Neighbors daughter peed on my couch :(

[Anonymous]

If it soaked down to the cushion then just scrubbing the outside fabric isn’t going to do much. Wash the cover and maybe you can hose off the cushion.

[Anonymous]

You can get it cleaned. I had a pet pee on the couch, an elderly person pee on an chair and my daughter pee on her mattress. I was able to get all three cleaned. There are people that specialize in getting pee smells and stains out. Don't say anything. It will be embarrassing for you and the neighbor.

[Anonymous]

Nature’s miracle works great. Just saturate it and let it air dry.
Before anything where they will he sitting for a while, especially if screens are involved, just announce it’s bathroom break time.
About 10% of kids have this problem occasionally at that age.
This is the problem with pods—teachers are trained to deal with kids’s quirks. Parents tend to only be trained in dealing with their own kids’ quirks.

[Anonymous]

OP, are you sure you want to be in the urine scented pod?

[Anonymous]

The bad news - the cushion is ruined

Much like carpet padding once urine has soaked in and dried there is nothing you can do it get it out.

You can follow all these suggestions. You can call a cleaning company even and yes at first the smell will be dismissed but as the cleaning solutions dries fully over a couple of weeks the smell will come back

You will also get to a point where you no longer smell it but other people who come into your home and near the sofa do

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t say anything. I don’t see the point.

Honestly has your couch never been peed on or puked on before? Just clean it and air out the room.

Next time the girl is over (if you have her again- your choice of course) remind her to use the restroom regularly.

Just the type of stuff that happens with small kids IMO

NP here. I have two kids ages 9 and 12, and neither of them has ever peed or puked on a couch. I don't think this is that unusual. I cannot believe that a) a six year old peed on a couch and b) said nothing to anyone. Appalling.

Mom of 3 and I agree that this is pretty strange. No pee or puke on couches here.

Same here. I have 3 young children, so I’m no stranger to cleaning up messes. That said, I cannot believe someone would get to the point where pee and puke on a couch is considered normal? That’s bizarre.

My oldest child is 5 years. She has never peed on my couch and neither have any of her friends. I can’t imagine a situation where a kid makes that big of a mess and doesn’t tell anyone. This is basic hygiene!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First of all, OP, you are not weary, you are leery. You will be weary if it happens again!

And I would mention it. Or keep her on wood chairs or outside.

Or is OP wary?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t say anything. I don’t see the point.

Honestly has your couch never been peed on or puked on before? Just clean it and air out the room.

Next time the girl is over (if you have her again- your choice of course) remind her to use the restroom regularly.

Just the type of stuff that happens with small kids IMO

NP here. I have two kids ages 9 and 12, and neither of them has ever peed or puked on a couch. I don't think this is that unusual. I cannot believe that a) a six year old peed on a couch and b) said nothing to anyone. Appalling.

Mom of 3 and I agree that this is pretty strange. No pee or puke on couches here.

Same here. I have 3 young children, so I’m no stranger to cleaning up messes. That said, I cannot believe someone would get to the point where pee and puke on a couch is considered normal? That’s bizarre.

My oldest child is 5 years. She has never peed on my couch and neither have any of her friends. I can’t imagine a situation where a kid makes that big of a mess and doesn’t tell anyone. This is basic hygiene!!!

You can't imagine a situation? How about because she's 6 and mortified because she knows it's not age-approriate. Judging by some of the reactions here she would be valid in that thinking. For the love of God, people want her to go back to diapers (pull ups)??

[Anonymous]

Put the cushion in the sun?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:steaming it won't take out the urine smell, trust me, it will smell more. get the urine neutralizer

this. steam will set the urine smell.

[Anonymous]

My dog peed on my couch. Couch was from Macy’s. Took the cushion (in fact all of them) to the laundromat. I used the gigantic washers that they have. Washed cushions and then dried outside on deck. They are perfect and smell so clean. I wasn’t sure how they would hold up and was willing to risk them not surviving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My Next door neighbors have a 6 year old daughter and she and my 6 year old son have been playing quite a bit outside during quarantine. We formed a pod with this family and two other family’s to oversee elearning next school year. Since we formed the pod we have allowed our kids to play together more, including inside. Over the weekend I noticed the girl definitely had an accident since her shorts were wet over her bottom. The next day we noticed our living room couch was really wet, all the way through the cushions to the bottom of the couch. Since then it has started reeling of urine. I have a carpet cleaning thing similar to something you can rent at the grocery store, and I used it to clean the couch but it still smells. I bought a few special cleaners meant to remove pet urine and I will use those and hopefully the smell will go away. I am debating if I should say anything to my neighbors. They have mentioned that she tends to have accidents. I don’t want to embarrass her or make it weird with them, but I’m also weary now that this girl is going to be in my house when we start the pod during g the school year. Any thoughts on whether I should say anything? Also tips on how to get rid of the smell would be appreciated!

You need to remove the cover, wash it and hose down the cushion and dry in the sun. If that it not possible I'd toss the couch.

We had a neighbor boy who would do that, except he pooped his pants. I did not let him in the house.

[Anonymous]

So sad for that little girl who at that age are learning to handle situations where they are not home or in their comfort zone. It's difficult to tell somewhat strangers things like this.

Clean the couch and move on. If you can't, don't invite any more kids over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t say anything. I don’t see the point.

Honestly has your couch never been peed on or puked on before? Just clean it and air out the room.

Next time the girl is over (if you have her again- your choice of course) remind her to use the restroom regularly.

Just the type of stuff that happens with small kids IMO

NP here. I have two kids ages 9 and 12, and neither of them has ever peed or puked on a couch. I don't think this is that unusual. I cannot believe that a) a six year old peed on a couch and b) said nothing to anyone. Appalling.

Mom of 3 and I agree that this is pretty strange. No pee or puke on couches here.

Same here. I have 3 young children, so I’m no stranger to cleaning up messes. That said, I cannot believe someone would get to the point where pee and puke on a couch is considered normal? That’s bizarre.

My oldest child is 5 years. She has never peed on my couch and neither have any of her friends. I can’t imagine a situation where a kid makes that big of a mess and doesn’t tell anyone. This is basic hygiene!!!

You can't imagine a situation? How about because she's 6 and mortified because she knows it's not age-approriate. Judging by some of the reactions here she would be valid in that thinking. For the love of God, people want her to go back to diapers (pull ups)??

If a 6 year old makes a huge mess at someone’s house the age appropriate thing to do is to tell an adult. Really.

This girl did two things that are completely age inappropriate. First was peeing on the couch. Second was not telling anyone and getting help.

To be that says she’s so used to peeing herself that it didn’t even register as something big. Even my 3 year old understands that he needs to tell a grown up when he has an accident AND he notices that he’s become soiled and wants clean clothes. This girl is 6 and she either didn’t notice or didn’t care that she was soiled. This is a huge red flag. I would be very weary of hosting this girl inside my house.

[Anonymous]

I had a 5 year old pee in her pants in my house on the carpet. I told her mom as I thought she should know. I was as kind as I could be about it.

One reason to talk to the mom is to get a feel for if this is unusual. If it isn't I would consider putting a soft waterproof blanket (or something) to protect any soft furniture.