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Noisy Toilets

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Posted July 2nd, 2009 by matuboys

I curse the day those automatic flushing toilets were installed into public bathrooms.  Caden had no fear of the toilet until we took him to the movie theatre and he had to pee.   Moments after stepping away from the toilet in the public bathroom there was a loud WHOOSH and my terrified son nearly crawled out of his skin.  It is very difficult trying to explain to a 3 1/2 year old that some toilets flush even if you don't want them to flush (he must be out of the bathroom at home before I am allowed to flush). Today, I took him to the children's museum and he started doing the potty dance.  I got him to agree to come into the bathroom so I could show him it was a friendly toilet, and not a monster.  I agreed to pee first so he could witness, first hand, that the toilet was not going to swallow him whole.  Just as I was about to squat (with my shorts at my ankles) Caden decided to bolt - He opened up the door and gave about 5 other parents a nice view of me on the toilet.  And so goes another day at the museum. 


OK I LAUGHED TIL I ABOUT

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On July 3rd, 2009 Cindy says:

OK I LAUGHED TIL I ABOUT PEED LOL. Good thing we dont have an automatic toilet lmao. Thanks hehe

This gave me a good giggle

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On July 4th, 2009 abbylovestwins says:

This gave me a good giggle too that I really needed. I don't know what my kids would make of one since we haven't been anywhere with one and they are not even close to potty trained. Knowing my kids, the way they like to play in the toilet if the door is left open, they would try to swim in it regardless of the noise. Ty for the laughter today. I really needed a giggle. I hate those darn toilets myself, they often startle me.

I am sorry but i had to

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On July 2nd, 2009 drheave says:

I am sorry but i had to laugh because iv'e been there! chuckie cheeze is the bane of my forever life! It has take n months to get my daughter accostumed to the noise or expectation that the stupid toliet is motion activated like the sink. she hates the noise understandable since those bathrooms have an echoe worse than the grand canyons. But she likes to play in the sink water and make water come out with just moving her hand. So what iv'e done is place my hand close to the motion detector until she is done and ready to leave, then we count to 3 and i move my hand away. waa-la magic. Hope this helps in the future.