"up, please!"

United Kingdom
September 9, 2016 5:32pm CST
Dear Mr & Mrs Baby Toddler Niece, It is with deep regret that I must inform you of the truly traumatic situation in which BTN found herself today. She is quite overcome and completely unable to bring herself to explain to you exactly what happened. She was having a wonderful day with her Friday Ladies, toddling through the garden centre, looking at pretty things, drinking drinks and eating food. She even managed a nap whilst the grow’d ups talked. And then two things occurred. Thing 1: Nappy change! Nanna insisted on Auntie Poppylicious assisting her in the adventures of nappy changing, with memories of the last time nappy got changed in the garden centre still fresh in her head. It is clear that BTN absolutely detests the changing thingymajiggy; she held on tightly to Auntie Poppylicious and the look on her face was one of pure terror. Thing 2: The hand-drier! In the grow’d up toilets Auntie Poppylicious and Nanna took it in turns to have a wee. After Auntie Poppylicious had been to the loo and washed her and BTN’s hands, they both pootled over to the hand-drier. Oh. Goodness. Tears were produced. A face was scrunched up. Sobs. Sniffles. Wails. Screams. It was the most heartbreaking noise heard in a very long time. Customers shopping on the other side of the store must have found their hearts being wrenched from their chests. We trust that BTN is feeling better following her traumatic day. On a more positive note, she did do an awful lot of walking and said the word ketchup a trillion zillion times. Huzzay! Kindest regards, A Friday Lady Xx
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@xFiacre (14795)
• Ireland
10 Sep 16
@poppylicious those hand driers would frighten any unsuspecting, refined person, especially those of a nervous disposition.
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• United Kingdom
10 Sep 16
I just hope I haven't scarred her for life!
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
10 Sep 16
thank you for a little entertaining there.
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@LadyDuck (502251)
• Italy
10 Sep 16
I wish they will make silent hand dryers in the future. The new generation powered by Dyson are a lot better and they really dry hands instead of blowing air in your face. What a stressful experience.
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@LadyDuck (502251)
• Italy
10 Sep 16
@Poppylicious Yes, those ones, I think that they are less noisy and they dry better.
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• United Kingdom
11 Sep 16
@LadyDuck They have them in a lot of places here, but in of the public toilets in in a shopping centre in town I'm quite sure they must have been installed by the tallest man in England. I'm five foot six and I can barely use them without contorting myself. I pity those who are shorter than me!
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• United Kingdom
10 Sep 16
I had no idea she was so scared of the hand-driers! I felt so bad. The Dyson ones are definitely better, where you stick your hands in, rather than under.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 16
You do have a quirky way of writing - love it
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• United Kingdom
10 Sep 16
Thank you. This is yesterday's entry for the Friday Frolics book I'm secretly creating for her mum and dad. Normally each entry is written by 'her' but I thought the traumatic incident would be a good day for a change to a different perspective!
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 16
@Poppylicious What a lovely idea
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• United Kingdom
11 Sep 16
@jaboUK Thank you. It's been very hard work, but I'm hoping they enjoy the result ... and that one day she'll enjoy looking through it.
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• United States
11 Sep 16
aw, the poor babe! 'n 'f course dear auntie 's well. sounds like 't least part 'f the day t'was a good'un? i detest those hand dryers myself 'n wish i could carry'n such 's she o'er havin' to use 'em from time to time. i nearly'd the need to reach fer a hankie myself jest readin' 'f her poor, tortured soul.
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Sep 16
Hand dryers have often caused me to cry and almost wet my pants. I wish the proles in our country could handle paper towels without causing a mess.
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@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Sep 16
@Poppylicious I've done that a few times. Or I grab those weird things you're supposed to put beneath your tush and dry my hands with those.
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• United Kingdom
10 Sep 16
They say that the paper towels are actually more hygienic. A lot of people I know go back in the cubicle and grab toilet paper to dry their hands instead of using those noisy contraptions!
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