My Contribution to the World

Some of you may remember the Potty Seat Incident last December.  The short version is my daughter stuck a potty seat over her head and I had to cut it off with a bread knife as it wouldn't come back off.  I called the manufacturer who was very concerned and I sent the seat back to them (at their request).  I got a new seat from them probably in February, but just ignored it, because quite frankly, I didn't want to deal with that seat again.  Well, my husband opened it up this weekend, and I have to say I was so proud.  It now has a warning printed on the bottom.  In French, Spanish and English no less.  So next time you see a warning label on a child's item and you think "What idiot did that?".  My daughter did and I called the manufacturer and told them.

On another child safety note that you would never see coming... you know those cases DVD's come in?  Well, today my safety-tester daughter removed the paper insert and proceeded to put the case over her head with the hard plastic in the back and the clear vinyl (where the insert normally shows through) over her face.  I don't believe she was in danger of suffocating, but seeing your baby's face smooshed behind clear vinyl is not a sight you want to see again.  Just add that to your list of things to worry about.

Comments

[Andrea]

Sorry, I was really laughing over your creative daughter... ;-)

But good that nothing really bad happend...

Still smiling...

Warm regards from Germany

Andrea

[Min]

That is frickin' hilarious! We're in potty chair stage at our house right now too, and I actually had a dream about my son drowning in his seat last night! He sneaks off to go potty at all times, even when I'm not aware and I guess I had a dream to show the worst of him falling through and in or something last night. Bleh. My toilet needs a warning stamp. har har.

[Astrid]

LOL - this is so funny - good thing it didn't get serious! Please thank your creative daughter for a good laugh to start the day here in Denmark! ;)

[daisy janie]

Since she's got a thing for 'things on her head,' make her some funky hats! Better yet, let her design them....you never know what will come of that. Future Milliner of America!

[Tracey]

That is so fantastic that they put that on there! LOL. I am the whose friend's child ended up in a similar situation as your daughter. I will definately let her know that the seats now come with a warning!

[tara]

Are you sure they put it on all of them now, or is it just for you? ;) "J. Caroline, do not let your daughter put this one on her head. Thanks, the Management." Just kidding!

[Caroline]

LOL!!

I have the best pictures from when I was potty training my son last year. He is standing, naked from the waist down, with a Dora The Exporer toilet seat around his neck, and the biggest tears running down his face because he couldn't get it back off! Luckily, I didn't have any problems getting it back off.

Thanks for the happy reminder of that time!

[Michele]

OMG I've been sitting here laughing my head off. THAT is an AWESOME story!

[Annie]

Yeah, kids do that... there was a kindergartener at school a couple of years ago who somehow got her head stuck in between the slats on that back of her wooden chair. The custodian was absent so the secretary had to drive to her house to get a screwdriver so that we could take the chair apart and get the kid out. It was nuts. The next week her twin brother stuck a popcorn kernel way up his nose because he "wanted to see what would happen." Their poor mother...