# Stop shitting your fucking pants!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 9, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599 "2009-01-09T22:34:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/21 "2009-01-10T01:09:02Z")
> [@Furious\_Marmot](#): > > 2 to 4? Those are some huge error bars. So, at 2 per day, possibly 2920 diapers? You are kidding, right? More like 6-8 per day for the first 9 months or so, then down to about 3-4 per day after that. They go through lotsa diapers, for sure! Don’t even think about calculating the wipes! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/22 "2009-01-10T01:22:38Z")
My kids started potty-training at around 2 yrs, 3 mos, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/23 "2009-01-10T02:04:50Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Yeah maybe, she has a potty that she comprehends. I’ve been kind of waiting for her to indicate interest. For some reason, the idea of waiting for an infant to “indicate interest” in potty training has me giggling inanely. “Father, I’ve been considering making a life change.” “Really, dear?” “Yes. I’ve decided to stop shitting myself. Do you think it’s a good idea?” ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/24 "2009-01-10T02:29:09Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > For some reason, the idea of waiting for an infant to “indicate interest” in potty training has me giggling inanely. > > “Father, I’ve been considering making a life change.” > “Really, dear?” > “Yes. I’ve decided to stop shitting myself. Do you think it’s a good idea?” Well, they do say change comes from within. ---
**Author:** ![Furious\_Marmot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/25 "2009-01-10T02:43:26Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > More like 6-8 per day for the first 9 months or so, then down to about 3-4 per day after that. > > They go through lotsa diapers, for sure! Don’t even think about calculating the wipes! 😃 Wow. That’s shocking, or stunning, or apalling, or something. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/26 "2009-01-10T03:04:57Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > For some reason, the idea of waiting for an infant to “indicate interest” in potty training has me giggling inanely. > > “Father, I’ve been considering making a life change.” > “Really, dear?” > “Yes. I’ve decided to stop shitting myself. Do you think it’s a good idea?” She tried to pee in it one months ago but didn’t have the bladder control. She ended up bawling. So clearly she knows what its for. I imagined that in a Mid-Atlantic accent. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/27 "2009-01-10T03:35:21Z")
> [@Auntbeast](#): > > Try explaining THAT. Always erect a level 9 containment field when running a level 3 diagnostic…? ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/28 "2009-01-10T03:37:44Z")
> [@Marlitharn](#): > > Babies have it so rough. Here they go to all that trouble (and it _is_ hard work, anyone who’s ever observed a red-faced grunting infant dropping a load can testify to that) to provide themselves with a warm and soft seat cushion, and some sadistic adult comes by 5 minutes later and takes it away, replacing it with a cold, stiff, scratchy diaper. > > No wonder they cry all the time. _snort_ ---
**Author:** ![nevermore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@nevermore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevermore)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/29 "2009-01-10T04:16:14Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > I thought most kids under 2 still weren’t potty trained. I mean, 21 is barely a toddler. 2-4 is normal, no? Entirely irrelevant to what you are saying, but I totally just read your name as **Freudian Shit**. Make of that what you will; I’ll just be over here giggling. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/30 "2009-01-10T10:03:17Z")
But can I still shit my regular pants? ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/31 "2009-01-10T13:35:51Z")
Sorry to hear that you are having trouble with your teenager – don’t worry, it’s just another stage that she will grow out of. ---
**Author:** ![theater\_in\_a\_crowded\_fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@theater\_in\_a\_crowded\_fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theater_in_a_crowded_fire)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/32 "2009-01-10T14:18:16Z")
> [@Marlitharn](#): > > Babies have it so rough. Here they go to all that trouble (and it _is_ hard work, anyone who’s ever observed a red-faced grunting infant dropping a load can testify to that) to provide themselves with a warm and soft seat cushion, and some sadistic adult comes by 5 minutes later and takes it away, replacing it with a cold, stiff, scratchy diaper. > > No wonder they cry all the time. As the father of twin nine-month old boys, I just have to say thanks for making me laugh so hard I literally cried. That is so perfect. To those who are amazed at the number of diapers they go through, just remember some of us get to double everything. I’m seriously considering purchasing stock in whatever company makes Luvs. We buy 'em by the case.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/33 "2009-01-10T14:32:27Z")
> [@Furious\_Marmot](#): > > Wow. That’s shocking, or stunning, or apalling, or something. It’s what is called “normal”. And a basic fact of life. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/34 "2009-01-10T14:38:03Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > It’s what is called “normal”. And a basic fact of life. I think it’s more the sheer amount of diapers than any disconnection from life. That is a hell of a good argument for a return to washable diapers. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/35 "2009-01-10T15:36:53Z")
> [@Acid\_Lamp](#): > > I think it’s more the sheer amount of diapers than any disconnection from life. That is a hell of a good argument for a return to washable diapers. Not to start a debate, but depending on where you live, the availability of washers and dryers and water and bleach and detergent, cloth diapers can be just as impactful on the environment and even more expensive than disposable. I live in an apartment building which thankfully has coin op laundry in the basement. Assuming I could get my neighbors to agree to let me wash shit stained diapers in the communal washers on a regular basis, and assuming I do only one wash cycle (lots of people recommend an extra wash, or at least an extra rinse, to get all the bleach out) it’d cost me $2.50 a load, several times a week. I can buy diapers for a month for $20 at Costco. Comes out about the same, really. Now, lots of people around here don’t even have laundry in the building. If I figured in the time and gas it cost me to haul diapers to the laundromat thrice a week and sit there while they wash… Fuggedaboutit. Disposables all the way! When I lived with my mom, had free laundry and a mom who \*liked \*doing laundry and folding cute little baby diapers, I used cloth for my son. 13 years later in ApartmentLand, My daughter got disposables. Neither one expressed a preference! (Although she had a lot fewer diaper rashes than he did.) Of course the local water treatment plant saw a lot more blackwater coming from our use of cloth diapers, so when counting up the environmental impact, that counts, too. Then again, water was dirtied in the production of the disposables. Electric used for both, water used to grow the cotton for cloth and the trees for disposables… It’s a tangled web, but according to most studies, they come out about even. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/36 "2009-01-10T16:54:33Z")
We did the cloth diaper ecological thing for a long time. You start out with only the cloth diapers, but it only takes one long trip with a dirty diaper that you must cart around before the disposables re-enter the equation. Then one night, you realize how much better they are for absorbing pee, so the kid can sleep. Then you run out of clean dry cloth diapers when the kid has the poops. By kid two, the cloth diapers are the backups. They’re great for polishing shoes though. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/37 "2009-01-10T16:56:31Z")
> [@theater\_in\_a\_crowded\_fire](#): > > As the father of twin nine-month old boys, I just have to say thanks for making me laugh so hard I literally cried. That is so perfect. > To those who are amazed at the number of diapers they go through, just remember some of us get to double everything. I’m seriously considering purchasing stock in whatever company makes Luvs. We buy 'em by the case.🙂 I’ve heard a lot of companies have discounts for twins. I haven’t looked into it, but maybe something you might want to check into. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/38 "2009-01-10T16:58:03Z")
> [@Acid\_Lamp](#): > > I think it’s more the sheer amount of diapers than any disconnection from life. That is a hell of a good argument for a return to washable diapers. They have like 0 absorbency. The pee goes right through it and leaks out of the legs of the plastic underwear, through her onesie and into your shirt. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/39 "2009-01-10T17:00:08Z")
My three-year old son is struggling a bit with going potty, so he’s mostly still in pullups. His favorite trick (which he does on purpose) is to shit himself a good one and then come up to me and say “Daddy, I need to go potty!” ---
**Author:** ![slitterst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@slitterst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slitterst)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shitting-your-fucking-pants/480599/40 "2009-01-10T17:01:50Z")
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