General Chat

When my kids were small they would come in the bath with me if they wanted. They no longer get in the bath with me but have been known to come in for a chat when im in the bath and I see no problem with that.

If they ask me questions I answer them honestly with the help of me ever faithful how my body works books lol

In the 70's when the kids were little, OH would always have a bath when he came home from work, and thought nothing of putting our daughter in for him to bath at the same time, then I would dry her off whilst he bathed the baby.......killed 3 birds with one stone, so to speak......

I think my daughter was about 4 and making comments and he was embarrassed ....... then our daughter and son bathed together, and later our youngest joined in......and I have lovely photos of 3 kids in the bath with their bubbles.....I think my daughter was 8 when they stopped having baths together......

It was all to do with saving money on heating etc.....
and they would all have their nightclothes on and know it was time for bed.......

Mind you when we bath our grandchildren, my husband wont dry off our granddaughters, whereas he had no problem with our daughter.......it is such a shame that those innocent times have gone.....

I don't disaprove but it wasn't something I ever wanted to do. I loved my children's bath times and it was always a game to see if they could soak me while I was the other side of the bath. My bathtime was my peace and quiet time.

Jacky :-)

Just a light-hearted note,
when we had our batroom re-done two years ago, I wanted a double ended bath,
I had visions of me and hubby soaking away(now kids gone) drinking wine, lighted candles etc, etc, you know what I' talkin bout girls...

Ha Ha , well I was first trying bath out. I am only 5'9'' but I couldnt fit in the thing.......... my feet were up by taps.... so we 'wipped' that out and put normal one in!!!
The other bath is still on garden waiting for a good use!!!
cmd ha

Sally

I know what you are saying at the end, it was the same with my Dad...he would bath us when we were little, but when i asked him once when we went swimming if he would take my son to dry off as i had my daughter, he wouldn't because he was frightened someone would say something

Julie

i have two sons a 6 year old and a 3 year old they usually bath together but more often than not they will both get in the bath with me.

our house is like a mad house as soon as the kids notice that one of use are in the bath they carn't jump in quick enough.

as they are both boys they do get in with there dad

oh said if we had a girl he would only have her in the bath up until she's old enough to notice things.

but we would still put her in the bath with our two son's.

rhoda

Your responses so far have been fantastic. Thank you so much. I have been called a sicko and disgusting because my 7 year old son jumps in the bath with me, so to see that i'm not the only one has lifted my spirits.

sounds like to me krystyna there are some narrow minded people out there that always like to turn something innocent into something else

theres nothing wrong with having a bath with your child

keep ya chin up sweet

kirsten x

Thanks Kirsten. My thoughts entirely.x

Hi Krystyna.

I've never bathed with my girls - not that I'm against it
... just that I prefer to bath on my own.... its my one bit of *me* time. Though they do pop in and out whilst I'm in there despite that lol.

OH has never bathed with the girls.... said it doesn't feel right for him...... and that's cool with me. We're not particularly prudish...... but he doesn't think it's right for the girls to seem him without clothes which is fair enough.
xx
Different strokes for different folks I think xx

Am doing the school run now and will look at this thread later. thanks all.

Krystyna...do you think someone could be jealous of the bond you have with your 7 year old

I bathed with my son til he was about 4 I think, had new baby then and bathed with her til she was 5. Then had another baby but cant bathe with her as she tries to walk all over me! I cant understand why people don't like it; it's a lovely bonding session, plus lots of fun, if you're prepared to clean up all the water afterwards lol. People get too silly over things these days.

That is what Mike thinks too Jackie, such a shame he is such a good Dad and lovely granddad too....

I have just been reading about the ladies who prefer the bath to themselves........now I think about it, it was always OH to had the kids in with him......never me.......mind you they never left me alone, even in there, they would want to come in and chat to me.....used lots of bubble bath though......lol.....

Krystyna,
Your son feels ok with that, so its nothing to do with anyone else....
He will tell you when he dont want to do that anymore....
enjoy your closeness while you can......... It will pay dividends when they are older, my children and I are very close.
I breast fed them both, in bed with me!.and we did share baths,when young, I think it ended because of space more than anything, (and who got the drain end) my kids were both giants,
Heres another controversal thing, my kids would love to sleep in our bed, up untill they were quite big,(we did have jimjams on)
they are very loving, and compassinate kids, and will make great parents...
I just dont like that walking around nude thing thats all..

my dad has always said (and he and mom had ten of us) love and cuddle your kids as much as possible when young, never think that its time wasted, cuz you can never turn the clock back!!
x cmd

I loved having my son sleep with me. He got too big at 3 yrs old though and used to kick me in the face (in his sleep!) so I put him in a bed. I really missed him, couldnt wait for him to get up in the morning so we could have a cuddle. Both my daughters would only sleep in a bed, not with me.

Hi Krystyna
I never did bath with my children. Simply because they usually had their baths just before hubby came home from work. I like my bath later than that after all the washing up etc is done. I don't bath these days though I have a shower. Was the occasion on the weekend when we jumped in together though. I'm certainly not a prude regarding the subject.
My son and his wife used to shower with the kids when they were little but not now.

We are Grandparents and if we have the Grandchildren over night they have always bathed together in the bath. My Grandaughter is now 8 and decided herself that she shouldn't bath with her 6 year old brother any more.They usually go in the bedroom and dry themselves off now anyway.


My husband has always been a little funny about drying them off also. More so now they are older.
Society has done this to us all and we are afraid we will be blamed for something that would never occur to most parents and Grandparents.
Regards
Jackie

Hi Krystyna

My 7 year old son jumps in with me too. He has his own baths on his own, but if it's my bath time I'm not allowed to have the peace and quiet !!

In fact if it's not him jumping in with me it's my husband who does.

Oh for a lovely long soak all on me own with a bubble bath, book and glass of wine. It would be heaven.

Dianne xx

I think you're very normal Krystyna. Both my kids, girl and boy, loved to jump in the bath with me or my hubby. I'm sure your son will let you know when it's time to get bathed on his own.

Be guided by your child....................there comes a day when they start closing the bathroom door to keep you out.

Until then, I can't see any harm in it at all.

xx