Picnic tables at playgrounds are NOT changing tables

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m honestly curious if the people who say it’s fine to change a baby on a picnic table change their kids on their dining room tables or kitchen counters. Is it only ok because you don’t have to deal with the surface after you use it in this manner?

Yes i do. I also change them on the couch upon which you sit

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m honestly curious if the people who say it’s fine to change a baby on a picnic table change their kids on their dining room tables or kitchen counters. Is it only ok because you don’t have to deal with the surface after you use it in this manner?

Yes i do. I also change them on the couch upon which you sit

You change your kid on your counter and dining room table? Wow. No manners at all. Bet you let them sit on the kitchen counter (with their shoes on) while you "bake" with them, because it's ssssoooo cute.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Uh oh. We can't say picnic anymore. Picnic tables have to be renamed!! Hmmm... outdoor meal table??

You need to get off the conservative blogs.

—very liberal AA mom and history teacher

Tsk tsk. You used the word mother, which has been banned by the current US congress. You're just a birthing person now.

Qanon has entered the thread

I'm a liberal and I can't get on board with the birthing person BS. Unfortunately that's not a conspiracy theory.

[Anonymous]

It’s certainly not the classiest move.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m honestly curious if the people who say it’s fine to change a baby on a picnic table change their kids on their dining room tables or kitchen counters. Is it only ok because you don’t have to deal with the surface after you use it in this manner?

Yes i do. I also change them on the couch upon which you sit

You change your kid on your counter and dining room table? Wow. No manners at all. Bet you let them sit on the kitchen counter (with their shoes on) while you "bake" with them, because it's ssssoooo cute.

Some people are just gross and have no consideration for others. I've seen the diaper changing at restaurants and I am always astounded you could have so little disregard for others. Looking at you mommy at Le Diplomate changing a baby on the dining table and getting pissy people are glaring at you because, "it's just pee!"

[Anonymous]

Animals, probably mostly birds and squirrels, poop on that table too. It's a picnic table.

Wipe it off before eating or put a tablecloth on it.

Heads up, the ocean is filled with fish piss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get stuff happens, but just to be considerate, why isn’t this done on a bench or the ground!?!? Come on, people are doing this because it’s more comfortable and convenient. It’s not sanitary.

Is it any more sanitary or safe to put your baby on the ground?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously lighten up! It’s an outdoor table at a public place. What about the birds pooping on it? Or the raccoons walking all over it?

+1 DCUM has taught me that people are nuts. Outdoor spaces aren't sanitary, and neither is your lawn. If you are concerned, bring a table cloth, wipes, or something else. There are germs on that table, regardless of diaper changes.

[Anonymous]

Why not just bring a plastic reusable tablecloth with you if you are this sensitive? You won't have to wonder what went on the table before you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m honestly curious if the people who say it’s fine to change a baby on a picnic table change their kids on their dining room tables or kitchen counters. Is it only ok because you don’t have to deal with the surface after you use it in this manner?

Of course not. I took them to their changing table.

It's okay because (1) the options are limited and (2) you're outside. I always used a mat and the bench portion, rather than the table (though honestly, that's fine with me if other people use the table portion).

I'm with the PP who noted how parenthood reveals how many adults are paranoid about germs. That's got to be rough since there are SO many bodily fluids and generally gross things involved with parenting. I have empathy for that, but not for the judgment people think their squeamishness/paranoia entitles them to. There are far more harmful parenting practices out there, e.g., teaching your kids to be horribly judgmental.

[Anonymous]

Noone wants to eat where your baby's bottom was and noone wants to walk by you as you spread out your public toilets. Take your kid back to your car.

[Anonymous]

Man, nobody tell OP what birds do to picnic tables.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Man, nobody tell OP what birds do to picnic tables.

I'm the OP. I totally get that... It's just that I expect more from humans. Adult animals do all sorts of things humans are expected to refrain from doing out of consideration for other humans.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m honestly curious if the people who say it’s fine to change a baby on a picnic table change their kids on their dining room tables or kitchen counters. Is it only ok because you don’t have to deal with the surface after you use it in this manner?

Of course not. I took them to their changing table.

It's okay because (1) the options are limited and (2) you're outside. I always used a mat and the bench portion, rather than the table (though honestly, that's fine with me if other people use the table portion).

I'm with the PP who noted how parenthood reveals how many adults are paranoid about germs. That's got to be rough since there are SO many bodily fluids and generally gross things involved with parenting. I have empathy for that, but not for the judgment people think their squeamishness/paranoia entitles them to. There are far more harmful parenting practices out there, e.g., teaching your kids to be horribly judgmental.

I don’t think not wanting to eat where a shitty diaper has been changed is paranoid. Do you eat your lunch off the toilet?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m honestly curious if the people who say it’s fine to change a baby on a picnic table change their kids on their dining room tables or kitchen counters. Is it only ok because you don’t have to deal with the surface after you use it in this manner?

Yes i do. I also change them on the couch upon which you sit

You change your kid on your counter and dining room table? Wow. No manners at all. Bet you let them sit on the kitchen counter (with their shoes on) while you "bake" with them, because it's ssssoooo cute.

Some people are just gross and have no consideration for others. I've seen the diaper changing at restaurants and I am always astounded you could have so little disregard for others. Looking at you mommy at Le Diplomate changing a baby on the dining table and getting pissy people are glaring at you because, "it's just pee!"

did that actually happen???