'privacy' One Mum & A House Full Of Boys

[Wondermum]

This ones for the mum's out there who have a few boys in their household.

As mum's we don't often have a lot of privacy, we shower with the door open, we change in front of our children, we often don't get privacy in the toilet either :rolleyes:

1. How do you manage a little privacy in your household when it's just you and the kids?
2. When do you think you should start closing the doors for privacy?

My DS is only 3yrs at the moment and I have another DS on the way. I have always showered with the door open ect... when it's just me and DS, but that's all apart of being a mum and keeping an eye on your lil one/s. But eventually there is going to come a time when a little more privacy is needed right :confused:

[EskimoMumma]

When his show comes on, tell him mummy is just gunna have a nice drink of coffee and do some quiet reading and you can come and get her when your finished.



(i think privacy goes with "me" time :laughing: )

my DS still likes to come in and open the door when i go to the loo and im trying to say no, mummy doesnt watch you go to the loo, you let mummy go to loo by herself :cool: Of course he goes "I KNOW!" with a big sigh and stomps off..

I guess i dont have any suggestions. But i can understand :rolleyes:

[mich71]

i dont leave doors open when i change or go to toliet i just tell them what im doing and thats that i start at around 1 1/2 yrs i did that before i got married and and still now but i only shower at night cause i dont trust them to be alone for that long hope that helps

[jasminesmum]

I have 2 boys too and I think privacy comes with time.

As they get older looking at mum naked is positively scarey so they make sure they don't open the bathroom door.:D :laughing:

[Sarie]

Privacy whats that?? I don't get any time to sit down unless their both asleep at the same time and I usually try to get the house work done or I come here for awhile.
But as for the nudity thing we're all quite comfortable with it, the boys are only 3 and 16 months. So I guess when it becomes an issue later we'll deal with it then.

[EskimoMumma]

I have 2 boys too and I think privacy comes with time.

As they get older looking at mum naked is positively scarey so they make sure they don't open the bathroom door.:D :laughing:



Hahahahaha so true! I thin kiv enoticed DS looks at himself a whole lot more and constantly asking me if he looks good or is this outfit look good and go with his hair... :D i fully support it

[jessgray]

i get zero privacy when it comes to going to the loo lol DS will wander in and poke his head round the corner to see what i am up to then hand me an empty toilet paper roll :laughing: then when i am finished he will have to have a look at the toilet flushing he is pretty fascinated by the flush lol

when my shower goes to long and DS deiceds DP is no longer fun DP and DS will open the bathroom door and i hear "see look there's mummy":yes: :laughing: there's no escape in this house lmao

[Myztik]

I'm outnumbered by boys now too.. I find it virtually impossible to do anything on my own atm lol.. I may start in the shower by myself by ds1 usually joins me or df sticks his head in for a chat :laughing: now that ds2 has arrived I'm getting used to the fact that privacy isnt gunna happen for awhile still.

[RaryGirl]

I don't have a housefull of boys - but I'd still like time to go to the loo in peace!!! Why is it when you shut the door and sit down something extremely important comes into DD head and she must tell me then???? When she comes in so does the dog and then usually the cat cause she leaves the door open after she leaves.

I tried locking the door once (DD is 8 so she can be trusted for a few mintues by herself) but she just rattled the door handle, knocked on the door, shouted through the door so still I had no peace.

Oh the joys of being a mum!! Why don't they do this to dad?

[jessgray]

Oh the joys of being a mum!! Why don't they do this to dad?
my ds has to visit anyone on the loo lmao no one is safe not even dp,dp has resorted to locking door

[red crayon]

i fully sympathise with everyone. my 18 month old accompanies me to the toilet and then closes the door. he then plays with the toilet paper and tries to stick it down the toilet when i'm still sitting. he also likes to flush while i'm still sitting. i've tried shutting the door but he just knocks and yells until i give in. with the showering, i shower before my partner leaves for work. i don't think there's much i can do about it until he gets a bit older.

[Myztik]

nice to know my cats arent the only ones who intrude on people in the toilet :laughing: my female cat with push against the door with her head til it opens if you havent closed it properly..

[Rhoxie]

There is no privacy in this house either ... I must admit though the lack of privacy is just as bad for my husband (he works from home so he's here a lot of the time).

We have a privacy lock on our toilet/bathroom door but all it does is slow them down.... it now takes my eldest less than 30 seconds to find a screwdriver or knife to undo the door. :rolleyes:

[~rambox~]

[quote=Wondermum] :rolleyes:

1. How do you manage a little privacy in your household when it's just you and the kids?
2. When do you think you should start closing the doors for privacy?


Hi wondermum,
My name is Rebecca and I am fully aware of your problem as i have 4 boys. I don't get any privacy except when they are in bed. But i think that is just children in general boys or girls.

As for the door closing unless you can lock the door it does nothing as my eight year old still sits by the bath and tells me how his day at school was.

If you figure it out please let me know.

[TwoBlue]

Well i am the same, no privacy at all !

I dont let it worry me too much just yet as the boys are still young but i imagine as they get older it will be more of an issue...

Oh, but when i have my period i DEFINATELY want privacy at loo time and will hold the door closed with my foot (no mean feat!) or hide away and go when DS is distracted by hi-5 or something like that... That is truly a private time IMO