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[quote=Anonymous]Uhhhhh...

1) No, not on the asphalt-- I think that's a little yucky. Just like I'd prefer a dog poop on the grass than on the asphalt, even if it's picked up either way. I guess just a personal preference to keep natural waste products in nature. But yes, in the car in a little potty if it were more of an emergency, and maybe on the grass, if it were a severe emergency.

2) Regardless, even though I think it's kinda yucky, peeing on the asphalt is not that gross in the scheme of things. Seriously, this is so not a big deal, even if I wouldn't allow it. And arrested? Are you kidding me?

3) This is definitely not just a white people thing, and I am the last to defend white people. Go to China and report back to me. Most people-- especially those who don't have 3-year-olds in diapers-- are just not that uptight about baby and toddler pee.

4) Pee is sterile and most of the rest of the outside is objectively grosser than a little toddler pee. It's also not horribly uncouth or perverted, and I actually agree it's not grosser than a kid pooping in a diaper in public. People are saying "well, a non-potty-trained kid can't help it." But often, they could, if that were really the priority-- i.e., it's not purely a biological reality. So if a kid can't hold it 100% of the time until they get to a toilet, and very occasionally pees outside, is that really grosser than keeping them in a diaper an extra year until they can? Peeing and pooping in public right next to other people, for a whole extra year? It's definitely a bit of a false dichotomy, but it's something to consider about cultural messages people are getting. If, in a certain culture, it's total anathema for a kid to pee outside, that kid is less likely to be out of diapers as soon as he might otherwise be.

5) No doubt, however, this is seen as more acceptable and more of an option for males than females. Make of that what you will.[/quote]

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