Naked boy in the supermarket...

[pookamoo]

On the way in to our local supermarket, a mum was with her two DS and one of them was having a wee in the flower bed. No problem with this, DD often has to do this.

However, a little bit later I saw them come into the shop. The DS who was about 3 was naked from the waist down. His mum put him, and his brother, into the food basket part of a trolley, and her DP proceeded to push them round the shop. They didn't put any food in there, the mum was shopping with another trolley.

I am a bit about children in the trolley anyway but I know that is a whole other thread. But a bare bum and willy going around in the trolley? He wasn't sitting on anything, and he wasn't sitting still either.

I paid for my shopping and was waiting for DH and DD who had popped to the loo, and while I was there I was thinking "do I say something" and in the end I mentioned it to the checkout supervisor.

Was I being unreasonable to do so? I felt a bit bad, because after all, most DCs have accidents, but the supermarket does sell pants so if nothing else they could have got him a pair of pants to put on first...

OMG, ewwww! I regularly use the child seating area on trolleys to put food I have taken out of the packets so I can eat on my way round the store, my goodness, looks like I will need to open the Detol on my way round too.....poo crumbs...yuk...mind they may go some way to enhance some products available on the market...nice!

But seriously I prob would have said something, not to the store but the mother, surely she would have concerns about her childs nakedness in such a public place....personally I would, unfortunately there are some pretty gross and sick minded individuals around and from what I can smell they tend to lurk around supermarkets.....

YANBU. I've nothing against naked kids but not sitting in a trolley. I'd be grossed out by a naked kid sitting on a bus seat too, for similar reasons. Grim.

YANBU
I am right on my flippin soapbox now.
Naked child in supermarket trolley-What the Blazes? Any leakage/seepage would go on the floor, hello hazard, slipping, skidding. Would the parents even notice?
I hate children being in trollies(food part).Either go in the seat or if too big walk.Get them reins if you can't trust them.
We all complain about dirty feet on bus seats. I'm not putting my food on a bus seat.
The world seems so tolerant of the weirdest things.

Those of you who cant see what the problem is, I welcome you all to come rub your groceries on my nekkid bum before sticking them in the fridge. I will bend forward nicely, and lift my flowery skirt for you.

I agree lord of the flies!

Most supermarkets sell clothes now anyway so in an emergency I would go and grab something, even if just the cheapest pair of pants you can find.

Very weird imo. Naked children on the beach is totally fine. But surely it's about boundaries. Some behaviours are fine in public, others are only suitable to do in private.

I hate people sticking their kids in the food part of trollies anyway - however you justify it it shows an utter lack of respect for anyone who is going to use the trolley after you... I especially hate people who let kids who are small enough to fit in the proper seat parts anyway do it. However it's me me me and what I want what's easiest for me and you all have to cater to that because if you don't you're being anti-child - whenever this comes up.

As for the kid in question... I'm assuming the pee in the bushes went immediately from there to danging in the trolley - so nice still drippy and dribbly?

Gross. Jeez go and buy a quick multipack of pants and preserve the lil sausage from getting caught in the metal bits ffs.

Did you not have spare clothes you could have offered the family ? I gave carried spare trousers from 1 to 10 iny boot for the last 10 years just in case

yeh, im sure the family would love some stranger coming up and offering them a pair of pants...

I presume that all of the people who are telling OP she's BU would be happy to have the same bare-bottomed child sitting on their kitchen table? Yes?

I would.

I'd love it if people came and offered me free stuff, perhaps barebottomed trolley surfing is the way forward after all? I take it all back......Mind I only want decent stuff, none of your Primark tat, just good old designer brands please....
I wonder what else myself and le child could surf barebottomed...hey this could be a new sport!

"Yanbu- its not pleasant for the child or other shoppers"

I do hope you NEVER touch door or trolley handles in shops or escalator handrails, because they're covered in microscopic bits of faecal matter, bogies, urine, spit, you name it.

None of these things will hurt you if you wash your hands before you eat.

Seriously - hygiene is not the issue here. The issue is whether the child felt unhappy being exposed in that way, in that environment. I'm a bit and that your main concern was germs instead of whether the child was being cared for kindly by his parents.

YANBU. Children in supermarkets should be wearing clothes.

On Beach. fine
In swimming pool. Fine.
In supermarket. Not fine.

Different places=different norms.

Boak at 'poo crumbs'

However I should inform you that the correct term is, according to my DH, chugnuts

*tagnuts" also! [boak]

I don't care about the hygiene side of things I care about how uncomfortable sitting in a cold metal trolley must have been. Odd imo! No pants happens kids have accidents but this is strange

For the sake of hygiene and the poor kid's dignity I'd have bought some pants or put my cardi over him. Even if the supermarket didn't sell pants they'd have sold nappies and a pair of pull ups in an emergency is better than nothing.

bit weird
and cold

Perhaps we should all start a campaign to improve trolley comfort with the major supermarkets? Perhaps Hugh Fearnly Whittingstall may come on board?
I would imagine that the small child who is the subject or the varying forms of concern here would concur that his comfort was of a substandard nature and the supermarkets surely should pick up the slack here in our current 'blame culture', perhaps there is a great deal of compensation available to all those caught short who are not provided with comfortable barebottom surfing facilities? Today I may attempt to find out....Sainsburys here we come!

LMAO here. There are people dropping like flies in Deutchland from what goes in the trolleys
and some of youse are whining about a toddler not wearing any trollies
get a grip ladies

yes that is a little odd are you sure he hadnt wet himself and mum was getting pants and some bottoms or somthing

YANBU. That is a bit grim.

Maybe she was tryign to get a freshly caught cube of poo?

As for children in trolleys, safety aspect aside, the handle of a trolley is going to be far, far more full of germs than the basket part. Just think of all the unwashed hands gripping them day after day. You then hold onto said handle for the entire shopping trip and handle all that lovely food you are choosing....

I'm a bit puzzled. I honestly don't understand what is upsetting apart from kid's potential discomfort. admittedly I'm quite extreme on nudity, used to be an art school life model, etc. dd used to fling clothes off at every opportunity til she was 4/5, still (age 11) goes nuddy round house with people she knows very well.
Is it because you think it could be seen as sexual?