitting there for all to see. I am just saying if she didn't want to go to the bathroom at least go to a more secluded place as opposed to where people were trying to walk. So if that makes me uptight or a prude so be it.
You're right, a more secluded spot would probably have been better. At least it wasn't on a table at Burger King ... I've seen that.
Let me clarify I wasn't embarrassed I was annoyed, you can't take 5 minutes out of your day to walk to the restroom and change your childs dirty diaper or at least take the child out of full view of the public, there were other places they could have taken care of this or at least shielded the child from others view. In todays world I would be really hesitant to expose my child to whomever happened to be out there. I am amazed that so many of you think it is okay and natural.
I've seen this by the side of our public pool, too, even though there are restrooms, family changing rooms, and locker rooms nearby, and signs asking that you not do it by the pool.
I've done that in my hatch back. I don't think that's as bad as some of the other stories posted. I did always hope no one would walk by, and felt kind of bad if they did. I know no one wants to see that, but some public restrooms just aren't baby friendly.
Yes, I know some public restrooms are gross but there is a difference in changing your child's diaper where there is some expectation of privacy ie: back of truck or back of car.
If the mother would have just laid her son down on a blanket and changed him it would have been better than just letting him stand there for ALL to see while she changed him. It is just to common in this day and age to not have the common decency to consider others and use the excuse "don't look if it offends you." It's a question of manners.
Yes, I know some public restrooms are gross but there is a difference in changing your child's diaper where there is some expectation of privacy ie: back of truck or back of car.
If the mother would have just laid her son down on a blanket and changed him it would have been better than just letting him stand there for ALL to see while she changed him. It is just to common in this day and age to not have the common decency to consider others and use the excuse "don't look if it offends you." It's a question of manners.
I agree. Many, many people lack manners these days. If only more people would think about others around them...
I think part of it has to do with the fact that people like to test limits. I guess we used to be conservative about showing skin and then slowly women starting showing more in movies and in magazines. Maybe that is why some radicals in other countries react violently to anybody willing to challenge the current customs.
Was it #2 OP? At first I assumed #1 but if it was #2 then yes that would be unacceptable at least IMO. That's gross at any age even newborns. Guess I should have asked before I said no big deal.
Almost any parent will look for the most secluded spot that's reasonable to change a diaper, but sometimes there simply isn't one. If the kid is young enough to be in diapers and you're still offended by seeing their bare butt, then yes, I think you need to check the calibration of your sensitivities.
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