Daughter wants a Go Girl for her 12th birthday

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As an Australian I feel compelled to defend the honour of our huge and ferocious bugs 🙂

We don’t have the bears but we have more venomous snakes. And kangaroos can and do viciously attack people on occasion.
 
TheLittleLady said:
I think it is important to teach your daughter the correct terms for her body and not use terms like “hoo hoo”.
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This is true, except I don’t talk to her about anything having to do with certain body parts, that’s her mom’s job, and she doesn’t say hoo-hoo. An awkward, embarrassed Dad like me says hoo-hoo.
 
In the video I saw, the reviewer, (not a professional, more like a blogger) shook it after use and then put it back in the cylindrical container it comes in, then placed that in her purse. I assume she would rinse it out when she could. It is made of silicone, so it is very non-porous, and the urine droplets basically wick off during the shaking.
 
gam197 said:
I’m irritated with how quickly men can relieve themselves anywhere not just hiking.
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This isn’t always true. If someone in a public restroom is talking, it is difficult to go. Especially if they are standing at the urinal next to you.
 
No thanks. Although I would take mosquitoes over cockroaches any day.
 
The “stream” of replies on this thread has gone on longer than I expected 😏
 
0Scarlett_nidiyilii said:
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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THANK YOU! That was my first reaction, then I went to, “what if this is another tool of the devil?” I’m starting to warm to the idea of maybe getting her one.
 
That’s awful! I like puns, and sometimes I can think of them, but not always. I’m sitting here trying to think of one, “pee, toilet, go, flush, um, yeah, I’ve got nothing.”
 
There is nothing to be embarrassed about. Everyone has a body, every man woman boy girl (unless they have some very severe medical issue) has an urethra.
 
Oh my goodness, the bathrooms in camping grounds are absolutely horrifying!!

aalksjasdkfjakd seriously…
 
pulchraesamicamea said:
Oh my goodness, the bathrooms in camping grounds are absolutely horrifying!!

aalksjasdkfjakd seriously…
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The rest stops on the way to Florida in Georgia were worse than a third world prison ter’let…

I would opt for a cornfield over them…
 
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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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If she’s somebody who is going to have issue with gender dysphoria, it is highly unlikely to be all because of something like this.

Unless there is something more here, like she’s saying that she wants to be a boy, thinks she is a boy, or wants this product so that she can be like a boy (for other than practical reasons), I think your fears are out of proportion. And even if she’s struggling with these issues, you don’t necessarily need to rule this out.

I say this as the mother of a teenage girl who has struggled greatly with the reality that God made her a girl and she wishes she had been made a boy. Said teenage girl is currently experiencing a lot of teenage angst over a particular teenage boy. Puberty does amazing things.
GladTidings said:
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.”
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So you referred her to your wife, who is fine with it, but you’re still not on board? It seems like you have a great deal of discomfort with the idea of your daughter becoming a woman, so perhaps you need to defer this decision to her mother, who is hopefully better able to support her in this area as she grows up. Which she will do, in spite of you. 😲
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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Okay, so I know this is hard. Your soon-to-be-12-year-old is not a little girl anymore. If she’s not already, she’ll soon be dealing with many issues related to her femininity that might be frustrating for a tomboy type, not the least of which is that all those boys she’s playing football with will start to see her very differently (sorry:😳) . Make this transition easier for her by showing your support.
blackforest said:
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.
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Some people are just practical. I really prefer not to get “luxury” type items for gifts. I would be thrilled if my husband got me a new vacuum cleaner (as long as he got the “right” one); I would be disappointed if he got me jewelry, especially if he knew I really wanted a vacuum cleaner.
 
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pulchraesamicamea said:
Oh my goodness, the bathrooms in camping grounds are absolutely horrifying!!

aalksjasdkfjakd seriously…
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Frighteningly so. I have a horror story from camping when I was 8 months pregnant. I shudder to think of it and have refused to return to that campground ever since. I now have a device similar to the one in question and I use it every time we go camping.
 
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