Diapers
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valleester — 18 years ago(February 26, 2008 11:12 AM)
The first time is pretty gross because the poop is the meconium stool (all of the poop that's built up over the time the baby was in the womb,) but after that, it's really not the changing that's so bad. However, after dirty diapers have built up in the diaper pail throughout the day, the pail gets pretty stinky. It's the cleaning of the pail that's nasty. My (unsolicited) advice? When it comes to be your time, don't bother with a diaper pail. Just put your dumpster next to your back door and take every dirty diaper immediately out to the dumpster. That way, you won't waste beau coup bucks on an expensive pail, nor will you have to deal with diaper pail stinkiness.
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ExplorerDS6789 — 18 years ago(February 26, 2008 07:28 PM)
"The first time is pretty gross because the poop is the meconium stool (all of the poop that's built up over the time the baby was in the womb"
Wow, I didn't know that. Educational.
"That way, you won't waste beau coup bucks on an expensive pail, nor will you have to deal with diaper pail stinkiness."
Why not just toss them into the garbage can and take it out with the rest of the trash?
You know what really grinds my gears? When people leave dirty diapers in shopping carts! I work at Target and I gather carts out in the parking lot, and many's the time I've found loaded diapers left in them. How sickening is that? And just how lazy are these parents who just leave their child's waste in shopping carts?! Once I've found three in one cart. Musta been triplets!
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valleester — 18 years ago(February 26, 2008 09:50 PM)
"Why not just toss them into the garbage can and take it out with the rest of the trash?"
If you want your house to smell like an undrained port-a-potty, that would be the way to go.
Seriously, just take it out as it happens. It doesn't take much more energy than walking the diaper to the garbage pail.
"You know what really grinds my gears? When people leave dirty diapers in shopping carts! I work at Target and I gather carts out in the parking lot, and many's the time I've found loaded diapers left in them. How sickening is that? And just how lazy are these parents who just leave their child's waste in shopping carts?! Once I've found three in one cart. Musta been triplets!"
OY! I hate that! And it seems like every time I go to the store, someone has left something gross like a diaper, a used tissue or a used plastic fork or spoon from the sample stations. shudders Sometimes, I wish I had the money to spring for my own shopping cart.
But when it comes to retail grossness, if a couple of dirty diapers are all you've had to deal with, you got off light. While I was working at a certain books, movies and video retailer, I went into the ladies restroom to find that some woman had pulled out her tampon, tossed it on the floor so that blood splatted all over the wall and then just left it on the floor.
Then there was the time that I went back to the bathroom to discover that another woman shot poop against the back of the stall and next to the toilet. And let's not forget the night that I ended up standing in a pool of some freak's pee while I was putting away videos on the new release wall. I almost quit that night. -
ExplorerDS6789 — 18 years ago(February 27, 2008 08:54 PM)
"If you want your house to smell like an undrained port-a-potty, that would be the way to go.
Seriously, just take it out as it happens. It doesn't take much more energy than walking the diaper to the garbage pail."
I see.
"OY! I hate that! And it seems like every time I go to the store, someone has left something gross like a diaper, a used tissue or a used plastic fork or spoon from the sample stations. shudders Sometimes, I wish I had the money to spring for my own shopping cart."
Tell me about it.
"But when it comes to retail grossness, if a couple of dirty diapers are all you've had to deal with, you got off light. While I was working at a certain books, movies and video retailer, I went into the ladies restroom to find that some woman had pulled out her tampon, tossed it on the floor so that blood splatted all over the wall and then just left it on the floor"
Good lord!
"Then there was the time that I went back to the bathroom to discover that another woman shot poop against the back of the stall and next to the toilet."
Jeez Louise! I know where you're coming from, though. Usually when our cleaning lady is out, it's the job of my department to clean the restroomswomen included, and I'm a guy! And let me tell you, the ladies' room is far messier than mens'! I've seen my share of discarded tampons and defacation stains.
"And let's not forget the night that I ended up standing in a pool of some freak's pee while I was putting away videos on the new release wall. I almost quit that night."
Wow. You work at Blockbuster, huh?
I guess a guy, or it could've been a small child, just couldn't hold it. -
valleester — 18 years ago(February 28, 2008 09:12 AM)
"Jeez Louise! I know where you're coming from, though. Usually when our cleaning lady is out, it's the job of my department to clean the restroomswomen included, and I'm a guy! And let me tell you, the ladies' room is far messier than mens'! I've seen my share of discarded tampons and defacation stains"
The retailer that I was working for was pretty chintzy with their hours, and they always scheduled the cleaning lady to come in during the morning shift, so it was my job to make sure that the restrooms were cleaned out every night. And I agree with you about the men's room being cleaner. Don't get me wrong, there were some gross poop-related incidents in the men's room, too. It was just more frequent in the ladies' room. I have no idea why.
"Wow. You work at Blockbuster, huh?
I guess a guy, or it could've been a small child, just couldn't hold it."
No, I didn't work at Blockbuster. I wish! No, I worked at place that sold books, music, videos and various cafe items. And I doubt that it was some poor guy or small child that couldn't hold it. While I was putting away videos, there was a group of teenagers standing behind me, giggling. I couldn't figure out what it was that they were laughing at until I looked down. I couldn't believe what I was looking at, so I asked, "Am I standing in pee?" At which point the teens broke out in an all-out guffaw. That's when I knew. And it probably wouldn't have been as bad had it been anyone else, but I'm rather short and I have a tough time finding pants that aren't so long that they overlap my shoes and touch the ground. So, my pants were drenched in (what I assumed to be,) some strange teenager's pee. -
ExplorerDS6789 — 18 years ago(February 29, 2008 10:14 AM)
"Don't get me wrong, there were some gross poop-related incidents in the men's room, too. It was just more frequent in the ladies' room. I have no idea why."
Neither do I.
"At which point the teens broke out in an all-out guffaw. That's when I knew. And it probably wouldn't have been as bad had it been anyone else, but I'm rather short and I have a tough time finding pants that aren't so long that they overlap my shoes and touch the ground. So, my pants were drenched in (what I assumed to be,) some strange teenager's pee."
Wow. Those teens were probably drunk. Though I can't understand how they weren't cited for public urination. How could they do that in a store and not get caught? -
valleester — 18 years ago(February 29, 2008 12:36 PM)
"Wow. Those teens were probably drunk. Though I can't understand how they weren't cited for public urination. How could they do that in a store and not get caught?"
They did seem as though they were intoxicated by some means, but being an under-paid, over-worked video jockey, I cared a lot less about their motivation for peeing on the new release wall than the fact that I was standing in the pee. Anyway, at the time that it happened, my store hadn't yet put in its video surveillance, as it was near 11:00pm, there weren't really any other customers to speak of in the department at that time and as I was the only one manning my department that night and I was getting videos from the customer service desk on the other side of the store to put back on the new release wall, there were no witnesses and no proof that the teens actually did it. My boss didn't want to raise a commotion with the kids on the off chance that someone else had done it. Yet, at the same time, I was really ticked off. So, my boss sent me home. -
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valleester — 18 years ago(February 29, 2008 08:16 PM)
Extreme differences between Huggies and Pampers. When my son was born, I HATED Huggies because they had a hard cardboard-like plate in the diaper covered with silica gel that used to get attached to his skin and give him a diaper rash. Pampers were my favorite as they were ultra-absorbant and they were treated with aloe, so they actually helped keep diaper rash at bay. But that was nearly 9 years ago. I had a baby girl prematurely about a year ago. Let me tell ya, with her prematurity, I was paranoid about ANYTHING funky being anywhere near her skin. So, you can imagine how displeased I was to find that the hospital was putting her in Huggies diapers. After a few days, we went home and we started buying the Pampers diapers. And I couldn't believe it! They leaked like a sieve! So, after that, I had hubby buying a favorite generic brand. Then, one weekend, we sent the baby to go to the In-laws so that hubby and I could have a date night (you can't imagine how important something like a date night is until you have kids,) and my MIL told my husband and I that we didn't need to send anything with the baby, that she would just buy all new stuff. Well, when my MIL brought the baby back, she also brought with her the Huggies diapers. Anyway, a couple of days went by, and, for some reason, there were no other diapers around but the Huggies. I wasn't happy about it, but I put her in them. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the hard cardboard-like piece was no longer in the diaper, there were far more layers in the diaper so that the silica gel didn't get remotely near her skin, the velcro on the diaper was far superior to the stuff on either Pampers or the generic brand and the Huggies were better contoured to her body than the either the Pampers or the generic brand. In fact, if the Huggies were more affordable, they would be the way that I would go. Unfortunately, even with coupons, they're pretty pricey. So, I buy generic 'sposies.
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ExplorerDS6789 — 18 years ago(March 01, 2008 12:57 AM)
"After a few days, we went home and we started buying the Pampers diapers. And I couldn't believe it! They leaked like a sieve!"
You know, if it hadn't been for that part, your post would've been a great ad for Pampers. I'm serious. Or Luvs or any other brand. -
valleester — 18 years ago(March 01, 2008 01:20 AM)
LOL!!!! I know I probably sound pretty campy. Having kids is so mentally, emotionally and physically exhausting. Naturally, I'm pretty passionate about anything that will make the job even the tiniest bit easier.
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valleester — 18 years ago(March 01, 2008 11:29 AM)
Just the two. But with the 8 1/2 year old ignoring about 60% of what he's told to do, the 10 month old becoming more and more mobile and a perpetually depressed husband, I'm run pretty ragged. I'm trying to do the bulk of raising the kids and caring for the house on my own and I can't tell ya how overwhelming it can feel at times.
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ExplorerDS6789 — 18 years ago(March 01, 2008 03:17 PM)
I have no idea what that's like, but somehow I can really sympathize with you. As you know I work at Target and I see the traditional "soccer moms" and the moms hauling around 3 little kids, one usually in the baby seat, the others hanging off the carts. They really get out of control and throw tantrums, but do the parents care? No. They just let'em. That's another thing I can't stand, why parents let their children throw tantrums in public and do nothing about it. I hear the way they talk to their kids- bargaining with them, pleading with them. I'm sure you agree when I say that is definitely not the way to go.
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valleester — 18 years ago(March 01, 2008 05:33 PM)
"I have no idea what that's like, but somehow I can really sympathize with you."
Thank you.
"That's another thing I can't stand, why parents let their children throw tantrums in public and do nothing about it."
I know!!!! One time, it was right around closing and some guy brought his umbrella toting toddler into the store and proceeded to watch as she ran that umbrella down the new release wall! I was ready to just choke the guy! It surprised me how many people would bring their kids into the store and just let them run loose with various associates chasing after them as if we were free daycare. Believe me I understand what it's like to be a sleep deprived, nerve wracked, practically broke parent desperate for a break. The thing of it is that despite whatever exhaustion has built up, it was my choice to birth and keep my children and it's not fair for me to fob my children off on people whom are not being compensated for their care.
"I hear the way they talk to their kids- bargaining with them, pleading with them. I'm sure you agree when I say that is definitely not the way to go."
I'll admit, I did that in the beginning. It didn't take me long to see that wasn't working. Instead, I take my son to a quiet corner and tell him to knock it off or he's gonna get a wooping when we get home. If he doesn't stop his tantrum, I wait until we get home, I give him three swats on his rear with the open palm of my hand and then I make him write a one page essay about why his behavior was unacceptable. -
ExplorerDS6789 — 18 years ago(March 02, 2008 10:29 AM)
"The thing of it is that despite whatever exhaustion has built up, it was my choice to birth and keep my children and it's not fair for me to fob my children off on people whom are not being compensated for their care."
Amen to that.
"Instead, I take my son to a quiet corner and tell him to knock it off or he's gonna get a wooping when we get home. If he doesn't stop his tantrum, I wait until we get home, I give him three swats on his rear with the open palm of my hand and then I make him write a one page essay about why his behavior was unacceptable."
The essay part is pretty original. I never heard of that. -
valleester — 18 years ago(March 20, 2008 09:53 AM)
Well, I guess I have a sort of amusing anecdote for the essay punishment.
I don't remember what it was that I did, but I remember my Mom giving me a good whooping when I was around 7 or 8 or so and I remember thinking as Mom was spanking my derriere red, "Well maybe I would STOP doing _____ if I knew why it was so wrong!"
So, it occurred to me after I found myself yelling at my son for doing something for the umpteenth time, "Maybe he keeps doing _____ because he doesn't know why it's wrong." So, I asked and, sure enough, he had no idea how his behavior was impacting other people. By writing an essay, it gives him a chance to show me why he thinks an unacceptable behavior is acceptable in his eyes, it gives me a chance to explain to him why that behavior hurts other people and it gives us both an opportunity to come up with alternative behaviors that will allow him to do what it is that he wants to do without negatively impacting other people.
Then again, some people think I think too much. Maybe they're right.
Anyway, as to where I've been, I've been hanging out at the High School Reunion MSB here on IMDB and at TVLand.com.
BTW, did you notice that TVLand will be playing 3 Men tomorrow?
