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To not want to wipe my nephew's bum?

68 replies

Upwind · 11/09/2008 15:06

My DH's nephew has just turned 4 and was visiting last night with SIL. He called me to wipe his bum having done a spectacularly stinky poo.

He wanted me to wipe it, but I said it was a job for Mummy I've no doubt she would have preferred that I deal with it. So was I being unreasonable, would you have done it?

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flipflopper · 11/09/2008 15:07

If the mum was there I would leave it to her!

Dropdeadfred · 11/09/2008 15:08

Not if his mum was there no.

hifi · 11/09/2008 15:08

i cant remember how many othere arses i have wiped,its now payback time, im glad i did it.

themildmanneredjanitor · 11/09/2008 15:09

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zippitippitoes · 11/09/2008 15:09

no mums job lol

RonAndHarry · 11/09/2008 15:10

Aww he wanted you

Upwind · 11/09/2008 15:10

Great, so far IANBU. Not sure if it is a particular honour that he specifically wanted me to do it

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squeaver · 11/09/2008 15:11

His job really, surely?

Or his mum's if she's there.

Or yours if none of the above applies.

nailpolish · 11/09/2008 15:11

yes if course i would have done it

hes only 4 fgs

Upwind · 11/09/2008 15:12

MMJ, I do love him. Still did not fancy that task, okay maybe I was unreasonable, but I don't think SIL minded.

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gonaenodaethat · 11/09/2008 15:12

Why is he not wiping his own bum?

BroccoliSpears · 11/09/2008 15:13

Meh - I could do it but wouldn't particularly choose to, especially if his mother was there.

Although I remember being thrilled once when my lovely friend volunteered to change my baby's stinky nappy!! She had her own baby, so not short of stinky nappies of her own either. It was the one and only time anyone other than dp or myself changed her nappy.

Upwind · 11/09/2008 15:13

In my defence I was surprised that he couldn't just do it himself.

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serenity · 11/09/2008 15:13

DD manages to time having a poo for any time when my sister is there and I'm hiding busy. I've wiped the bums of many small children, not all related to me (although I'm glad that we seem to have got through that stage now)

YANBU to not want to do it (who actually does?) but it wasn't a weird request, and yes I would have done it automatically.

kitbit · 11/09/2008 15:14

I think I would leave it for Mum unless specifically requested to help by a little one. poo is poo is poo, however someone else's poo is ... well ... someone else's poo

niceglasses · 11/09/2008 15:15

I've done it, still do it. Don't enjoy it - but then you'd be odd if you did.!

Thankfully, getting to the end of that stage too!

francagoestohollywood · 11/09/2008 15:16

I would have wiped, he is only 4.

zippitippitoes · 11/09/2008 15:19

i avoid such things now if possible when you have small children you do it autonatically but once you havent had to it definitely becomes a no thanks unless you cant avoid it

Songbird · 11/09/2008 15:20

We were on holiday at my mum and dad?s place in France in the spring and my brother and his family were there too. We were all enjoying a long late leisurely boozey lunch outside and suddenly dd (then just 3) comes out of the kitchen crawling along on hands and feet with her arse in the air! She?d done a poo all by herself and wanted someone to wipe her bum (good job they?ve got a downstairs loo!). Needless to say we all pissed ourselves, and it was me that got up to wipe her! That?s one for her 21st!

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Upwind · 11/09/2008 15:23

I have no small children (though will very soon) so it was not automatic and have not actually wiped his bum since he was in nappies.

I have minded him, but in recent months I must have miraculously avoided poos since he always seemed capable of using the toilet independently and even flushing and washing hands. So I thought it was a really surprising request! Though if his Mum had not been in the next room, I'd obviously have wiped.

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francagoestohollywood · 11/09/2008 15:24

I agree upwind, it's not the most automatic thing that springs to my mind!

Upwind · 11/09/2008 15:24

LOL Songbird!!!

I guess I have more years of bum wiping ahead than I'd anticipated

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Twiglett · 11/09/2008 15:24

4 year old should be wiping his own bum ..

Marne · 11/09/2008 15:27

It would'nt bother me even though dd1 4 can wipe her own.

Its nice that he wanted you to do it

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