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    Nightmare at the Public Restroom

    It can make an easygoing parent un-nerved… and a germaphobe parent down right frightened – the public restroom. I am a recovering germaphobe. My second child has helped me to move past some of my old anxieties.  But put me in a public bathroom with the kids and I start getting nervous. So yesterday we were on the road and made a pit stop at Wendy’s. Brogan had to go potty, and so off we went.  Now Brogan is in an “independence” phase, which means he wants to do everything (he wants to do) on his own.  Using public restrooms is one of those new solo acts.  So when we…