who was right?

u_c_thesecond

An incident at the gym today had me thinking and i wanted to get some opnions. At my gym and pool theres a mens changing room, a womens changing room, and a family changing room.

Today just as i was leaving to go home a woman walked in with a 6 year old boy. There was another woman drying her hair with a towel on her end and nothing up the top. Its a womens changing room so nothing new.

However the mother started yelling at her to put some clothes on saying that "Theres a young boy in the room have some common decency"

Now theres a family room next door and after 2 other women pointed this out to her she said "Im not bringing my son in there its full of men"

So who was right?

mikemac

The mother was wrong
And she should have gone to the family room

Sykk

The woman is under no obligation to cover herself up while getting changed in a woman's changing room. If that woman doesn't want her boy seeing a woman or a mans dangley bits then don't take him into a gym changing room, full stop.

DrumSteve

I'd say the little boy was like : WIN. Boobs ahoy.

Cookie_Monster

The important question is, did she have a nice rack

Grolschevik

mikemac wrote: »

The mother was wrong
And she should have gone to the family room

Yup.

Coeurdepirate

The mother was wrong.

noworries

As its AH...
pics or GTFO

seanmc1980

the mother is an idiot, she is of the idea that the human boday is something dirty an dto be ashamed of, ah another legacy of teh catholic church. whats wrong witha 6 yr old seeing boobs and willys, completly natural,

Elmidena

At least the story didn't finish with the woman doing a slowmo gyration whilst fondling her breasts to enhance her point.

Otherwise it would be a case of pics or GTFO

ScumLord

Sykk wrote: »

The woman is under no obligation to cover herself up while getting changed in a woman's changing room. If that woman doesn't want her boy seeing a woman or a mans dangley bits then don't take him into a gym changing room, full stop.

She needs to cut off the sons willy before he notices it in a mirror.

Dangerous Man

The mother should be shot.

Also, the boy should be in the men's changing room.

Starscream25

shes in the wrong, there are no rooms named 'mother and son' that only mothers and sons can use together. attending the gym with her son would be under the family category im sure, she cant expect to go in the womens changing room or any changing room for that matter and not expect to see some bit of 'skin' with her son present or not, to get changed one must be naked or partially naked, and the fact that she said it to someone...............she sounds like a right old bitch by the sounds of it.

racso1975

I always bring my boys to the family room in the male area. I always feel sorry for the men in the room as eldest fella is only 3 and has that willy facinction is constantly pointing and saying things if he see's one. Thats the only reason i go to family room though so others dont feel embarrased cause i know the day will come when he asks why mines so big compared to theirs

Latchy

Mother was wrong and sounds like she belongs back in the Ireland of 1950s/ 1960s ,if only in public gyms /swimming pools .

GavRedKing

TBF to the 6yr old I dont think he would have complained or taken to much notice of the other women, its his mother who is making the big deal out of a relatively trivial issue.

She should of just went to the family room, its like at some pools that have Family changing cubicles that are double or triple the size of regular cubicles.

biko

So he saw boobs, no biggie.
Probably not the first and certainly not the last time.

thebigbiffo

you should have slapped the face of the auld hoor - stupid bint is responsibile for what her son sees not people doing what they're supposed to do in changing rooms.

Celly Smunt

milfs,naked women and ....children,oh.

blodvyn

american pie 33.

My mom introduced me to my 1st milf.

racso1975

Also he's 6 surely he can get changed in the men's room himself

Celly Smunt

racso1975 wrote: »

Also he's 6 surely he can get changed in the men's room himself

if i was in the mens changing room i'd have no problem with him in there,he's too old for me anyway.

Dacelonid

Damn, thought the question was who was wrong, not who was right and voted for the wrong one.

The woman with the child was wrong, she should have gone next door.

--LOS--

racso1975 wrote: »

I always bring my boys to the family room in the male area. I always feel sorry for the men in the room as eldest fella is only 3 and has that willy facinction is constantly pointing and saying things if he see's one. Thats the only reason i go to family room though so others dont feel embarrased cause i know the day will come when he asks why mines so big compared to theirs

'willy fascination' yes I believe that is the technical term :P


anyway the mother was clearly in the wrong, if anything the other women there should have been complaining to her that she wasn't in the family room, the boy is 6 after all, I would have been starting first class in school when I was 6 so I would have probably been in my own changing room then instead of in with my dad.

Not only was she wrong, ie. women should be allowed to be naked in the women's dressing room, but she's the opposite of right ie. she shouldn't be allowed to bring her son in at all. So she was the one who should have been given out to.

I hate being in dressing room when women bring their sons in. No one is going to stare at a child's naked body, even if they're some kind of pervert, no one's going to with the mother, and a load of other people, in the room with them. But little boys in the changing room always stare at the naked women. I don't mind much now, just try to keep a tactical towel around me when there's little boys about, but when I was 13-16, trying to be comfortable with my body, the last thing needed was being gawped at naked by boys, little or otherwise. I understand that with a men's room and a women's room, it's the best option, but if there's a family room I'd be pretty miffed to see a little boy in the women's room.

Also, one time I was in the women's changing room and some woman brought her (what looked like) 12 year old son in with her :rolleyes:. But what can you do?

Tehachapi

u_c_thesecond wrote: »

An incident at the gym today had me thinking and i wanted to get some opnions. At my gym and pool theres a mens changing room, a womens changing room, and a family changing room.

Today just as i was leaving to go home a woman walked in with a 6 year old boy. There was another woman drying her hair with a towel on her end and nothing up the top. Its a womens changing room so nothing new.

However the mother started yelling at her to put some clothes on saying that "Theres a young boy in the room have some common decency"

Now theres a family room next door and after 2 other women pointed this out to her she said "Im not bringing my son in there its full of men"

So who was right?

Are you the 6 year old boy, OP?

Lady Chatterton

What happens when they go on their family holiday to Majorca, is she going to ask all the topless bathers to cover up :eek: :eek: :eek:

FatherLen

i am sorry i got distracted by the thoughts of boobs... whats this thread about?






boobs?

jonnyfingers

I volunteer to walk into this changing room and see what all the fuss is about.

thefinalstage

true-or-false wrote: »

Not only was she wrong, ie. women should be allowed to be naked in the women's dressing room, but she's the opposite of right ie. she shouldn't be allowed to bring her son in at all. So she was the one who should have been given out to.

I hate being in dressing room when women bring their sons in. No one is going to stare at a child's naked body, even if they're some kind of pervert, no one's going to with the mother, and a load of other people, in the room with them. But little boys in the changing room always stare at the naked women. I don't mind much now, just try to keep a tactical towel around me when there's little boys about, but when I was 13-16, trying to be comfortable with my body, the last thing needed was being gawped at naked by boys, little or otherwise. I understand that with a men's room and a women's room, it's the best option, but if there's a family room I'd be pretty miffed to see a little boy in the women's room.

Also, one time I was in the women's changing room and some woman brought her (what looked like) 12 year old son in with her :rolleyes:. But what can you do?

*gawp*

Son Of A Vidic

Do you really need to ask this question? How can the woman who is changing be in the wrong? Was she not changing in the female changing room?

Sanjuro

Sykk wrote: »

The woman is under no obligation to cover herself up while getting changed in a woman's changing room. If that woman doesn't want her boy seeing a woman or a mans dangley bits then don't take him into a gym changing room gouge the child's eyes out, full stop.

FYP

southsiderosie

Isn't six kind of old for a little boy to be in the women's locker room?

enfant terrible

true-or-false wrote: »

Not only was she wrong, ie. women should be allowed to be naked in the women's dressing room, but she's the opposite of right ie. she shouldn't be allowed to bring her son in at all. So she was the one who should have been given out to.

I hate being in dressing room when women bring their sons in. No one is going to stare at a child's naked body, even if they're some kind of pervert, no one's going to with the mother, and a load of other people, in the room with them. But little boys in the changing room always stare at the naked women. I don't mind much now, just try to keep a tactical towel around me when there's little boys about, but when I was 13-16, trying to be comfortable with my body, the last thing needed was being gawped at naked by boys, little or otherwise. I understand that with a men's room and a women's room, it's the best option, but if there's a family room I'd be pretty miffed to see a little boy in the women's room.

Also, one time I was in the women's changing room and some woman brought her (what looked like) 12 year old son in with her :rolleyes:. But what can you do?

Someone thinks a lot of themself.

jimthemental

Why was a six year old kid in the gym anyway, surely he doesn't need to sculpt his guns at that age!

enfant terrible

enfant terrible wrote: »

Someone thinks a lot of themself.

Howso?

flutterflye

Crap, I clicked the wrong one.
I said the woman was right by accident, so knock a vote off that one for me.

I have an 8 year old boy who I would bring to the ladies if there was no family area, rather than let him go to the mens on his own.

I wouldn't care what regulations said either to be honest (alot of changing rooms say the have to be under 8 if in opposite sex changing room.)

But I wouldn't expect women to cover themselves!
That's ridiculous!

southsiderosie

flutterflye wrote: »

Crap, I clicked the wrong one.
I said the woman was right by accident, so knock a vote off that one for me.

I have an 8 year old boy who I would bring to the ladies if there was no family area, rather than let him go to the mens on his own.

I wouldn't care what regulations said either to be honest (alot of changing rooms say the have to be under 8 if in opposite sex changing room.)

But I wouldn't expect women to cover themselves!
That's ridiculous!

I think it is ridiculous that you would bring your eight year old into a women's locker room.

hatrickpatrick

There's something so sad about our fear of the human body. There really is.
*sighs*
ZOMG!!! A BOOB! A BOOB!!! CLEARLY THE KID WILL TURN TO STONE HAVING SEEN SUCH A SHOCKING SPECTACLE!!!!! HE'LL BE SCARRED FOR LIFE!!! A NAKED PERSON?!?!?! EVIL!!!

*facepalm*

Our society is disturbed. We have serious, serious issues.

flutterflye

southsiderosie wrote: »

I think it is ridiculous that you would bring your eight year old into a women's locker room.

Oh sorry, should have mentioned - He has special needs.

I'm not sure what the average 8 year old is like as I don't have one, so can't comment.

But my son certainly needs to come with me to ladies if no family area.

Aishae

it doesnt bother me when mums bring their toddlers in - why would it?! but it does feel a bit weird when its mums with 10 year old boys in! if for no other reason than that wouldnt teach any independence or ability to cope with the smallest things.
(different matter with special needs kids of course but i usually see folks with older s.n kids headed towards the disabled changing room as its private)

as for the nakedness... er.... what?! you even get the odd woman who is so comfortable in her own skin that she can walk across the changing room naked without batting an eyelid. its what you expect will happen in Changing Rooms. At the very least you might inadvertedly catch a glimpse of an arse cheek or *horror* two
did the woman put something on when the mum complained? id be very pulled as to whether or not to say rather smartly, how she can go f herself - or try remain reasonable 'this is a LADIES changing room. so if you arent comfy with my boobs then use the family one cos im not getting dressed any faster than usual'

stovelid

I'm not sure but all parents and their kids are cretins.

And something about needing a license to have a dog but not for kids.

Have I pressed all the requisite buttons for a thanks harvest?

u_c_thesecond

stovelid wrote: »

I'm not sure but all parents and their kids are cretins.

:P:P:P:P:P

Daegerty

I was in a swimming pool a number of years ago, in the changing room

A father brought a little girl in there, about 5 or 6. Maybe 7. Nobody said anything about it, its quite normal for parents to bring their children into the changing room if they're not quite old enough to change themselves unassisted.

It stuck to my mind because she was just short enough to fit under the hand dryer with a decent clearance and was standing there drying her hair. Was tempted to take a pic with my phone because it looked funny but you wouldnt know with some people in those places they might think realise I'm a dirty pervert