I saw a news piece about this man who took a selfie of himself in a men’s bathroom stall changing his baby’s diaper while squatting beside the toilet on the floor. First thought I had was what the hell is wrong with you. I stuck around the hear the rest of the story. He is making noise about the fact that there aren’t’ changing tables in the men’s bathrooms.
First, if that were my baby he had in the men’s bathroom, I’d be pissed. I doubt he got away with that one from the Mother. Second, how in the world did you take that photo without fear that you wouldn’t drop the baby in the toilet or on the floor. What an idiot? Most men’s restrooms are nasty. I admit there are places where women’s bathrooms aren’t far behind. But, men’s bathrooms are a nightmare most of the time. It drives my husband crazy but, if the bathroom is dirty I’m not eating there again. To me a nasty public bathroom means an unsanitary kitchen.
So what if you had to change the baby in the back seat of the car? What’s the problem? The last thing I want you to do with my child is to be squatting down inside a germ infested stall. What was wrong with the sink counter? That at least would have been cleaner. Mom’s hold babies, groceries bags, pocketbooks, diaper bags and hang on to another kid all the time. And, who are you protecting? Is it from eyes on the baby or is it eyes on you? Somehow it doesn’t look manly to change a babies diaper, right?
They need to get rid of those public pee sinks. That should be of concern first and foremost. Don’t you guys need some privacy? How is it’s ok to stand in a row and pee into those “pee sinks”? And while you’re at it how about twice as many public bathrooms for women. I am tired of standing in long lines to use the bathroom in public places while you guys are zippin’ (literally) in and out because you can pee in a communal sinks. One time I had to go so bad I went into the men’s bathroom into a stall came out and washed my hands. The looks I got were hilarious. “Is there a problem?” I asked and then did the model walk out the door.
I understand that some men are stepping up to their responsibility of being full-service fathers. It sounds to me like you want props for doing what you are supposed to do anyway. Like men who wash dishes and then want you dance around the kitchen because they did. So what do you do when you are out alone with your little girl or little boy for that matter when they have to use the bathroom? Are you going to take them in the stall with you? Granted some men do ask other women to take their daughters in there and that’s cool. But, they have family restrooms now. Not enough though.
I do not send a little kid male or female into restrooms alone. Do you ever wonder why that is the case? Until a certain age, I took my son into the women’s bathroom with me. Then when he got older, I would open the door to the men’s bathroom to see who was in there, sorry guys, to make sure he went into a stall and latched the door and then stayed outside the door until he came out before saying, “Mommy is standing right outside the door. “
I’d give each man the evil eye and a heads up if they dared to harm my son. Can you imagine the looks on the pee party when I was standing there? I do not measure anyone up like I know guys do with each other. So Daddies stop patting yourself on the back and fight for issues that benefit all parents. We need more non-gender specific private bathrooms. Women need places to nurse their babies how ’bout we make sure we have those. I’m sure we can put our heads together and come up with a reasonable solution, and not changing babies on floors in the men’s bathroom. Pleezzzz!