Weeing in the theatre

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Went with my DCs to the theatre in London. There was a little boy seated in front of us with his mum. I think he was around 3-4yrs old. During the show, his mum had him wee in a bottle twice when he needed the bathroom. Trousers down and everything. They were otherwise fine during the show – not noisy or anything.

I get that it’s annoying having to take your kids to the loo during a show, but I would never have done this. Poor woman in front of them turned round and got a … well, a full on view.

YABU – I would do this
YANBU – I wouldn’t have

Yes, 'blimey, really' just about sums it up!

especially as there was only the one child, much more difficult if she had several she would have had to take too. Still wouldn't do it myself though.

I wasn't saying YOU were horrified, lots of others have been!

This is disgusting!!!!! I would never have allowed my child to do this. Absolutely awful behaviour.

Maybe his mum didn't want to miss the show?!!! Wrong on every level.

IF I had a toddler that was terrified of the plane toilets (fortunately I haven't?) I would take them & the travel potty somewhere a bit more private than on a seat, but I wouldn't have any toddler anywhere near the floor of a plane toilet.

there are lots of unpleasant smells on flights,

I do take my little boy for hidden bush wees, I’ll admit, when he’s desperate. Increasingly less as he gets older though.

I HATE men pissing in the street, so I suppose I shouldn’t normalise it for him. But when you’re frazzled, you’re frazzled.

Absolutely disgusting and inappropriate. There is no reason a child of that age needs to be at the theatre detracting from others’ experience.

Honestly you think a toddler taking a shit in the middle of a full plane (or theatre) is fine because there are 'lots of unpleasant smells.' I'm sorry but it's absolutely revolting. Use the toilet, don't flush if the child is scared, flush after they've left the bathroom.

In the theatre scenario, what about hand washing? What if the child misses the bottle or over filled it and it spilled that's a health hazard. Funny how it's only young boys that can do this, girls would be expected to use the toilet like a normal human being.

YANBU

absolutely revolting

If i were on a plane with someone letting their kid piss or shit outside the lavatory, I would raise hell up to and including requesting the captain exit the cockpit to assess the situation.
And I’d be getting compensation from the airline.

There is absolutely no excuse. Those unable to use the lavatory to eliminate or to change diapers need to stay home, drive or take a boat.

That is revolting. How were these people raised?!

Very lazy parenting. Although when both my children started nursery they needed to be potty trained by 3 and they both were - now 27 & 24 and would be able to go to he toilet at this age - well by 3

Wtf??

I go to the cinema a lot and have noticed an increase in people going out mid film, presumably to the toilet. Some kids, but lots of adults. It used to be quite unusual but now seems like half the cinema is up and down throughout the film. It’s pretty annoying

Yes probably because they serve those massive bucket sized fizzy drinks now, I need a wee as soon as I look at them so I avoid them in the cinema but lots of people do get them.

OP incidentally can you tell us how Elf was, aside from the small child weeing? Strangely there’s been scant reviews on it and the ticket prices seem high.

That is absolutely disgusting. I would have said something to the parent...

I went to the theatre the other week. I had put my coat under the seat and when I picked it up later it was covered in wine as the sone one further back had spilled a glass and the sloping floor had let it flow forwards. Glad it wasn’t a bottle of pee!

It was OK! It’s not really my thing though. I’ve only seen bits and pieces of the film. I was gifted the tickets, so probably wouldn’t have bought them myself. The kids all really liked it though, so that’s the main thing.

I love musicals, but wasn’t impressed by Frozen or Hercules productions either. I don’t think the kiddy ones are up my street.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

dramatic much.

captains have more to do than pander to that kind of pathetic kicking off from a demented passenger.

compensation from the airline 😂😂😂😂😂

Wow, that is awful. Who on earth takes a child to the theatre when they are at that early stage of potty training when they can't wait the few minutes to get from their seat to the toilet.

Yes, it's weird. But it would probably make me laugh rather than cross.

You don't know the full circs, maybe her kid had a wetting/urgency problem. My sister had a wetting problem right up until 11yo when the doctors discovered a kink in her ureter that caused her wee to flood out, almost without warning.

I wasn’t cross. I did laugh about it with people I told. I still thought it was off though.

I also say upthread that I wondered if he had a medical issue.

I don’t know if he was in early stage of potty training, or if that’s just what the mum would do regardless rather than going to the loos.

What! I would have got an usher immediately.

I think anyone who encourages their little boys to just go anywhere are pretty disgusting tbh 😣Girls have to wait so why can't boys possibly hold it? The lines for their bathrooms are normally way shorter anyway!

That's really grim and I would've had to stay something to the staff - genuinely what goes through some peoples heads!?