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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]family bathrooms should be required everywhere.[/quote]

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And more than one of them would be nice. I know this is about bathrooms, but the "family" changing rooms at the community pools are great, but there is like one per facility. My 6.5 year old DS and I were standing outside of the changing room (our stuff was inside in one of the lockers) for about 20 minutes waiting for a dad and his toddler to shower and get dressed. And then when we do get in I feel super paranoid and rushed because I know what it's like to have to wait to get in.[/quote]

Ugh.  People at the pool are the worst.  Nothing like waiting 20+ minutes for one with your opposite sex child(ren) for a mom and her 3 teenage daughters to come out.  The last time a guy came out with his toddler son.  Come on, dude - take him into the locker room.[/quote]

In his defense, he has a little girl, so I kind of get it. But what made it extra awkward is that he's my co-worker, happened to realize he and his daughter do the free swim the same day my DS and I do (only one day per week after school) so now I'm hesitant to return to that pool because we'll be fighting over who gets in there first! I would love any other creative solutions on how to handle this, which don't include waiting 20 minutes for the changing room and which don't include sending my DS to the men's locker room alone (I'm just not going to do this when he's 6). [/quote]

Can you say to him, "Hey, looks like we are taking the kids to the pool at the same time. We can be in and out of the changing room super quick -- do you mind if we go first next time?"[/quote]

So if he is ready to get changed, but you aren't yet, he is going to awkwardly stand there for 5 minutes not going into the stall?  Don't make it weird.  Whoever gets there first goes first, be polite about it, and if it's really a big deal in the end- like he always rushes right in and takes 30 min- then honestly just put up a towel block and let your kid change behind the towel on the pool deck if you don't want to bring him in the womens. [/quote]

I don't find it's weird to talk to people. If I were in this situation and had that conversation, I'd make sure I was there first or at the same time as he -- if it was a set use time, and both kids' time would be up at the same time -- or I would never have asked for the consideration. [/quote]

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