Oh No - He Just Pooped In The Car!
@purplealabaster (22091)
United States
March 6, 2010 5:35pm CST
Today was a nice, fairly warm, sunny day, so we decided to go for a walk. We live in the country, so there are no sidewalks. Therefore, we usually either drive to the bike trail or go to town to walk around. Our one dog really likes riding in the car, so we decided to take him with us.
On our way there, the little one was in the backseat with the dog. All of a sudden she starts yelling at him and telling him he is naughty and to stop. I turned around and asked what was the matter, and she yells "He is pooping in the car!"
He has always ridden in the car without a problem, so I was very concerned that he must be sick or something must be seriously wrong for him to do that. When I looked, though, I found that he was just ... erm, shall we say "very excited" to be going for a car ride.
We tried to explain to the little one (without going into too much detail, of course) that he was not pooping in the car. She kept insisting that he was, and it would get all over the seat and be "Yucky!". Finally, the "excitement" died down, and things went "back to normal". The little one decided that the poopy went back inside his butt, so she was happy. We were laughing at the situation and glad that we did not have to further try to explain what was really happening.
So, have you ever had to try to explain an awkward situation to a little one without going into too much detail? If not, then how would you have handled it if you were us?
He has always ridden in the car without a problem, so I was very concerned that he must be sick or something must be seriously wrong for him to do that. When I looked, though, I found that he was just ... erm, shall we say "very excited" to be going for a car ride.
We tried to explain to the little one (without going into too much detail, of course) that he was not pooping in the car. She kept insisting that he was, and it would get all over the seat and be "Yucky!". Finally, the "excitement" died down, and things went "back to normal". The little one decided that the poopy went back inside his butt, so she was happy. We were laughing at the situation and glad that we did not have to further try to explain what was really happening.
So, have you ever had to try to explain an awkward situation to a little one without going into too much detail? If not, then how would you have handled it if you were us?4 people like this
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
6 Mar 10
Heehee I have just come from another discussion concerned with handcuffs and now he's you asking how I would have handled it 
I remember when my son was small and we had a small dog and a cat and the cat was 'feeling spring in the air' and all that was available was the dog. They got into their business just as my son and me were returning from the vegetable garden after harvesting a few beans for lunch. I am not going to tell you how I explained that to him but I do remember him asking whether the outcome would be dogs that looked like cats or cats that looked like dogs... 
All I sad was that if either were to happen we could become quite rich and that is how he started the conversation with his father when he attived home later 
I remember when my son was small and we had a small dog and a cat and the cat was 'feeling spring in the air' and all that was available was the dog. They got into their business just as my son and me were returning from the vegetable garden after harvesting a few beans for lunch. I am not going to tell you how I explained that to him but I do remember him asking whether the outcome would be dogs that looked like cats or cats that looked like dogs... All I sad was that if either were to happen we could become quite rich and that is how he started the conversation with his father when he attived home later 3 people like this
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
7 Mar 10
Of course the first thing that I notice is your concern about sheep not being allowed to do it. Now I wonder why that would be of any importance at all unless... then I remembered Dolly and maybe that is where you are leading.
I always thought that if my son was old enough to ask a question, he was also old enough to know the answer and I never went through the stork or cabbage tales at all with him. We told him the truth though with details appropriate to his age - and it seems that he got the right info judging by recent events
then I remembered Dolly and maybe that is where you are leading.
I always thought that if my son was old enough to ask a question, he was also old enough to know the answer and I never went through the stork or cabbage tales at all with him. We told him the truth though with details appropriate to his age - and it seems that he got the right info judging by recent events 2 people like this
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
7 Mar 10
Yes, these two discussions were timed quite well to cause uncontrollable laughter, which I really needed today!
Since your son was old enough for at least a somewhat "proper" explanation, it makes it even funnier, especially since after the way he introduced the incident to his father when he got home. I would have liked to have been there to watch you have to explain the whole thing to your husband after what your son told him! I think I might have just stuck with the "they are wrestling and playing" excuse for as long as possible.
Since your son was old enough for at least a somewhat "proper" explanation, it makes it even funnier, especially since after the way he introduced the incident to his father when he got home. I would have liked to have been there to watch you have to explain the whole thing to your husband after what your son told him! I think I might have just stuck with the "they are wrestling and playing" excuse for as long as possible.3 people like this
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
7 Mar 10
Yes, that would be quite an interesting situation either way if you managed to have a litter of catdogs or dogcats, and I am sure that it would not only make you rich but also very famous.
Talking about cross-species "encounters", I think it is quite disturbing that they have to have an actual law that makes it illegal to "do it" with sheep. They say that the genetics is so close that there really is a chance that this act could produce offspring, although they insist that it has never happened. That makes me wonder whether or not there really has been, especially since they felt the need to make it illegal, but I think that I probably would rather not know. I had not realized that the cross-species interaction applied to cats and dogs, but apparently I was wrong about that, too. It is quite interesting the things that we learn here on myLot!
Talking about cross-species "encounters", I think it is quite disturbing that they have to have an actual law that makes it illegal to "do it" with sheep. They say that the genetics is so close that there really is a chance that this act could produce offspring, although they insist that it has never happened. That makes me wonder whether or not there really has been, especially since they felt the need to make it illegal, but I think that I probably would rather not know. I had not realized that the cross-species interaction applied to cats and dogs, but apparently I was wrong about that, too. It is quite interesting the things that we learn here on myLot!1 person likes this
@BlueAngelRS (2899)
• Canada
6 Mar 10
That sounds all too familar lol.......I don't think there is any other way you could of handled it hun.....I was at my friends house she has 4 boys and they were all younger well she had alot of pets at the times cats and dogs....Well on a colder night in between her kitchen and living room a male cat and female cat well lol you can guess the rest....The kids asked what are they doing....I think we said something like they are playing it's the weather or something like that we laughed so hard....HappyMylotting.
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
7 Mar 10
LOL! Yeah, I can guess that your situation would have been a little difficult to explain, especially with several little ones all asking questions. I think that when that happened in front of my older daughter, we just said that they were "wrestling" or something like that. My little one is too young to understand "those" kinds of body parts in general not to mention when they are "making an appearance", so we couldn't really get into it with her. It really was hilarious, though, especially when she was just SO upset that he was pooping in the car!
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
15 Mar 10
Lol Purple that is so funny and I can just picture it
There have been a lot of things in the past that I have had to explain an awkward situation lol when mine where little
The one that comes to my mind is when my Daughter was 4 she saw Dog mount another one and she was screaming at the Dog because she thought it was fighting, I pulled her away and tried to explain but then decided to tell her that they where only playing she was happy enough with that lol
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
16 Mar 10
LOL! Yes Gabs, that is definitely an awkward situation to try to explain to a child, especially one that young. I try to explain things to my children in an honest and yet still age appropriate manner, and I am sure that the "playing" excuse would be the one that I would use in that situation, too. It makes the most sense to a child that small, and it does not confuse them the way that trying to explain "other" things to them might.
I am just glad that my little one thought of the "pooping" excuse on her own and seemed satisfied with it, because I still am really not sure how to explain the "other" to her.
I am just glad that my little one thought of the "pooping" excuse on her own and seemed satisfied with it, because I still am really not sure how to explain the "other" to her. @purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
11 Apr 10
Alice, I can't even begin to imagine how embarrassing that situation must have been! It sounds like you thought quickly and handled it great, though. I don't think that I would have come up with that answer so quickly, but it was a good way to describe it and it satisfied your daughter's curiosity without having to go into too much detail.
It sounds like you thought quickly and handled it great, though. I don't think that I would have come up with that answer so quickly, but it was a good way to describe it and it satisfied your daughter's curiosity without having to go into too much detail.
@BlueAngelRS (2899)
• Canada
6 Mar 10
that sounds too cute hun.....Yes it is really hard to explain to little ones what is really going on I don't think that you could of explained it any better then you did smiles....Reminds me of a time I was at a friends house when our boys were younger she has 4 and I had only my son at the time and she had cats and dogs...Well female and male meet between the kitchen and living room and ya lol.....I think we told the kids they just playing in a funny way or something like that was too funny we laughed really good at that....HappyMylotting
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@BlueAngelRS (2899)
• Canada
6 Mar 10
Ahhhhh sorry about that hun didn't think my first post went through now you get the same story two different ways lol....
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
7 Mar 10
That's alright. It happens sometimes, but I would much prefer to have two responses from you, even if they do say almost the same thing, than none at all.
@hexeduser22 (7418)
• Philippines
21 Mar 10
I'm not a parent yet nor I have encountered such a situation but I have something worth to tell if ever I would find myself in that situation. I would tell them that those dogs, cats, sheep and lambs are now living happily ever after. If they asked why then I would say "You know the story of snow white and other prince and princesses, they are always happy in the end of the story right? What we are seeing now is the same level of happiness in those fairy tales
Humans do the same thing as snow white did and the animals do it in different forms"
Would that work?
Humans do the same thing as snow white did and the animals do it in different forms"
Would that work?1 person likes this
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
22 Mar 10
That is a very lovely thought, and it might work in certain situations. However, I do not think it would have worked in this particular situation, especially since she definitely was not happy that she thought that he was pooping in the car. There was no "happy ending" for that story until the poop went back up his butt.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
8 Mar 10
OH gosh I don't know what I would have said, I really don't.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
8 Mar 10
Nope, cats don't do that, not that I've ever noticed.
The picture is me at about a year old.
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
12 Mar 10
Maybe we should just stick to cats in the future - at least until the little one is older. I like this new avatar, too, but I didn't recognize you at first, since you changed so quickly from a little girl to an adult.
I like this new avatar, too, but I didn't recognize you at first, since you changed so quickly from a little girl to an adult.1 person likes this
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
8 Mar 10
Dawn, I was going to say that with your three I can't believe that you have never been faced with this kind of situation before, but then I remembered that you have cats, and they do not get as obviously "excited" as dogs do. In fact, our Vet had to tell me what gender our cats were, but I knew with our dogs as soon as they were born. I am sure that you would have thought of something to say that would have distracted her and took her attention away from what was happening. That is really all you can do at this age, because trying to explain anything else would be way too confusing, in my opinion.
By the way, I just love your new avatar. Is that you as a little girl? That picture is just so stinking adorable!
I am sure that you would have thought of something to say that would have distracted her and took her attention away from what was happening. That is really all you can do at this age, because trying to explain anything else would be way too confusing, in my opinion.
By the way, I just love your new avatar. Is that you as a little girl? That picture is just so stinking adorable!1 person likes this
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
7 Mar 10
Hey PA! I'm ! That is so funny! I can just imagine
this scene! I feel so bad for the little one and you for trying
to have to "explain"! At least you thought quickly! Nice going!
I don't think that you could have handled it any better! And
at least you got a laugh out of it! Some day you can explain
it and maybe the little one will laugh too when she is over
18!
! That is so funny! I can just imagine
this scene! I feel so bad for the little one and you for trying
to have to "explain"! At least you thought quickly! Nice going!
I don't think that you could have handled it any better! And
at least you got a laugh out of it! Some day you can explain
it and maybe the little one will laugh too when she is over
18!1 person likes this
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
7 Mar 10
Oh yes, I am sure this is going to be one of those "embarrassing stories" that we will just have to bring up when she is a lot older and we are sitting around discussing "old times"! I know that her older sister has already started making a list of some of the things that she is going to taunt her with when she gets older. Don't get me wrong, it is not a mean thing - actually it is all in good fun. My older sister did it to me, and I returned the favor, too, so I am sure that my little one will eventually start turning the tables on her big sister, too. That is just one of the perks of being in such a close family, because we can all laugh and tease each other about embarrassing stuff that we all did, because we all have more than our share of stories that we have done ourselves as well as those that others have been involved in.
I know that her older sister has already started making a list of some of the things that she is going to taunt her with when she gets older. Don't get me wrong, it is not a mean thing - actually it is all in good fun. My older sister did it to me, and I returned the favor, too, so I am sure that my little one will eventually start turning the tables on her big sister, too. That is just one of the perks of being in such a close family, because we can all laugh and tease each other about embarrassing stuff that we all did, because we all have more than our share of stories that we have done ourselves as well as those that others have been involved in. 
@MightyLeo (58)
• India
7 Mar 10
thats really a zitty situation. But rather you can explain the young ones in a manner where none of us are embarressed. This will help them to converse with you in a free manner and you can also tackle the situation well.
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
7 Mar 10
I was open and honest when I told my older daughter about body parts and other things, but there is an age, time, and place for these types of discussions. While my little one is getting old enough to learn body parts, this particular one has not yet been discussed, so I did not think that it was an appropriate situation in which to try to explain it. In this case, the diversionary tactic worked, and we will save the rest for a more appropriate time and place.
It was still hysterical, though.
It was still hysterical, though.
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
7 Mar 10
Well, we didn't really explain it to her, as she is still too young to understand. I more tried to divert her attention away from what was happening, and eventually everything "calmed down" shall we say. I was laughing hysterically when I first realized what was going on, but this just upset her more, since she did not understand why I would think such a naughty thing was so funny. She was very distraught, so I just choked my laughter back as I tried to explain that everything was fine, and he was not pooping in the car. Finally she believed me, but she now says that the dog is not allowed in the car any more until he is "potty-trained"!
I was laughing hysterically when I first realized what was going on, but this just upset her more, since she did not understand why I would think such a naughty thing was so funny. She was very distraught, so I just choked my laughter back as I tried to explain that everything was fine, and he was not pooping in the car. Finally she believed me, but she now says that the dog is not allowed in the car any more until he is "potty-trained"!@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
12 Mar 10
You mean the next time we get a dog, right, after our boy is gone?
Yes, that would probably solve the problem for the little one, but if we got a girl dog while we still have the boys (we have several animals), then I fear that it would cause an entirely different set of problems and difficult explanations.
Yes, that would probably solve the problem for the little one, but if we got a girl dog while we still have the boys (we have several animals), then I fear that it would cause an entirely different set of problems and difficult explanations. 