For me, I'm forever holding in tight but...my bladder will inevitably fail me. I'm going to take you back...before I became a mommy (and the whole birthing process surely ruined my capacity to hold tight) before (I think) I was pregnant...
Mike and I took a trip to Barcelona, Spain. It's an amazingly beautiful place. We took a day trip to Figueres and Girona....on a bus...about 2 hours...no bathroom.
I was fine on the way there. The two places were a lot of fun and very different from Barcelona. It was a nice way to spend the day. But I made a mistake. I forgot to go to the bathroom before we got on the bus to go home. Rookie Error.
About halfway through, I look at Mike and say, "Honey, I have to go to the bathroom." As is typical for us, he asked me how bad - I said on a scale from 1 to 10 about a 7. He went to the front and asked our guide how much longer. Another half hour without traffic. I tried to hold it in. I really really really tried. I concentrated on anything and everything that I could to keep my mind off my bladder. I was not successful.
I told Mike I couldn't hold it in any more. I had some sanitary napkins in my bag and proceeded (on this crowded bus) to shove them in my underwear (hoping that they would soak everything up). FAIL. I also put our backpack around my bottom, so I wouldn't get it all over the chair. FAIL. I peed all over my shorts, all over my bag, all over the chair. On a crowded bus. Did I mention it was August? And hot. Yeah.
I was so embarrassed. But unfortunately (or fortunately) Mike is used to these kinds of things happening to me. We ran off the bus straight to our hotel so I could change.
I'm sorry to the person who sat in our seats the next day thinking they were on a lovely day trip. The smell must have been horrible and it was probably still wet.
I was holding on tight but....
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i have to imagine it has only gotten worse since having Jenna? at least we always have diapers handy!
ReplyDeleteI never heard that story before. I almost peed my pants reading it. We'll have swap potty humor one of these days.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine how terrible you felt! Hopefully the bus company noticed and cleaned!!
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Ha! I now have a hard time on trampolines! Seriously... my bladder is like, "What the hells you thinking mommy-chic?" Oy vey.
ReplyDeleteAww.. I haven't had that happen, but I forsee it at some point. I've had one too many bladder infections, which have taken a toll on my ability to hold it..
ReplyDeleteThis happens to my daughter. I try to keep pull ups in the car so she can slip them into her seat just in case.
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