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Lauz_1601 · Feb 18th, 2008, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mynxie

I can see both sides to the argument - alot of places do have 'mother and baby' toilets or combine them with the disabled ones.

From a disabled persons point of view, it damn frustrating when someone who isn't disabled uses a disabled toilet, especially if they have continence issues. Personally I don't have a problem when it's like a mother and baby issue, but when it's just 'oh this one is bigger' it's annoying.

I was once in the cubicle when a group of children and their mother was outside, one of the children asked 'can we go into the disabled toilet' and the mother replied 'there's someone in it, come on, use the proper toilets' - or that was the just of it. ok so I don't know if the child was disabled though I do know that they didn't have an obvious physical disability cause we saw and heard them when I came out.

I don't think that she should've reacted like that if there was no mother and baby cubicle, but that's why she probably did.

I totally agree,if you can use the regular toilets and have no reason to use a disabled toilet then you shouldn't.

The only other time I use them is when they are cleaning the regular loo's and they tell you to use the disabled one.

I usually go the toilets in The Mall, they are huge and the door opens outwards rather than inwards so that you can get a pram into it, when there availible I'd never use the disabled loo.

It annoyed me that she said something to me I dont think she had any right to.

vaada · Feb 18th, 2008, 12:43 PM

you were definatly in the right. what ever you did she would have said something, so you did
what was best

vicky · Feb 18th, 2008, 20:25 PM

she just had one on her hun, has we were walking off she said i don't want your excuses just don't use it, but she waited until i came out of the baby changing toilet that is next to the disabled toilet but their is no toilet in the baby changing room. and you had got of the bench before she actually said anything. rude people all over the place hun its going to happen just try and let it go over your head hun.

Madwolf3 · Feb 18th, 2008, 20:57 PM

I don't know if it's different here in the US- but it's normal for a mom or pregnant girl to use the handicapped stall! I ALWAYS use it when I have my daughter with me- especially now since she's started using the potty- there's not enough room in the normal stalls for two people! And even if you aren't a mom or pregnant or handicapped, EVERYONE uses those stalls now. They just try to have respect for people in the bathroom who need it most. I'd have been pissed if someone chewed me out for that!

Phexia- OMG I saw a show about that! How you guys leave all your babies in prams lined up outside the stores! And let me tell you, it's amazing to see that when you live in the USA. Here, I'm scared to look away from my daughter for 2 seconds! I'd give ANYTHING to live in a place where you know your kids are that safe!!! Not to mention I bet your crime in general is minimal- here it's a nightmare!

Iwantone!!! · Feb 18th, 2008, 21:08 PM

totally in the right hunni ingore her

hypnorm · Feb 18th, 2008, 21:23 PM

If it had been me i would have taken Ewan out of the pram and taken him in with me to the toilets. Providing i had no shopping or anything of value in the pushchair. Or i would have taken the push chair back to the car, and then walked back to use the toilet.
Then again i like making things awkward for my self.
I don't think she needed to have a go at you though as she could see you had a kid.

tanya29 · Feb 18th, 2008, 22:17 PM

i have toilets like that in my local market the pram does go into it but id still after leave him outside...so i use the disable toilets...lucky iv never come across anything like this otherwise i dont think i would have been so polite...

you had evry right to be angry

Lauz_1601 · Feb 21st, 2008, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by hypnorm

If it had been me i would have taken Ewan out of the pram and taken him in with me to the toilets. Providing i had no shopping or anything of value in the pushchair. Or i would have taken the push chair back to the car, and then walked back to use the toilet.
Then again i like making things awkward for my self.
I don't think she needed to have a go at you though as she could see you had a kid.

wow that is making hard work for yourself lol, what you like.

I'd be worried someone would take the pushchair, you never know these days

KX · Feb 21st, 2008, 20:13 PM

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Originally Posted by hypnorm

If it had been me i would have taken Ewan out of the pram and taken him in with me to the toilets. Providing i had no shopping or anything of value in the pushchair. Or i would have taken the push chair back to the car, and then walked back to use the toilet.
Then again i like making things awkward for my self.
I don't think she needed to have a go at you though as she could see you had a kid.

No chance, if my child had a dirty nappy or needed a wee etc they are my priority, adults can wait, and no way would I leave a buggy outside worth a couple of hundred pounds, specially not in todays society.

hypnorm · Feb 21st, 2008, 21:16 PM

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Originally Posted by KX

No chance, if my child had a dirty nappy or needed a wee etc they are my priority, adults can wait, and no way would I leave a buggy outside worth a couple of hundred pounds, specially not in todays society.

I just presumed that it was lauz needing the loo.
Half the time i am out with my mum so she would look after stuff.
But i have a bit of a thing about using loos when i'm out and about, really dont like it! stupid i know. I'd rather wait untill i get home even if i'm hopping about! i tend not to drink too much if i know i am going out.
Dont think i ever used the loo's when i was at school! maybe only a handful of times

god i'm strange!

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