Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Best Kept Secret

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Notice anything 'odd' about that little boys pants? Ya, the first time I saw that, I probably did the biggest double take in human history. I wondered what parents would let their kids run around commando, much less with a HUGE rip in their pants... then I saw a kid squatting in the middle of the Forbidden City, and realized this was no mistake.

Split bottom pants, ahh. Just when I stopped giggling every time I saw them, it got freezing, and we would see these babies with six inches worth of clothes on and their brown little bums peeking out(kinda defeats the purpose of bundling wouldn't you say?) Little kids here really just pop a squat any time they feel the urge. They wear these split bottom pants from infancy to when they are potty trained(mostly), they have diapers here, but I don't think they use them as much as in America. Next time I hear a debate about cloth vs. disposable, I think I'm gonna throw this idea out there and see where that takes the discussion.

2 comments:

Aaron and Julie said...

that is a great idea!! With my potty training escapedes with molly I just put her in a dress. But I guess those would work to. Of course we stay at home!!

Olivia Carter said...

I remember seeing these pants in China. I'll be honest its kind of gross. I remember being in like a nice paved area in Shanghi and seeing a kid stop pee and poop right in the middle of the mall area and walk away. Err.... yuck.

But in theory I like the idea. No diapers. Very cool.