diaper changing in public

lephty
lephty Posts: 770
edited August 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
recently i was at my local mall and there was a young mother attempting to change her babies diaper on a bench by an entrance. luckily there was a mall security type (mainly a curfew enforcer) there to tell her to take it to the bathroom. the mother quickly became irate and started to yell at the mall worker about how "every baby does this, it's natural" blah blah. eventually she shut up and the mall worker stood her ground and the mother went off to the bathroom. i gave a appreciative nod to the mall worker after the altercation.

seriously parents.... i realize that we all poop, but is changing a baby on a bench by an entrance to a mall which is also in sight of a restaurant the best place to do a changing? most malls have a baby changing bench in restrooms, the mall i am referring to actually has a baby changing room. why would you need to change your baby there of all places. people sit there, parents bring there kids to the mall and kids touch and lick every surface known to man, and its just plain disgusting. i do not want to walk into a mall and be greeted by a funky diaper and it's awesome aroma.

am i the only one that feels this way?

edit - let me just say that i am fine with breast feeding in public (see the H&M thread)... so don't think i am just a baby hater=p
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  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    Maybe someone could start up a protest against the mall...and then we could debate it for three days...

    ;)
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

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  • PearlJamaholic
    PearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    every grown person poops too, so can they go by the bench out front to? this might be a rude comment, but sometimes i think parents (usually mothers) feel they have some special rights because they have a kid. i know their kid is important but some become so rude to others. i think they forget there is other people still around them.
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  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    Here we go........................................................................................

    Can't we talk about drowning kittens or something?!?
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

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  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    kcherub wrote:
    Maybe someone could start up a protest against the mall...and then we could debate it for three days...

    ;)

    Was it only 3 days? Seemed like much longer....
  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    scb wrote:
    Was it only 3 days? Seemed like much longer....

    I was just waiting for someone to catch this...I am feeling a bit "frisky" this evening and couldn't resist...

    Glad it was you that found it and got it! ;)
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

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  • comebackwoman
    comebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    kcherub wrote:
    Here we go........................................................................................

    Can't we talk about drowning kittens or something?!?
    no :( no we cannot! :mad:


    :p
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    comebackgirl wrote:
    no :( no we cannot! :mad:


    :p

    Puppies?

    Just kidding!!! It's a farm at my house, and I let them go to the bathroom whereever they want to. In the yard. In FULL public view. ;)
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

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  • comebackwoman
    comebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    kcherub wrote:
    Puppies?

    Just kidding!!! It's a farm at my house, and I let them go to the bathroom whereever they want to. In the yard. In FULL public view. ;)
    :eek:

    well as long as you don't start breastfeeding them - because THAT will not be tolerated! :mad: ;)
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    "i gave an appreciative nod"

    lol...

    ah yes...the appreciative nod...

    :D
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    comebackgirl wrote:
    :eek:

    well as long as you don't start breastfeeding them - because THAT will not be tolerated! :mad: ;)

    Is it okay if they are topless? Because they have that right, and I am behind them 100%. Per-cent.

    I ordered the law cards for my store. Now I have to order them for my pets?!? Sheesh. What is the world coming to?!?
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

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  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    every grown person poops too, so can they go by the bench out front to? this might be a rude comment, but sometimes i think parents (usually mothers) feel they have some special rights because they have a kid. i know their kid is important but some become so rude to others. i think they forget there is other people still around them.
    LOVE this post!!!!!
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  • comebackwoman
    comebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    kcherub wrote:
    Is it okay if they are topless? Because they have that right, and I am behind them 100%. Per-cent.

    I ordered the law cards for my store. Now I have to order them for my pets?!? Sheesh. What is the world coming to?!?
    NO - topless will NOT be permitted! But pasties are ok :D
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    comebackgirl wrote:
    NO - topless will NOT be permitted! But pasties are ok :D

    What about capes? Are capes required? I think I could use some bandanas, some wire and velcro to fix them right up.

    I can't sew, but I am hell on a glue gun. ;)
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Question? could you smell the shit?

    because if I didn't... I wouldn't care really...

    :D
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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • comebackwoman
    comebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    kcherub wrote:
    What about capes? Are capes required? I think I could use some bandanas, some wire and velcro to fix them right up.

    I can't sew, but I am hell on a glue gun. ;)
    puppy and kitty capes are required of course! Only an animal wouldn't bother to be discreet!




    oh...wait......:p
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    for joining me in high-jacking this thread. It's been fun and giggly, but I am off to bed!!!

    I am going to check in the morning to see if it's still here... :)
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
  • comebackwoman
    comebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    kcherub wrote:
    for joining me in high-jacking this thread. It's been fun and giggly, but I am off to bed!!!

    I am going to check in the morning to see if it's still here... :)
    good night :)

    Chances are it will become a ranging debate by the time you wake ;)
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    comebackgirl wrote:
    Chances are it will become a ranging debate by the time you wake

    What's a ranging debate? ;)

    I dunno, I could spend a great deal of time, energy and effort getting the hell away from a mum changing a nappy and I have! But then I do help out from time to time too I guess. Although I try to take large breaks in between nappy changes. I think the last one I had the misfortune of being around was a couple of years ago!!! I'm still scarred for life! :eek: ;) I love my nephew but sheesh!!! :p

    Frankly some of the baby change rooms I've been in, you may as well do it on a public restroom floor. I guess folks could get up in arms about it and they will but it's not like the woman was changing the baby on the kitchen bench of the restaurant and given some of the disgusting things I've seen chef's and waiters do in a kitchen, I reckon a baby getting changed outside on a bench is no big deal. Actually come to think of it, some of the disgusting things I've seen people do on and around benches, the kid's probably got the raw end of the stick in terms of being covered in germs. :eek:
    NOPE!!!

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  • comebackwoman
    comebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    Jeanie wrote:
    What's a ranging debate? ;)

    I dunno, I could spend a great deal of time, energy and effort getting the hell away from a mum changing a nappy and I have! But then I do help out from time to time too I guess. Although I try to take large breaks in between nappy changes. I think the last one I had the misfortune of being around was a couple of years ago!!! I'm still scarred for life! :eek: ;) I love my nephew but sheesh!!!

    Frankly some of the baby change rooms I've been in, you may as well do it on a public restroom floor. I guess folks could get up in arms about it and they will but it's not like the woman was changing the baby on the kitchen bench of the restaurant and given some of the disgusting things I've seen chef's and waiters do in a kitchen, I reckon a baby getting changed outside on a bench is no big deal. Actually come to think of it, some of the disgusting things I've seen people do on and around benches, the kid's probably got the raw end of the stick in terms of being covered in germs. :eek:
    whoops! raging! my damn cat keeps nudging my hand while i type. That's it! she's getting the kitty cape! :mad:
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    comebackgirl wrote:
    whoops! raging! my damn cat keeps nudging my hand while i type. That's it! she's getting the kitty cape! :mad:

    hehe! I was only teasing! I figured as much. :D

    I'm the last person that could be stuffed being a spelling nazi around here, specially given how appallingly bad mine can be from time to time! :D

    SOOOO, I'm not the only one who gets the furry nudge while typing? :D

    I really think perhaps a tent or mu-mu is in order. All women should cover up and their cats too! :p
    NOPE!!!

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