Joshua's bladder is kind of a punk. It picks the worst possible times to empty itself. Last week, as we were making our run to the front gate of the park, we decided to hop the Disney Train from Frontierland to Main Street. We pulled the kids out of the stroller and climbed the stairs with the stroller in my arms. We lugged it up the stairs while we waited for two trains to board and move on. We entered the final holding area and Joshua announced he had to pee. My options were to climb back down the stairs through the sea of hot Mouseketeers, let him have an accident, or have him pee in a water bottle. Much to Rebecca's shame, I chose option C. I quickly drank the last third of the water bottle and took Joshua to the corner of the station. I turned his back to the crowd and told him we weren't going to pull his pants down like normal. We were going to just pull down the waist part like daddy does. He peed in the bottle and we averted a disaster. That's my version. Rebecca's version consists of sitting next to the crowd watching and judging.
I would do it again if forced into the same situation, but the incident seemed like the proper time to introduce the new Abundant Redemption poll question. I hope you'll take the time to answer.
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I'm cracking up picturing this. Although I would not have wanted to be in Rebecca's shoes, my feeling is that you will never see any of those people again and who cares what they thought. Of course, that's easy for me to say. : )
I would do/have done the same thing. Val (David, not Matthew) has a very small bladder and when he has to go, he has to go NOW!! In fact, we have had to do this on the interstate, trying not to spill the bottle.
I totally agree with Shari, you will never see those people again.
My boys have mrked territory all over this great country of ours. The problem is with four we can never get thier bladers syncronized.
On our trips across the desert its not uncommon to mark cactus every 10 or 20 miles.
I wonder if that happened on the same day that Corbin announced gleefully to our fellow beach goers, "I peed on this pier last night!"
Having traveled extensively with our GIRLS when they were little I would have given anything if they had had piddling body parts that fit into a water bottle. How convenient! Sorry Rebecca.
you'll never see those people again and you've given them a funny memory to tell people about! Haha. I would have done the same thing.
So glad you had that bottle handy!
I have lost count of the times that Caleb has had to pee at an inopportune time, which means that we have used many "unconventional" ways to allow him to relieve himself on these occasions. I have long since gotten over being embarrassed and have resigned to the fact that this is part of parenting boys. Actually, this afternoon, we had to set up a Memaw/Mommy screen, as Caleb had to pee in the parking lot of the movie theater. After getting the whole gang out of that place, there was just no energy left to take the little guy back inside.
And isn't that the "male right,"anyway...to be able to urinate virtually anywhere. And for mommy's sake, as discreetly as possible.
I am with you on this Danny. It is the convenience of boys. My boys have watered many areas and even at their age we still go for convenience. Katie on the other hand, poses a completely different situation.
I can see everyone's perspective, including Joshua's. I will have to say I think it was a creative choice. kaf
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