First, I’d like to take a second, very humbly, and apologize to EVERY Mom out there who has had a child that has somehow or another ended up naked in public. I am serious. I am sorry that I ever judged you and wonder how in the world that could have happened…
My husband teaches baseball lessons in the evenings. He teaches at a rather nice sports club facility in the area. A few weeks ago the kids were bored ( they were, I can tell you I had enough to do!) and begged to go with their Dad. He talked me into going.
“Honey, it will fun to get out. You can watch the kids pretend to play video games ( because we are too cheap to give them quarters) and watch me teach lessons.”
Umm yah, like I’d like to poke my eye out. But I went along to make everyone happy.
I sat on the couch with the baby and watch the other kids pretend to play video games and my husband through the glass teach lessons. Within a little while my 4 year old has to go potty. I send her down the hall to go as I can see the door from where I am sitting. I realize about 15min later that she has not come out… this is worrisome. I send the 6 year old in to check on her as I am feeding the baby. My 2 year old son, thinking he is missing out on something runs after the 6 year old into the bathroom.
Now, looking back, the fact that my 2, 4, and 6 year old’s are in a public restroom unattended should have alarmed any Mother. Have I mentioned that I am a little sleep deprived? Well, I am and so I continued to sit on the couch and feed the baby. UNTIL….
Like a streak of lightning, my 2 year old RUNS NAKED out of the bathroom, and confused as to where to go in his hurry, runs straight into the HUGE gym that my husband is teaching lessons in along with 50 OTHER people. My husband sees the streaker and before he can deny knowing him, and my son runs straight to him. Paul grabs him and takes off with a naked laughing child to come find me. All the while I am trying to put down an almost asleep baby, and run after the streaker!
People were laughing uncontrollably in the gym. I am sure it is not everyday that they witness pure happiness from a child. Apparently what happened, allegedly from the 6 year old, is that once in the bathroom the 2 year old who is in diapers decided that he wanted to go on the “big potty”. So she helped him on, but once there he didn’t want her help anymore and wanted me. She tried to get his clothes back on but he screamed and ran away from her and out the door!
Thats how it happens, now I understand how many of you have “naked child in public” stories. If you will forgive me for judging you, can I be apart of your group now?!
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hahaha, I love this story! My younger sister (prob 3 or 4) decided to run out of the house naked (this was before backyard fences were popular), and ended up in the neighbors backyard – 4 houses down! Imagine my mothers relief and embarrassment as they called her to come and get her naked child. My brother loved the school bus so much that one day he stood in the window to wave at everyone coming home – he was butt naked (and probably 2 or 3 at the time).
That is the most AWESOME story ever. Absolutely made my day. We all have those moments!
oh my! I am so laughing here. This could an award for funniest story ever!
and yes, I have had naked children in public stories too. My sons always managed to escape undressed and run outside when they were younger.
That is the funniest story, I was laughing out loud as I read it. We were at a picnic on Saturday and one of the kids (4 year old boy) stripped down to his blue camoflauge underwear and was running around the park. Thank you for making me laugh!
oh I LOVE it! This is adorable! My children LOVE to run around naked, especially my 2 yr old little boy! They have yet to go out naked in public but with 5 I am sure it will happen one day! I just love it, my husband coaches h.s. baseball and I am just picturing him in your husbands spot! See he should have known better then to tell you would have have “fun” at a baseball practice! Karma I say! :o)
You have awesome kids! I love them.
Feel for you! Mine decided to strip down and “water the grass” while we were outside talking to the head deacon and his family. Another night he ran out with just his towel on after a bath because he wanted to see the youth guys playing basketball in our driveway!
This hasn’t happened to me . . . yet, but I’ve been predicting for about a year that my youngest would be the one running through the house naked yelling, “I’m free! I’m free!” I’m just waiting on the day to come.
PRECIOUS!
Oh that is funny! I bet everywhere there needed a good laugh anyways.
My 2 year old went streaking out of our house one day(actually he has done this multiple times) and ran smack dab into a lady walking her dogs. She got a good laugh too. He also did it once when EVERYONE in the culdesac was out one night. Oh, and he has tried to rip my shirt off several times in public while screaming “wanna nurse!”
Oh my the memories. I recall after hanging with a friend at Market St. My daughter was running around on the green. She loved doing this except this time my 3 yr old toddled down to the fountains near Tommy Bahamas. She was usually watching swim-suited babies play but was too afraid. But she jumped in wearing elastic-waisted shorts with a diaper that ballooned out. She could not keep shorts up and slide outta them and whipped off her tank-top. She cavorted around in the fountain and she was having a blast. But much too my embarassment she was stark naked. My friend and I let her cavort around for a moment or 2 with a huge smile on her face but we scooped her up and she feel asleep with a smile on her face in my car. Ahhh, Too be a kiddo again.
Hilarious! When my oldest was 4, we were parked by the front door to our neighborhood grocery store. I was loading the groceries into the car, looked over to check on him, and he was standing by the door in his underwear. He said that he had aunts in his pants. The sad thing is, he really did! He stepped in an aunt hill by the car.
So funny. I am so glad I’m not the only one whos child has done this. When my son was less then 6 months old making my daughter about 3 at the time. I thought I would take them to Chick-fil-a. As i sat in the window seat with my son and on the phone she goes to play. I look up high in the window only to yell “OH MY GOD MY CHILD IS NAKED” when I got to her and ask why she says why not!! We went home only for me NEVER to take them by my self again. Lands I love my kids.
Oh, I am so happy there are other people like me!!! I was at my nephews Eagle Court of Honor and my 2 yr old (what is it with 2 yr olds?) Emma was wandering around the church with other siblings and I was across the way “chatting” with friends….all of a sudden I hear my 18 yr old very loudly say, “Kathleen” (I go by Katie, but when someone wants to get my attention they call me Kathleen, cuz I have learned from having kids how to tune out the best of them) I look across the room and my son is holding my 2 year old up in the air (so that everyone can see) that she is butt naked!! I was horrified. I ran over and grabbed her, through all the gasps, chuckles and such. Oh my…I am so glad I am not alone! Thanks Tiffany…you just made my day!
Katie, That is pretty funny!
That story was pure happiness. Thanks for sharing. =)