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I can't believe this has just happened. Please share your embarrassing young child/public situation nightmares.

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PirateJelly · 17/08/2013 10:55

Still cringing at this as I type this Blush sorry it's so long.

I suspected I had pulled my neck again last nite while bringing the washing in Hmm and woke up this morning in agony and really didn't relish the idea of a whole weekend spent being unable to move my neck Sad and an ever increasing annoying child to look after alone. Anyway rang my Doctors and was told to come in for 8.30 as they have a drop in surgery on Saturdays.

Just as we are about to leave DS (just 4) manages to wee all over his favorite spiderman pants and joggers while in the toilet. He then refused to wear any other pants or trousers. I was getting increasingly annoyed and frustrated and just told him to get himself dressed and wear what he wants as were in a rush. So off we go to the surgery with DS wearing only thin shorts (no pants) a chuggington t-shirt two sizes too small and his new school plimsoles. Honestly he looked such a sight that was embarrassing enough but I was in too much
pain to care.

Get to the Doctors, which was as expected extremely busy give my name etc and as soon as we sit down DS announces loudly he now needs a poo. So off we go to the toilet. As we come out DS bellows "I miss that pop mummy, it was my favorite pop ever" to which I mutter " you what?" Hmm " yeah it reminded me of Reggie (our dog Hmm) did you see it mummy it had eyes" he said sadly. Que him then tugging on my arm while I waited for another seat and repeating 100 times in an irratating, whiney voice "I really do miss that pop mummy" untill finally I snapped "ALRIGHT I GET IT!" to which a waiting room full of people all look up at me.

Finally get a seat and sit DS on my lap, he then proceeds to ask me every question which could ever enter a small boys head, along the lines of why do we get poorly, do mummys have boys and daddies have girls, why is that lady old, why is that boy fat? on and on with me growing more and more irritated and DS's bored at the waiting audience growing more and more interested Blush.

Eventually a few more seats become free and DS decides to go sit it a free tub chair about 5 seats away. Picks up a Cbeebies magazine and sits quietly for all of ooh 2 minutes before letting out a very loud sigh and loudly saying "I do like my willy mummy it's much better than flaps isn't it?" a few people start smirking, the elderly lady next to him looks uncomfortable, so I gave him the 'look' and he goes back to looking at his magazine on his lap. I admit I wasnt paying him a lot of attention as it hurt just to turn my head to look at him, so I carried on looking at my phone.

I noticed a slightly gazed look in his eyes but tbh was just glad he was being quiet. All of a sudden he loudly announces "Mummy, my willy's gone all hard" I shushed him and asked quietly did he need a wee? "No mummy, I've been pulling on it and now it's like sword" no exaggeration every pair of eyes in the room was on me and I thought I'm gonna go mad here in a minute. DS sensing my annoyance decided to try and tip me over the edge and started laughing and singing "willy, willy, willy, hard, hard, hard" "smelly mummy, stupid mummy,yes, yes, yes" I thought I'm going to have to take him outside and have a word but felt in a difficult postion as although the cheekiness wouldn't be tolerated I didn't really want to punish him for touching himself but needed to explain it wasn't appropriate in a Doctors waiting room full of people!

Just as I was gathering up my things, finally my name was called, so I sharply told DS to come along and as he jumped down from the chair a small boy sizes semi on could clearly be seen through his shorts. DS thought this was hysterical and as a finally to his shocked audience decided to do a silly walk including hip thrusts out of the room Blush Shock

By the time we finally made it to the Doctor his shorts area was back to normal but I most certainly was not. I think a combination of the embarrassment, pain and strong pain killers I had taken finally took it's tole and I came over all funny, so much so the Doctors thought I was going to faint! Luckily he took sympathy on me and prescribed me some diazepam, without which I honestly think I would have strangled DS. When we got outside I told him don't EVER behave like that again to which he relied innocently "What mummy?"

Please tell me I'm not the only one with a child like this? And how can I prevent an incident like that ever happening again? (except never leaving the house or having to constantly main line Valium Confused

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ThePigOfHappiness · 18/08/2013 01:54

I got my period unexpectedly in town one day so went to nearest toilets in m & s. Brought dd in to the toilet with me and sorted myself out to a chorus from dd saying "mummy, what's on your pants?", "mummy, is that poo?", "mummy, that's not just the design of your panties.", "I am using my inside voice" as I frantically tried to shush her and tell her it was the design of my pants! When we came out of he cubicle she told the whole queue of old ladies "My mummy did a poo in her pants!"
I just wanted the floor to swallow me!

WhatAFunnyPotato · 18/08/2013 06:23

My DD is only 3 months so all this is to come...brilliant.

When my sister and her friend, both aged 4, were on the bus with my mum once a tall black man got on and sat immediately in front of Dsis and friend. This was small town Scotland, circa 1984, and this was an unusual sight. Cue my sister and her friend chanting (in a low voice which got louder as they got braver), "He is big and he is black, he is big and he is black." The man just giggled, but my mum was Blush

My dad was a doctor and when I asked him, aged 5, what he did all day he calmly tried to explain what his specialism was in simple terms. When my parents went to their first parents evening at my school they were mortified to find I'd written, "My dad does willies," in large letters on a wall-mounted board as part of a project on our parents' jobs....

GhostsInSnow · 18/08/2013 10:52

As a child DD was utterly terrified of Golliwogs for some odd reason. It was generally ok because you didn't really see many of them anymore (PC and all that).

Unfortunately when she was about 4 we were on Llandudno Pier where hanging from a stall was a series of big golliwogs. I was slightly ahead with DH and DD was with my SIL who still tells today of the horror on her face as DD pointed to the stall, screaming loudly to 'Take me away, don't like gollywogs, AAARRRRRGGGHHHHHH' just as a lovely black family walked past.

Fortunately after a flash of shock on their faces they did realise what DD was pointing at and burst out laughing but SIL tells me 12 years later she's still traumatised.

PeteCampbellsRecedingHairline · 18/08/2013 10:54

Yay! Into Classics.

Well done OP. Smile

perplexedpirate · 18/08/2013 10:59

In the supermarket last week, DS decided to sing 'boobs, boobs, boobs boobs boob boob boob boooooobbbss' to the Jeremy Kyle theme tune.
Proudest parenting moment ever!

MissMarplesBloomers · 18/08/2013 11:11

Aha into Classics.......good embarrassment fodder for future family gatherings methinks!!

Well done Pirate

changeforthebetter · 18/08/2013 11:12

Just wonderful Grin I have tears running down my face!!

toomanyfionas · 18/08/2013 11:31

Oh OP I feel for you but it did give me a good laugh.

mothersapron · 18/08/2013 11:38

Oh this is fabulous!! I have a mummy nappy (ST) one too. In a shop explaining to toddler DS that we won't be stopping at the park 'cos I really need to get home for a wee wee, "But mummy you've got your mummy nappy on so you don't need toilet."

Another mother's mortification involving us....in the GP's waiting room too....a child from DS's reception class says his daddy is on the way, then says to my DS "your daddy isn't coming 'cos he's dead isn't he?"
So beautifully matter of fact!!! I did actually lol, which I believe put the mother at ease somewhat!!!

jimijack · 18/08/2013 11:53

Busy Drs waiting room.
Ds asks, very loudly "mummy, did you just trump, cos it smells"

Oh dear Lord. The more you deny the worse it looks.

And no, I had not.

TSSDNCOP · 18/08/2013 12:03

DS age 3 at his Grandmas very dignified 80th birthday party was perusing the buffet table, all was quiet as a bunch of elderlies were either choosing or eating their food.

DS spotted the cocktail sausages (can you tell what's coming?)...

LOOK MUMMY! WILLIES!!! GRANDMA HAS WILLIES ON THE TABLE!!! NO, I WILL NOT EAT WILLIES!!!

it is hard to dig an escape hole with plastic cutlery.

RememberingMyPFEs · 18/08/2013 12:32

My DN was with me when I went shopping and bought some tampons. She exclaimed at the top of her voice "Mummy buys them for her botty, she's got a hairy botty! Mummies botty is really hairy"
Clearly everyone in the shop assumed she was mine and I realised stating that the child was my DN not DD would not help.
Mortified. Blush

shockedballoon · 18/08/2013 13:08

On holiday at centre parcs on the way into the swimming pool area, DS (3) excitedly announces to some random bloke:
"my mummy can come swimming with me coz she hasn't got red wee wee anymore!"
(Red wee wee is DS's own phrase borne from the compete lack of toilet privacy he seems to have. I had been unable to take him to local pool the previous week)

monkeyfacegrace · 18/08/2013 14:31

'Ive blocked you in, bastard'

Hahahahahahahahaha. A bit of wee actually just came out.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 18/08/2013 14:50

EnlightenedOwl - I don't think there was any need for your somewhat po-faced response to Parsnipcake, since she described what her dd did as mortifying and embarassing, NOT hilarious.

MotherofthreeDragons · 18/08/2013 14:50

DD1 had plenty when younger (she is 13 now, now I embarrass her Grin)
She once shouted asked why the lady in the seat in front of us on a packed bus why a black lady has spiders in her hair, judging by the woman's look, he wasn't impressed, she had a weave on Blush

She often liked to count how many 'brown people' were on our bus, pointing at each person saying, there's another one, and another! We lived in a very multicultural part if London and have black family so I wasn't out of the ordinary Blush

She was obsessed with playing with 'mummy's stickers' (yep, sainitry towels) and many time I found her decorating the house with them!

CakesAreNotTheAnswer · 18/08/2013 16:49

marking my place as my 19mo old is on the verge of doing something like this and I'll need to come back and report!

Pannacotta · 18/08/2013 16:58

Hilarious story OP! Hope you feel better now.

My DS2 is 6 now and is still obsessed with poo/bum/willy stuff - bit of a late developer though....

SybilRamkin · 18/08/2013 20:52

I've just read this thread in its entirety and am crying with mirth! DH and I don't have DC yet but it's pleasing to note that we've got this to look forward to Grin

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 18/08/2013 20:56

Just remember, when they are teenagers, it is far, far easier to embarrass them than for them to embarrass you. Revenge is sweet - mwah ha ha ha!

NatashaBee · 18/08/2013 20:57

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AlyssB · 18/08/2013 22:47

First weekend aways as a family with DP & DSD (then 4), I volunteered to take DSD to the loo as I needed to go too. It was very touristy & busy & there was a queue. We nipped into a cubicle together and after she'd finished I went. Except DSD then exclaimed at the top of her voice 'wow! You have a fluffy bottom AlyssB! Just like my mummy. Mummy has a fluffy bottom!' I quietly explains that yes all grown up laidies have fluffy bottoms which was followed up with 'so when I am a grown up lady will I have a fluffy bottom too?' I replied with 'yes. Now let's go wash our hands!'

There were a lot of concealed smiles and giggles as we left the cubicle and washed our hands. I was mortified. Now DSD is 7 I am quite used to these things for the most part!!!

LiegeAndLief · 19/08/2013 09:23

We were at the pool the other day waiting to climb up the ladder to get out of the pool. A very large lady was climbing out in front of us. Ds said, loudly and clearly, "Wow, she's MASSIVE!".

He wasn't even an excusable toddler, he was nearly 7. She must have heard as she was very close by and I was mortified and furious. Ds got some very strong words...

WellThatsLife · 19/08/2013 09:47

Four years old,in the local pharmacy with my mum who was heavily pregnant when I turned round and said at the top of my voice" !didn't see daddy plant that seed in your tummy, mummy", not too embarrassing except my mum was a gp and the pharmacy was across the road from her surgery and full of her patients. We beat a hasty retreat into the dispensary

Lurleene · 19/08/2013 17:07

Another one, from half an hour ago. DS (age 8) and I just walked past a man holding a lovely newborn baby. DS said loudly ' Oh Mum, I really wish you had sat on that man's willy, I'd love a baby brother!'

I was like Shock and Blush and asked him why he would say that. Then he reminded me that we saw the Cerne Abbas Giant last month, and I had told him the myth about ladies sitting on him to help their chances of getting pregnant. Phew! I had to fight the urge to run back to the man and explain.

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