Potty-training is no picnic. I have never met a mother who enjoyed the process. In fact, it is the one thing most of us appreciate unsolicited advice about.
Though, one Utah mom could have cared less what anyone thought when she decided to potty-train her twin girls at a restaurant -- in full view of other diners. Talk about an appetite killer.
Most of us stick close to home during that short but crucial period when our toddlers are figuring out when they need to go. Mother of three, Kimberly Decker, who witnessed the incident, says she didn't venture out for several days while her son potty-trained. So imagine her shock when she sat down to a nice meal and watched as this incredibly inconsiderate mom stripped her kids down in the middle of the dining area and plopped them on portable potty seats that were perched atop chairs.
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"They were sitting on what I thought were booster seats," Decker said. After doing a double-take, she realized -- to her horror -- what was really going down. "She had to undo the jumpsuits and take them all the way down," she said. "They were completely nude with the jumpsuits down to their ankles, eating their chicken nuggets, sitting on little toddler potties."
Decker snapped a photo of the bizarre scene as she and a friend looked on in total shock. Apparently diner staff didn't notice what was going on but a spokeswoman said they received several complaints and that this probably violated health codes. No kidding! That is the last thing I want to see as I munch my roast chicken and swig down a fountain soda.
I just don't understand some people. Parenthood is both a right and a privilege, but that doesn't mean you can do whatever the hell you want. This was so not OK. This mom should have just stayed at home.
See the photo of the potty-training incident here:
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Are you guys seriously asking if this is wrong??? Hello! Of course its wrong. Kidshave diseases like adults, bacteria and germs,just like adults. They also have rights,they shouldnt be stripped in public and exposed like that. Does this restarant not have a bathroom. WTF? They should be asking how many people think CPS should be looking into this or do we think they shouldve had their bare asses thrown out with their lazy mom! I wouldnt even potty train my kids outside of my bathroom in my home, If you have to make them sit on the pot for an hour until they accidentaly go, thats not training anyway, thats making your odds better.I'e trained 4 kids now and when they are ready they will learn IN THE BATHROOM.
If an adult can't go to the restroom at a table, then why can a child? Not ok.
Not only is that discusting to do at a table in a packed restaurant with people trying to eat but I would NEVER want my children naked in public. You know how many weirdos there are out there?! Crazy, why not just take the kids to the bathroom with their potty chairs if they had to go right then? So what if their food gets cold is that really the worse than having your kids naked at a potty chair in a restaurant? I think not.
This confirms it. I'm never nursing my baby in a bathroom again. Don't tell a woman to get nurse in the bathroom, if it's not okay to potty train a toddler. Would I ever do it? No. But. It's. the. Same. Thing.