That Time My Five-Year-Old Pooped In The Pool At A Party

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Jun 28, 2022

NOOOOOO That Time My Five-Year-Old Pooped In The Pool At A Party   One of the proudest moments of my life as a parent was the time I realized my kid was about to poop in the public pool and I whisked her to the bathroom just in time – and it also gave me new sympathy for whoever is responsible on those days when said pool mysteriously shuts down early. It could happen to any of us with kids of a certain age, at any time!  And so I particularly enjoyed today's piece from Samm Burnham Davidson about the time her kid made an unwelcome contribution to a pool party: "​This wild turn of events was so unanticipated, despite me typicallyworrying about every possible scenario in social settings." You know what they say… it happens.  — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   read more

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