To pee or not to pee?

Actually, this is about going to the bathroom- with your child. Now, at home, when I’m alone and Piper’s awake and I need to pee (or, ahem, the other) I just plop her in the exersaucer. Usually I time her naps well enough to not need to do that. Sometimes she’s pissed off at something and utterly hates the exersaucer, so… I bring her into the bathroom with me. It happens enough that I actually have her bouncer in there all the time.

Is this weird? At work I will bring her into the bathroom with me- our bathroom isn’t in our suite, and is shared by six other suites. It has a handicapped stall and a smaller stall, so I usually wheel her into the handicapped one. As at home, I’d rather not have to bring her in with me, so I just wait until she’s asleep and go by myself when a co-worker is around to make sure she’s okay.

Still- I am alone, and she is awake way too often to not bring her in with me. So I ask you, at what age does it get “gross” for you to bring your kid into the bathroom stall with you?

I don’t want to cause her to go into therapy in her later years, but sometimes things just don’t work out right and I need her to come in with me. Part of the time I feel badly about it, but then i think, well, there are no other options, and this is important, as my bladder control isn’t as great as it once was (ah, the pushing). So when I need to go- I NEED to go. When we’re at work, she’s always n her stroller and never ever does she touch anything.

Again, I ask- Am I damaging her for the future? I attempt to stay as modest as possible, but sometimes nature calls when I’m alone and she’s awake- and I don’t care what other people would do- I would never leave her in the office alone.

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