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Original poster

How old was your son when he went to the gents (alone!)

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scampadoodle · 29/01/2007 13:15

DS1 is 5.5 & the past couple of times we've been out he's insisted on going to pee in the men's room, rather than my accompanying him in the ladies. The first time was a family party & the second was at a soft play centre. I mentioned it to DH last night & he thought DS1 too young. I'm going to make him use the ladies now, for a while longer, even if only to make sure he washes his hands , but what do other MNers think?

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3andnomore · 30/01/2007 15:13

"supermarkets with the special blue lighting"

????????????????? u lost me there!

prettybird · 30/01/2007 15:16

"Special blue lighting": we came across this at the Morrisons in Greenock and dh was so taken aback he asked one of the staff. it is apparently to stop people shooting up - the UV light makes it difficult for them to see veins!

3andnomore · 30/01/2007 15:32

ohhhhhh..thanks for the enlightenment....

Skribble · 31/01/2007 00:03

Yup took me a while to figure it out but yes it is to hinder junkies finding a vain, makes pee look a weird colour too and makes your head hurt if you stay to long .

arfishy · 31/01/2007 00:15

In some of the toilets in Amsterdam they have HUUUUGE fans on the ceiling - it's like a wind tunnel going in & that's to stop people trying to use the toilets for drugs.

You couldn't go in and touch up your hair and make up.

Skribble · 31/01/2007 00:23

I was in a club in Dublin and one in Glasgow where there is a big scary woman who squirts hand soap at you, gives you a paper towel and have a supply of deoderants. They don't like it if you don't tip and I am sure they wouldn't tolerate drugtaking.

Truth is if all toilets still had attendents there would be less vandilism, drug taking and other shinanigans going on in loos.

sallystrawberry · 31/01/2007 00:29

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wanderingstar · 31/01/2007 18:33

Dads out with daughters ?

No way would dh take dd (8) into the men's loo. Recently she was with him at a motorway service station. He asked the cleaner who was about to go in, to make sure dd came out again . Cleaner was happy to do this; dd is sensible and remembers to wash her hands.

Also at our local cinema; dh was with ds1 and 2, and dd. He asked a mother with her own children simply to watch her exiting safely from the loos.

I would do the same for a dad out alone; watch out for the child that is. Certainly if they can't wipe their own bottoms they should be with a parent.

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