Daughter wants a Go Girl for her 12th birthday

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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.
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I’ve read through the responses and I have a question for you.

Do you see something, anything, about your daughter that has you concerned?
 
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You mean besides what has already been discussed? Yes. As a Dad, I see a lot of things that concern me regarding my daughter. Hopefully they will all be discovered to be unfounded silly fears as well.
 
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This thread has turned hilarious! I just can’t control myself!

Okay, I digress. In all seriousness, if you are a long-distance runner - the award for most despicable johns have to go to the porta-pottys around the start line of every half or full marathon before the race! Not only the seat area inside the stall is wet, but even the floor is a quarter-inch flooded! If you aren’t early enough to be one of the first 15 or so in each line - you are doomed! I mean it.

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  • Far pee it from me, but though this pee madness - yet there is method in it.
  • To pee or not to pee, that is the question.
  • Eat, drink and pee merry!
Regards.
 
GladTidings said:
You mean besides what has already been discussed? Yes. As a Dad, I see a lot of things that concern me regarding my daughter. Hopefully they will all be discovered to be unfounded silly fears as well.
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I think you know something in your gut and you are being told to push it aside. I totally trust your feelings on this.

Trust your instincts, pray your heart out, and make this “peeing thing” a non-issue. Don’t bring it up, don’t buy it and if asked, say you did some research on it and it received mixed reviews.

Good for you for asking for (name removed by moderator)ut. You are a good dad.

If you haven’t listened to or read Jordan B. Peterson’s work, I highly suggest looking him up. He has a lot to say about men being overshadowed by today’s culture. Unfortunately, most of his really good stuff on feminism and parenting has been removed from the most popular online forums.

He has a book (if nothing else read the chapter on parenting) and I’m not sure what else is still available. He had dozens of videos available online that were basically mini therapy sessions however, sadly not anymore.

As a psychotherapist, philosopher and professor, he has much to offer and is most concerned with helping people in their daily lives.

I’m with you on this. I have raised four kids (two daughters) and you are NOT over-reacting.

You do not need to take a back seat in this matter. Your opinion matters as much as the next person’s does.
 
I am happy, as an European to have no bear, or wolf, or kangaroos, less venomous snakes than elsewhere!
 
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As a Dad of two boys and one girl, who is the youngest, it concerns me when she begins talking about wanting to hold something against her hoo-hoo in order to pee standing up. Especially when I do not understand how kids begin thinking they are really a boy in a girl’s body, or the other way around. At the time I started the thread I had not done as much research or talking to my wife regarding the matter.

As a Catholic Dad, I am wary of things designed to lead children away from their faith.
 
My response wasn’t directed to you. I can understand if you have questions and are seeking opinions. It’s the reinforcement of the idea that I think is misguided. I think she really doesn’t relish the idea of peeing down or leg or standing in it.
 
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The area this thing covers is more than the area of the urethra. The device kind of looks phallic, which leads to other implications. But, if you like, I will write in such a way as to include only the area where urine leaves the body.
 
SunshineGrandma said:
As a psychotherapist, philosopher and professor, he has much to offer and is most concerned with helping people in their daily lives.
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From what I understand, he is a relatively new sensation on the internet. I am interested to hear what he has to say about Bishop Barron, as I think highly of him. (A quick search led to a video regarding what he has said about Barron, I was going to watch it, but I had to go to the bathroom).

Usually, I try to avoid people whose opinions are very quickly sought out, and valued by people. Second Timothy 4:3,4 comes to mind.
 
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GladTidings said:
The area this thing covers is more than the area of the urethra. The device kind of looks phallic, which leads to other implications. But, if you like, I will write in such a way as to include only the area where urine leaves the body.
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Well then say vaginal area.

I get how the thing works. I don’t see why there is concern about it.
 
GladTidings said:
The area this thing covers is more than the area of the urethra.
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JMMJ said:
Well then say vaginal area.
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“Vaginal area”? Please do not perpetuate the notion that the vagina has something to do with excretion of urine. Seriously, some people, including some women, actually believe that that is the case. Also, don’t perpetuate the notion that the vagina is external to the body. I have even heard the phrase “external vagina”. The vagina is inside the body. It shouldn’t be necessary to explain this stuff, but there are genuinely people out there, including women, who actually don’t know where things are located or what they are called. The word everyone seems to be avoiding using is “vulva”. I think people would be a lot less embarrassed and confused if we actually called things by their correct names and understood where they are located and what they do.
 
Referring to that area is sometimes difficult when speaking about the apple of your eye, I guess.
 
GladTidings said:
As a Dad of two boys and one girl, who is the youngest, it concerns me when she begins talking about wanting to hold something against her hoo-hoo in order to pee standing up. Especially when I do not understand how kids begin thinking they are really a boy in a girl’s body, or the other way around. At the time I started the thread I had not done as much research or talking to my wife regarding the matter.

As a Catholic Dad, I am wary of things designed to lead children away from their faith.
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I have never understood why urinating standing up is sometimes thrown about as a measure of manhood. Women are actually quite capable, it’s just a bit messy when we do it.

Do you let your daughter wear pants? When girls and women first started wearing pants, it was commonly assumed that they were trying to be like men. You know, they wanted to do practical things like ride a bike without getting clothing caught in the wheels. They wanted to climb trees without getting skirts hung up on branches. It wasn’t about wanting to be like men, it was about wanting to be a more capable version of themselves.

She puts underwear and other clothing against her private parts in order to protect her modesty and protect them from injury. Someday soon those same body parts will require more careful and intimate care for the sake of hygiene. This is her body and I hope that she is more comfortable with it then you are!

This device is not designed to lead people away from the Catholic faith. This device is not going to do that to your daughter.

If your daughter is struggling in the ways that you fear, helping her deal with that is going to require honest, loving, difficult conversations between you. It is going to require you to become very comfortable with her femininity in whatever form it takes and her future womanhood.

I can tell that you love your daughter very much and you want what is the best for her. We live in confusing times, particularly for those children who do not fit gender stereotypes. Love her, pray for her, but don’t freak out about every little thing that doesn’t fit your image of what your little girl should be and do.
 
Londoner said:
Vaginal area”?
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That is what I suggested because OP was implying there was a sexual component to his concerns.

Let’s just say that if we are calling body parts hoo-hoo’s, we need to educate ourselves on correct terminology and anatomy. We should leave it at that. And I still don’t understand why there would be anything sexual about the device the girl asked for her birthday.
 
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