Daughter wants a Go Girl for her 12th birthday

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What’s a Go Girl, you ask? Sounds like a pink scooter with flower stickers plastered on it, or something else with wheels, right?

No, its nothing like that. It’s just a device she can place over her hoo-hoo so she can pee standing up, like a boy, that’s all. No biggie.

She explained that it makes it easier to pee if we are hiking in the woods, or if she is in a port-a-potty, or an unsanitary restroom.

I see the logic, but, as a Dad, I have visions of her someday deciding she wants to be called Oliver instead of Olivia. All because of something like this.

My wife thinks I am overreacting, what do you think?
 
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Does she hike often? I’m surprised a 12 year-old even knows these things exist. Heck, I didn’t know they existed until now.
 
We go hiking sometimes, and camping. She’s an outdoorsy girl. I had never heard of it either, so I was taken aback when she brought it up. I guess it has been around for a few years. Right there in Walmart.
 
I think they’re ingenious, and wouldn’t hesitate to get my daughters one if they were comfortable with it.
 
They don’t work anyway. Unless you want pee all over yourself. So, there’s that.
 
They are amazing if you camp/hike. Really, it has nothing to do with wanting to be a boy, just be able to go standing up like one.
 
It’s not weird that she wants one; just that she wants one for her birthday. You could explain to her that you and her mom will consider getting one in the spring when you update your camping/outdoorsy gear. (This buys you some time and the possibility that she loses interest after a few months). But her birthday is for less practical, “luxury” type items.
 
If she hikes a lot or attends a lot of events with porta potties, it sounds like a great idea to me. It removes the need for her to get significantly undressed to pee.

I used to hike and it was not fun having to drop trou in the woods to whiz. Sometimes it was about 35 degrees out so you’d be freezing your tuchis off. And when you were on a busy trail, it was also often hard to find a place with enough bush or tree cover that the people passing on the trail weren’t going to see you with your pants down, and yet you didn’t want to go so far off trail that you risked getting lost/ disoriented or your group was wondering where you were or worst of all meet some bogeyman in the deep woods.

I have also been to many, many portapotty events and the seats are often something one would not wish to sit on after many others have used them, and doing the “hover” over the hole is not easy in such a small constrained and often very dark space.

If you’re worried about your daughter being trans, you’re going to have to show me stronger evidence than her wanting a Go Girl and actually asking her parent for one. After typing this whole thing to you I’m thinking maybe I should get one myself.
 
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You, or someone you know has tried one and it did not work well?
 
GladTidings said:
I see the logic, but, as a Dad, I have visions of her someday deciding she wants to be called Oliver instead of Olivia. All because of something like this.
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That’s kind of like the same logic that some people use when they think that if their son pees sitting down it means he’s gay.
 
Okay, good to know. Do you think she might be a little young now to try one as far as needing to practice and get the hang of it? I’m thinking they were meant for older females.
 
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If you’re worried about your daughter being trans, you’re going to have to show me stronger evidence than her wanting a Go Girl and actually asking her parent for one.
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She wanted me to make her a spear when she was 7. So I did. I am helping her restore an axe blade, and carve a handle for it from redwood. Her idea. She wants to learn taxidermy and tries to catch rabbits to skin. She plays football with the boys during recess.

So, then this Go Girl thing came up, and my reply to her was, “I don’t know, that sounds kind of weird, ask your mom.”
 
My only question is after using it outdoor or while traveling how do you keep it clean? Do you carry it with you until you get to your own sink? I personally would not like somebody else to clean it in a public sink.
 
From what I understand, it is made of silicone and the urine does not stay on it much because it is not porous material. A video I saw showed the person who reviewed it just roll it back up and put it back in the cylindrical container it came in then put it in their purse until they could wash it at home or wherever.

At this point, I know more than I ever thought I would about this thing.
 
No, I think she’s fine. Given the other things a 12-year-old girl needs to learn when it comes to feminine hygiene, this is easy.
 
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