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25. Mothers take their young boys into the women's bathroom all the time

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:35 PM

Jun 2013

And a father standing outside the door can hear something that doesn't sound right - or (gasp!) go in if he suspects something, or even ask a salesclerk to escort his child.

Or even have the child hold it till they get home or somewhere safer. Or plan their outings around their children's endurance. But I'm just going on my experience with parents who gave a damn about their children.

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Fox Reporter Calls Transgender Woman A "Burly Man Wearing A Dress" [View all] alp227 Jun 2013 OP

Stay classy Fox. Initech Jun 2013 #1

Oh ffs! HappyMe Jun 2013 #2

are we talking about transgender people or cross-dressers? unblock Jun 2013 #3

That's true. Most male cross-dressers don't believe that putting on a dress pnwmom Jun 2013 #5

I don't believe a cross-dresser would use the women's bathroom REP Jun 2013 #8

The article didn't indicate there was any dire emergency. pnwmom Jun 2013 #11

Yes. I know. That's why I sometimes have to use the men's room. REP Jun 2013 #17

some use the mens', some use the womens'. unblock Jun 2013 #10

The article said transgender. HappyMe Jun 2013 #7

Well, assuming POX and the Scaredy-Pants Family got any facts correct REP Jun 2013 #9

lol! HappyMe Jun 2013 #13

Now to go completely off topic, Lunacee_2013 Jun 2013 #40

Dog help them when a burly woman wearing pants shows up. DCKit Jun 2013 #4

How were they so sure the person was TG? REP Jun 2013 #6

Women do actually have to "worry about" sexual violence wherever they go. pnwmom Jun 2013 #12

Alone? HappyMe Jun 2013 #15

I guess I just go to lonelier bathrooms. pnwmom Jun 2013 #16

Self-defense classes. HappyMe Jun 2013 #18

So 12 year old girls should have to take self defense classes so they can be safe pnwmom Jun 2013 #20

I think ALL girls should take self-defense classes. HappyMe Jun 2013 #22

Damn straight! REP Jun 2013 #32

Really? I've spent my entire life as a woman and this is news to me REP Jun 2013 #19

The police came to our public elementary school to talk about safety to kids. pnwmom Jun 2013 #21

I'm well past elementary school age REP Jun 2013 #23

Most women have no choice but to let their sons go into men's restrooms pnwmom Jun 2013 #24

Mothers take their young boys into the women's bathroom all the time REP Jun 2013 #25

I took my sons with me to the ladies room. onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #26

I went to the restroom Aerows Jun 2013 #33

That is great!!! onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #35

I thought it was hilarious Aerows Jun 2013 #36

Most mothers don't take their 9 or 10 year old sons into the ladies' room. pnwmom Jun 2013 #28

Well, I've only lived in Missouri and California, where they do REP Jun 2013 #29

I don't get jumpy about 12 year old boys with Mom. But I've never seen one pnwmom Jun 2013 #31

I figure any kid about my height is older than 8 REP Jun 2013 #34

I think 9 year old boys are smaller than you think. pnwmom Jun 2013 #37

Uhm, no. Reread my post. REP Jun 2013 #38

I always took my sons into the ladies with me. HappyMe Jun 2013 #27

I'm not a "kid person" and even I don't have a problem with it! REP Jun 2013 #30

:D Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #14

fox is just disgusting sad-cafe Jun 2013 #39