PLEASE: don't let your boys pee on the trees at the playground

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heaerd there was a rash of nannies peeing on stolen cars at Turtle Park. That place sounds sketchy.

Bwaha!

[Anonymous]

Turtle Park is pretty creepy. I finally drove down to check it out, after hearing all the hype, and I thought I was at the wrong place. Old and dirty equipment, kids peeing everywhere (seriously - I saw a ton of this going on), nannies/parents ignoring their kids (didn't care too much since they aren't my kids, but it still was a bit strange to see bench sitters totally ignoring what was going on in front of them, closed bathrooms...The only thing good about it was that it was fenced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Urine is sterile..

Urine is not sterile. Once it exits the bods, it definitely isn't sterile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Turtle Park is pretty creepy. I finally drove down to check it out, after hearing all the hype, and I thought I was at the wrong place. Old and dirty equipment, kids peeing everywhere (seriously - I saw a ton of this going on), nannies/parents ignoring their kids (didn't care too much since they aren't my kids, but it still was a bit strange to see bench sitters totally ignoring what was going on in front of them, closed bathrooms...The only thing good about it was that it was fenced.

Don't under estimate Turtle Park, many a SAHM has benefited because of it. They have been able to read a book undisturbed while their child pours sand over some kid's head or grabs a toy violently from a baby while screaming "Mine! Mine!" Turtle Park allows the moms of NW DC to lounge, socialize and judge the clearly "not white" nannies as being lazy while they sit and do the same kind of things. It really is a wonderful place, you should give it another go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Turtle Park is pretty creepy. I finally drove down to check it out, after hearing all the hype, and I thought I was at the wrong place. Old and dirty equipment, kids peeing everywhere (seriously - I saw a ton of this going on), nannies/parents ignoring their kids (didn't care too much since they aren't my kids, but it still was a bit strange to see bench sitters totally ignoring what was going on in front of them, closed bathrooms...The only thing good about it was that it was fenced.

Don't under estimate Turtle Park, many a SAHM has benefited because of it. They have been able to read a book undisturbed while their child pours sand over some kid's head or grabs a toy violently from a baby while screaming "Mine! Mine!" Turtle Park allows the moms of NW DC to lounge, socialize and judge the clearly "not white" nannies as being lazy while they sit and do the same kind of things. It really is a wonderful place, you should give it another go.

hah. I think you meant nanny, not SAHM. There are no moms at Turtle Park. It's virtually all nannies. Bad ones.

BTW, my neighbor's one-year-old son had his ear partially bitten off at Turtle Park by another child. I kid you not. While she called 911, the nanny of the biter snuck out of the park.

Lovely place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Turtle Park is pretty creepy. I finally drove down to check it out, after hearing all the hype, and I thought I was at the wrong place. Old and dirty equipment, kids peeing everywhere (seriously - I saw a ton of this going on), nannies/parents ignoring their kids (didn't care too much since they aren't my kids, but it still was a bit strange to see bench sitters totally ignoring what was going on in front of them, closed bathrooms...The only thing good about it was that it was fenced.

Don't under estimate Turtle Park, many a SAHM has benefited because of it. They have been able to read a book undisturbed while their child pours sand over some kid's head or grabs a toy violently from a baby while screaming "Mine! Mine!" Turtle Park allows the moms of NW DC to lounge, socialize and judge the clearly "not white" nannies as being lazy while they sit and do the same kind of things. It really is a wonderful place, you should give it another go.

hah. I think you meant nanny, not SAHM. There are no moms at Turtle Park. It's virtually all nannies. Bad ones.

BTW, my neighbor's one-year-old son had his ear partially bitten off at Turtle Park by another child. I kid you not. While she called 911, the nanny of the biter snuck out of the park.

Lovely place.

I am there a couple times a week and I have to disagree with you. I'd say the nanny to mom ratio is pretty even. Our nanny goes there too and she's a great nanny, but I have witnessed all kinds of bad behavior by nannies, moms, dads, you name it. Maybe there's something in the water in NW?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Turtle Park is pretty creepy. I finally drove down to check it out, after hearing all the hype, and I thought I was at the wrong place. Old and dirty equipment, kids peeing everywhere (seriously - I saw a ton of this going on), nannies/parents ignoring their kids (didn't care too much since they aren't my kids, but it still was a bit strange to see bench sitters totally ignoring what was going on in front of them, closed bathrooms...The only thing good about it was that it was fenced.

Don't under estimate Turtle Park, many a SAHM has benefited because of it. They have been able to read a book undisturbed while their child pours sand over some kid's head or grabs a toy violently from a baby while screaming "Mine! Mine!" Turtle Park allows the moms of NW DC to lounge, socialize and judge the clearly "not white" nannies as being lazy while they sit and do the same kind of things. It really is a wonderful place, you should give it another go.

hah. I think you meant nanny, not SAHM. There are no moms at Turtle Park. It's virtually all nannies. Bad ones.

BTW, my neighbor's one-year-old son had his ear partially bitten off at Turtle Park by another child. I kid you not. While she called 911, the nanny of the biter snuck out of the park.

Lovely place.

I am there a couple times a week and I have to disagree with you. I'd say the nanny to mom ratio is pretty even. Our nanny goes there too and she's a great nanny, but I have witnessed all kinds of bad behavior by nannies, moms, dads, you name it. Maybe there's something in the water in NW?

I don't know, but there are lots of other great parks in NW DC. Turtle Park is just zoo-like. I think that bad behavior by one person just encourages it in other people - like a chain reaction or something. Or maybe it's just overcrowded. And has too many big kids running around the toddlers. I don't know.

[zumbamama]

Anonymous wrote:I was at a public pool last summer, sitting on the side....A little boy, around 6...Got out of the pool, stood on the side, next to me..TOOK down his pants, and pee'd, right into the pool. In front of everyone. His Mother was right there and didnt do/say anything.

It could be worse, peeps!

OMG this happened to me too...but in California. The boy peed in the jacuzi! Ew warm bubbling pee...eww! I was so disgusted, his mother didn't do anything about it either. So, I made a sign and put it on the rail of the jacuzi...THIS JACUZI IS FULL OF URINE. Yes I know kids pee in the pool, but this was so blatant, and the jacuzi is much smaller than the pool and made for adults. I would only let my kid pee in public if there was absolutely no alternative, and then I would at least try to find someplace to do it discreetly.

Everyday I have to walk up a flight of stairs that reeks of urine, and have even seen piles of crap occasionally, right outside of the metro station. It is soooooo nasty. I hold my bottle of lavender to my nose everytime I use those stairs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Urine is sterile..

Urine is not sterile. Once it exits the bods, it definitely isn't sterile.

Are you certain?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Urine is sterile..

Urine is not sterile. Once it exits the bods, it definitely isn't sterile.

Are you certain?

If you have any doubts, take a sip and let us know.