For as long as I can remember, I have always detested having to go in a public washroom.  I am not sure if there was a specific incident, or I just never liked them from the start.  Now that I have kids, I am afraid of them even more.  Unfortunately, now that I have had 2 children, my bladder capacity isn’t exactly state of the art.

What don’t I like about public washrooms?  Hmmmm…well the disgusting germs for one thing.  Some of those bathrooms aren’t exactly cleaned on a regular basis.  The smell of a public washroom leaves a lot to be desired.  And what I hate the most?  I just think it is totally unnatural for somebody to be in a stall next to you like a horse and listen to you do your business like an animal.  Its barbaric!  When I went to Europe, I was surprised to see that many places make you pay to use the restrooms, they have no toilet seats, and some even have a washroom lady handing out toilet paper.  And let me tell you, she only hands out ONE square at a time….and this is at a restaurant you pay to eat at.  Thats a little extreme.

Today my morning coffee hit me and I needed to pee fast!  I had the double stroller with me so I went to use the family washroom (I was in the mall).  I waited, and waited , and waited.  Then I went to the wheelchair stall in the bathroom, and waited and waited.  Both washrooms were taken for 10 minutes as I am doing a little dance and seeing yellow.  Still, no openings.  There is no way I am taking my baby out of the stroller and putting her on the germ infested floor in there, and I am not leaving her outside of the stall because I don’t trust that some crazy person won’t take her.  This leaves me no options.

I ran to the department store, and then I had to wait for the elevator to go up to the washroom.  I went in and finally got the larger washroom to fit the stroller.  YUK!!!!  I look in the  toilet and their was some hazardous waste if I ever saw some.  Then I thought to myself, surely the flush mechanism must be broken.  Nope!  I pressed flushed and wow….guess what happened?  Hazardous waste gone.  I see this so often.  What is wrong with people?  Do they do this at home?  Are they trying to conserve water?  With a pee maybe….but something much more hazardous?  Or are we so lazy as a society that we cannot even hit the flush. 

Always be sure to wash you and your children’s hands thoroughly with soap and water, because bringing them in a place like this, they will need the protection from bacteria and viruses.  Handwashing is the BEST way to prevent the spread of germs.