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in wishing my children hadn't witnessed me pooing myself

42 replies

tittybangbang · 15/05/2010 20:04

..... on Thursday night, as they haven't stopped sniggering since?

Had felt a bit sick all day so had an early bath. Got out the bath and started getting dressed before being overwhelmed by nausea and sweating. Managed to hurl myself onto my bed , grabbing a plastic bin on the way to vom into. Realised too late that I would have been better to hurl myself onto the toilet as the violent retching caused an explosion of completely unanticipated diarrhoea. [shame]

My mum had come into the bedroom by that point and was standing over me looking concerned. I said 'Oh mum, I've crapped my pants', at which point she tried to shoo the children out. Would they go? They would not. They were completely galvanised by the idea that their mum had crapped herself, and clustered as close as possible to the bed grinning and laughing.

Anyway, got myself sorted out eventually and spent the rest of the evening downstairs on the sofa with a hot water bottle. As soon as DH came through the door the children went charging up to him shouting 'Guess what - mummy pooed her pants', screaming and laughing.

AIBU to expect a 4, 6 and 10 year old to show some sensitivity to their mother's mortification, or is that asking too much?

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KorkiiEffenkrakers · 15/05/2010 20:07

Sorry, not what you want to hear but this made me laugh. Sorry!

pigletmania · 15/05/2010 20:08

AWW poor you titty hope that you are feeling better. In an ideal world your kids would have been marvelous helpers with bags of sympathy and caring actions, but unfortunatly we dont and most are a little immature. I think that had i been that age i would have done what your kids had done .

pigletmania · 15/05/2010 20:08

It did too Kork

FairhairedandFrustrated · 15/05/2010 20:11

I bet the teacher knew all about it by Friday lunch time!!

You were probably the talk of the staff room

Still, it could be worse.....probably.

tittybangbang · 15/05/2010 20:15

If I'd witnessed my mum crapping herself when I was that age I would have been mortified myself, and hid until she'd sorted herself out.

My kids don't seem to have the same sort of respect for my dignity. In fact they take offence if I lock the bathroom or toilet door as they feel it's their right to consult me at all times of the night or day, whatever I happen to be doing.

Is this just a modern parenting thing? Are other people's kids like this?

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Knickers0nMyHead · 15/05/2010 20:18
RunawayWife · 15/05/2010 20:19

At least you were not in the woods [grin}

Hope you feel better now

tittybangbang · 15/05/2010 20:20

"I bet the teacher knew all about it by Friday lunch time!!"

aaargh!

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JaxTellersOldLady · 15/05/2010 20:21

oh dear, it did make me snort too.

Hope you feel better now.

I lock the bathroom door, and no, my children know about privacy.

Greensleeves · 15/05/2010 20:22

aw, I don't think it's funny

I wouldn't expect my two to be that callous/rude. I don't think they would be. Maybe I am kidding myself...

MintHumbug · 15/05/2010 20:27

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OhExpletive · 15/05/2010 20:28

'Oh mum, I've crapped my pants'

Sorry ...

canihavemypocketmoney · 15/05/2010 20:28

tbh I'd expect a 10yo to have more empathy...and perhaps a 6yo to some extent. Poor you !

Maybe when you're feeling stronger you could have a little chat about putting oneself in another's shoes, and how they'd feel had they lost bowel control and you'd stared and laughed at them.

sparklefrog · 15/05/2010 20:37

Sounds awful, the sudden feeling of nausea and sweating, followed by the poo explosion.

Good job your mum was there tbh, although I'd probably feel embarrassed that my mum saw it too.

I sympathise because a couple of weeks ago, I was in the bathroom, DD in bed thankfully, DS sleeping next door, and I felt dreadful, nausea, sweating, palpatations, was truly awful, and then suddenly felt like I was going to pass out, was holding onto the side of the bath and all I coud think was OMG, got to pull my pants up, as I was calling DS!! DS!!! It was actually quite scary.

Luckily DS eventually heard me, just as I collapsed in front of him. He hasn't mentioned it since I recovered for which I am grateful.

Do you know what caused it?

tittybangbang · 15/05/2010 20:37

Well - they weren't completely without sympathy. My 4 year old laughed like a drain, but he also ran and brought me a cup of water without being asked. DD filled my hot water bottle and gave me lots of cuddles (once I'd cleaned myself up.....).

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Disenchanted3 · 15/05/2010 20:38

The 6 year old will bring the following work home from school monday...

'My mum was in her woom and she pood herslef. we all laffed'

sparklefrog · 15/05/2010 20:40

Disenchanted3 That did make me chuckle.

Megancleo · 15/05/2010 20:40

sorry, I had to laugh too. Of course its embarrassing but children are like that aren't they? Greensleeves, thats not callous/rude, its seeing the world through a childs eyes(amazing..mums pooed her pants)They like a laugh, don't they?!

GeekOfTheWeek · 15/05/2010 20:40

Sorry but

I would have found it funny too.

tittybangbang · 15/05/2010 20:41

sparklefrog, my mum is a retired nurse with no sense of smell. She's also worked with people with severe dementia so has seen (and mopped up) everything.

It was a weird hour 24 D+V bug by the way. DS had it on monday - vomiting but no diarrhoea. My sis had it Tuesday and had vomiting and diarrhoea. I was fine by the next morning.

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sparklefrog · 15/05/2010 20:43

Glad to hear you're fine now.

Even better that your mum wasn't embarrassed. My mum wouldn't have known which end to look at.

troublewithtalk · 15/05/2010 20:47

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moominmarvellous · 15/05/2010 20:54

@ 'Oh mum, I've crapped my pants'

Glad you're better though. Children do seem a lot more open about these things these days - my sisters and i would have had a good old giggle about it, but not sure we'd have told anyone else out of embarrassment!

MadamDeathstare · 15/05/2010 21:04

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mumbar · 15/05/2010 21:20

hope your feeling better. I, feel for you, I do but still

As for the stories and news be grateful they don't want to take your soiled pants for show and tell