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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the person that posted a few posts above yours about taking my 8 year old son into the women's locker room with my daughters and myself.

I understand that some people are not thrilled with an 8 year old boy being in the women's locker room. I'm certainly NOT trying to offend anyone!

But to be honest, [b]I would much rather someone be momentarily embarrassed about a little boy seeing them nude than for my son to be molested in the men's locker room.[/b]

I have told my son not to stare at nude people while he's in there with us, and to be completely honest, he doesn't. While he is showering off he just talks to his sisters and myself. He's probably at least 3 to 4 years off from puberty. And I plan on having him use the men's locker room in a couple of years.[/quote]

I'm sorry, but you don't seem to realize that for some 10yo girls, having a 10yo boy in the room while they are forced to take a nude shower could be almost as traumatic as actual abuse.  It certainly wouldn't fly in a school for boys and girls of that age to be allowed, much less required, to take nude showers in the same room.

And if a girl turns away when your son enters, SHE IS BOTHERED BY HIS PRESENCE.  But how many 10yo girls would have the courage to speak up about something she is already so embarrassed by?  That's the ONLY reason no one has complained to you yet.

I don't much care about other adults in the locker room, but I certainly do care about protecting the other children.  Which you clearly do not.  I know the rules *seem* contradictory and unfair--they basically mean you can't take your opposite sex child to the pool between the ages of 6 and 12, but if you don't like it, find another pool with different rules or a family restroom.[/quote]

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