Daughter wants a Go Girl for her 12th birthday

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GladTidings:
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.
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Heck, if I were a male I’d definitely pee sitting down. Urinals? Troughs? Splashback? Who needs 'em.
 
I have to admit, since my foot surgery when I was 32, and I had crutches to deal with for five weeks, I have been sitting, except I prefer urinals over public toilets.

The thing with urinals is sometimes there is not a divider between you and the guy next to you and it is weird. Also, he usually starts talking about “the big game coming up”, and then you can’t go. He’s washed his hands, left the restroom, and you are still standing there holding your dangling participle, reading the advertisements, and trying to go.
 
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Yes, and the trough urinals are the worst.

I agree with the RV camping. I’m getting too old for sleeping bags on the hard ground in tents.
 
That’s right, I remember that’s where you are from.

Like fire ants?
 
Sounds like she will be a very self-sufficient girl. I’m not big on killing critters, but I know it’s an accepted practice in parts of our country and if she is humane and not wasteful in her approach I’m not going to judge, ethical hunters do a lot for conservation.

Seriously though she just sounds like an outdoorsy tomboy. Give it a few years and she’ll probably pair up with an outdoorsy fellow.
 
There is something to be said for our killing frosts and sub-zero winters. 😊
 
It is no joke that Minnesota has some huge mosquitoes, evidently because of all the lakes. I’m from Iowa, but I’ve visited Minnesota and some are really big. Perhaps it is that way in Louisiana as well because of the swamps?
 
Heck, I want one.

In fact, I looked at them not long ago.

I don’t camp, but I travel a lot, and sometimes it is difficult to find a clean restroom.

And I am pretty much all woman. No desire to be a man. No desire to be called anything but the name my parents gave me, over 50 years ago.

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Have you seen some of those bathrooms? Would you want to sit down or hoover over that nasty seat? I certainly wouldn’t. Standing up while peeing sounds like a dream come true.
 
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GladTidings said:
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.
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@GladTidings

LOL! I laughed so hard that I popped out a hernia (originally caused by laughing uncontrollably while reading a Janet Evanovich mystery).

Now, be fair! Pretend that you’re actually your daughter and think about it, Daddy . . .

There you are, squatting down, with your jeans around your ankles; you’re teetering on your toe tips, trying not to lose your balance and fall backward into your own puddle; weeds are tickling your, uh, cheeks and you hope they won’t cause a skin rash; gnats and sweat bees are zoom-diving for your tender posterior and you can’t dare to swat at them for fear of losing your precious balance; and, to top it off, your ankles are getting sprinkled—so now, after all this bother, your jeans and socks will still begin to smell as though you’ve wet your pants.

Now be honest, GladTidings . . . wouldn’t it be a whole lot easier and cleaner—less fuss and less muss—to just use that funnel that your daughter’s wanting?
 
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Tis_Bearself said:
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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@Tis_Bearself

😂😂😂😂😂😂 You nailed it! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
 
Minks said:
I laughed so hard that I popped out a hernia (originally caused by laughing uncontrollably while reading a Janet Evanovich mystery).
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That’s not good, did you get it pushed back in? I hate hernias. Is it inguinal or navel, or do I really want to know? Maybe you should wear a truss.

No idea who Janet Evanovich is, I’ll have to look her up.
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There you are, squatting down, with your jeans around your ankles; you’re teetering on your toe tips, trying not to lose your balance and fall backward into your own puddle; weeds are tickling your, uh, cheeks and you hope they won’t cause a skin rash; gnats and sweat bees are zoom-diving for your tender posterior and you can’t dare to swat at them for fear of losing your precious balance; and, to top it off, your ankles are getting sprinkled—so now, after all this bother, your jeans and socks will still begin to smell as though you’ve wet your pants.

Now be honest, GladTidings . . . wouldn’t it be a whole lot easier and cleaner—less fuss and less muss—to just use that funnel that your daughter’s wanting?
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This was an extremely descriptive answer! I almost felt as though I was there trying to pee that way myself.

I suppose it wouldn’t be too bad to get her one. As long as she’ll still be my little girl. I keep telling her not to get any older, but she doesn’t listen.

Maybe that is what all this is really about.
 
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Female urinals have been around for a long time. It’s nothing new or weird or connected with any ideology. Campers use them and I’ve seen the, marketed to invalids.

That being said, they don’t work as great as the advertising would have you believe, so have her bring a fresh pair of clothes to change into.

Oh and BTW, you’re not overreacting, either. In this day and age, with all the propaganda floating around, if you didn’t know this was a preexisting product, it easy to get concerned.
 
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I agree. She must have heard about it somewhere but realistically, she has to learn to use and not pee on herself, remember to bring it and there is no way to keep it clean so now she is walking around with it in her pocket. Nuisance and yuk.

Wait awhile and she if she loses interests. Ideas come and go when you are 12.

Our family hikes and yet going the bathroom is never a problem, just bring biodegradable Kleenex. I found porta potties are something children have to deal with early on even at playgrounds, just get them use to using them (can wipe and cover with toilet tissue when little if uncomfortable) and using the sanitizer. They can learn to squat when older.

Throughout life, they will be in a great many bathrooms stalls that are really not the cleanest so it is best not to think about it.
 
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I say trust you parental thinking and discuss this with your wife who has her own instinct. Don’t let strangers on the internet balance more than you and your wife’s instincts.
You are allowed to forbid your daughter things as a parent.
She won’t hate you for it in the long run. One day she may even understand why you did what you did and why you said no this, no to that.
 
I think its good if you dont stop her from doing these things. Focus on her actual comfort with feminity etc. It should be something that defines her and not a lifestyle that is a product of limited things.
 
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