Daughter wants a Go Girl for her 12th birthday

[aroosi]

I cannot believe this discussion is still going on. So… did you buy the Go Girl or not?

 

[GladTidings]

I cannot believe this thread is still going, either. My wife still thinks I am overly concerned, like when one of my boys was four and wanted a princess birthday cake. They are pretty, so why wouldn’t he like princesses? she said.

No, we haven’t bought one. Her birthday is not until June. However, in a couple weeks, we will be renting a cabin and there could be hiking involved, so my daughter might bring up the issue again.

At this point, I’m not worried about her getting one.

 

[Shorter_name]

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?

I agree with your wife. Quit overthinking. Man, if I was into hiking and outdoorsy stuff, I’d want one too.

 

[CRV]

My wife still thinks I am overly concerned, like when one of my boys was four and wanted a princess birthday cake. They are pretty, so why wouldn’t he like princesses? she said.

When a son of mine was about 4 or maybe 5 he wanted a My Little Pony … his father thought it’d turn him into a girl/pansy. He is now a grown man raising 5 children.

 

[GladTidings]

Yes, and I can see the points about convenience, etc.

 

[GladTidings]

Yep, and my boy got in trouble last night regarding a girl he likes.

 

[quies]

Definitely yes. If a race director rents 80 porta-potties and expects 15,000 runners, probably 10.000 will need to go #1 or #2 in the 45 minutes or so before the start…

That equates to anywhere from 100 to 150 people using each terlit - hence the incredible lines.

I usually just stay overnight at a close-by hotel within walking distance of the start line to alleviate all of the race morning parking and bathroom hassle -or- I’ll start the race and pop in to the little clusters of p-potties along the route that usually begin appearing after Mile 1. And naturally, some characters just do public urination along the course since no one is going to stop and waste time gawking at them during a race.

 

[Minks]

@GladTidings

This is supposed to be a friendly forum, not a pre-med anatomy class, nor a public school politically correct health class. I didn’t find your euphemistic use of “hoo-hoo” degrading, nor, apparently did the CAFers who exchanged thoughts with you in the the first 112 posts. We all knew what you meant, and your choice enabled discussion, removing the awkwardness that sometimes accompanies formality.

The specificity of the suggested anatomical reference for you to substitute was just an opinion, and is an inaccurate description (even if it is used extensively by medical types); therefore, it is also another euphemism. In addition, such anatomically specific words have an awkward, “ICK!” factor in the forums, as evidenced by the thread having been locked, then unlocked. Such a “hoo”-labaloo!

Use the words you’re comfortable using, GladTidings; your choice was not inappropriate for this setting. I hope your family stores away lots of hiking and camping memories to nurture through the coming years.

 

[Gilly_flower]

I have read some pretty daft things on this forum, but this one takes the biscuit…standing up to pee will not make your daughter transgender, any more than sitting down to pee makes men gay.

Indeed there was a move by the left in Sweden to ban standing up to pee…

If you're a true gentleman, you should pee sitting down

Nothing to see here folks x just move along quietly…

 

[JanetF]

It is a good idea to hit the port-a-potty if available before hiking .It may be that the daughter is afraid to go off the trail to get privacy.

Considering the nastiness of portapotty’s in general one of these go girl thingies might be a good thing for every woman to have.