To think a toddler telling me this in public wasn't rude!

[LittleMe03]

Just got off the bus with DC 22months. On the bus, sat in his pushchair he said to me 'I done a poo' I reply 'ok sweetie, we will be getting off the bus and home in a few mins'

Sat quietly again I hear a lady in the seat behind me tut and say to the lady next to her 'why do parents not teach their children to not say such rude disgusting things' I ignored it thinking, surely not talking about us? He's 22 months and it's not rude or disgusting, is it??

She then says 'my nappy needs changing would have done' so this time I know she is obviously talking about us so I turn to her and say 'he's just a little boy, he's not rude, that's ridiculous. Please keep your opinions to yourself'

She stays quiet for the next few minutes but just before we are about to get off the bus I hear her tut. I look at her to give her opportunity to tell me what the problem now was but she doesn't say anything, just stares! The women next to her looked embarrassed.

When it happened, we were getting off the bus within the next few minutes anyway.

Clearly thou I should have held him out of the window until we reached our stop

I don't understand why it's OK for your toddler to tell you his nappy needs changing, but not OK to tell you he's done a poo. Personally I don't think either is rude or disgusting but if you're such a sensitive soul as to be offended and disgusted by a toddler announcing his bodily functions, why is one worse than the other?

What a silly woman. Your toddler sounds gorgeous, OP, don't worry about what some random woman on the bus thinks and says.

Mountainsoutofmolehills is well-named 🤣

Take no notice of the idiots telling you to say 'he's two'. The difference between a 22 month old and a 35 month old is enormous, so distinguishing the age by month is still helpful!

If I heared a toddler say 'mum I've done a banging shit' I'd probably be a little shocked.

Poo, not so much. Yadnbu.

Nomen est omen. I'm imagining mountains of poo now.

No wonder the lady's friends were embarrassed!

How common! You should teach your child to say this instead.

If I heared a toddler say 'mum I've done a banging shit' I'd probably be a little shocked.

I would but then think I might snigger a little 😂

My DN when she was around 2/3 years one day blurted out in the middle of a shop 'BIATCH' of course wasn't funny for my DSis who was mortified and wanted to know where she got it from. Was a little funny hearing the story afterwards thou

My response would have been along the lines of he’s only one and still learning g manners, what excuse do you have? Said with a smile!

@alonsotigerheart nice. Of course months at that age is completely relevant! Bonkers.

No matter who was in the house my younger DD would bellow from the bathroom "Mummy, come and wipe my bummy" which turned into a very melodic "Bummy, come and wipe my mummy" which she found really hilarious for far longer than you'd expect.

She just needs to get a life.

'long vagina' has really made me laugh.

Yanbu!

My twins are 20 months, my boy stands in the corner and goes a brilliant shade of purple then grins at me, my daughter stands hitting her nappy when she’s pooed and will shout “A FART!!!” Whenever she or anyone else’s passes wind.

I wonder how that would go down on a bus.

@April241

Well done you for calling her out, OP! I'm impressed with the dignified way you did it too!

Your son is two and he politely stated something that was going on, to which you replied nicely.

That woman is a grown adult and she loudly criticised other people on the bus, making them feel uncomfortable.

In that scenario, who's the one with the bad manners???

tigerheart
I am 541 months old

YANBU

It is a good thing she is not a teacher if she thinks that is rude a 10 year old in my class last week said "you have to let me go to the bog I'm on my rag"

Ps it is great that he is so advanced for his age.

oh RiddleyW that is the funniest thing I've read in a long time

An old lady stopped me in the supermarket the other week to tell me that I need to get a new pushchair, because green is not suitable for a girl. And also that my dd (14 months) doesn't sit in it very elegantly.

Give her some slack, I imagine she is old, one of my lovely Grans used to be incredibly (accidently) rude to people as she got older....
And my mum would be horrified, we always went to the toilet..euphemisms abounded ...she is probably just like this.
She probably didnt really mean to offend you .....really xx

Lol at alemonypea.

Woman in the bus is clearly a nutter. Let her chunter on to herself. Your DC was fine and clearly very articulate.

I am 692 months and very advanced for my age.

@Narat

a 10 year old in my class last week said "you have to let me go to the bog I'm on my rag"

🤣

My gran once got funny about me saying poo when I was 4. Two weeks later, she flew to Australia to see my 3 year old cousin. He ran up to her at the airport and shouted “hi granny, how the fuck are ya?!”

Poo didn’t seem so bad then.