Re: unusual potty methods.
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In a message dated 8/16/01 5:54:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Renee
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1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
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[email protected] writes:
> could you expand on that a bit is it because of leg spread facing thatI'll email it offlist, it's a bit too descriptive for a list.
> direction? just curious as we just took my 13 yo to the doctor again
> thinking she had a bladder infection and nothing showed up in the tests!
> this happens frequently and the only thing that seems to help is taking
> cranberry pills altho this may be just coincidence!
> thanks
>
Renee
~2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root. ~
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In the 1970's they manufactured some women's urinals--they looked a lot like
toilets, but not a big round seat, more a trough. You were supposed to use
them facing the wall, and not quite sit down, just squat over it.
They had them at the University of New Mexico in some of the classroom
buildlings. They would be in a stall just like a toilet, and without any
diagrams or instructions, so except for word of mouth we wouldn't have known
what the heck they were, and people avoided using them, I guess (I did,
because I'd never seen how it was supposed to go), and they were eventually
phased out.
As to Indian men squatting on American toilets (and women too, I suppose
maybe), they (some of them/sometimes) squat to work on stuff too--instead of
sitting at tables to fix something, or sitting butt-down, they squat in a
position I can't keep anymore at all, and they are used to. To sit around
and talk and smoke and eat in some traditional Indian houses, there's a
squat. That's the position the mom was in when she was having the babies
poop between her feet. It's not that they don't ever sit on the floor; the
do. And they sit on chairs. But they have another option we don't have.
Sandra
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toilets, but not a big round seat, more a trough. You were supposed to use
them facing the wall, and not quite sit down, just squat over it.
They had them at the University of New Mexico in some of the classroom
buildlings. They would be in a stall just like a toilet, and without any
diagrams or instructions, so except for word of mouth we wouldn't have known
what the heck they were, and people avoided using them, I guess (I did,
because I'd never seen how it was supposed to go), and they were eventually
phased out.
As to Indian men squatting on American toilets (and women too, I suppose
maybe), they (some of them/sometimes) squat to work on stuff too--instead of
sitting at tables to fix something, or sitting butt-down, they squat in a
position I can't keep anymore at all, and they are used to. To sit around
and talk and smoke and eat in some traditional Indian houses, there's a
squat. That's the position the mom was in when she was having the babies
poop between her feet. It's not that they don't ever sit on the floor; the
do. And they sit on chairs. But they have another option we don't have.
Sandra
Sandra
"Everything counts."
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A neighbor growing up had spent so much time in POW camps during the Vietnam War, that when he spent anytime just standing around talking to you he would squat. He said he felt more comfortable in that position than standing, sitting whatever. At least that was his story.
Joy In NM
As to Indian men squatting on American toilets (and women too, I suppose
maybe), they (some of them/sometimes) squat to work on stuff too--instead of
sitting at tables to fix something, or sitting butt-down, they squat in a
position I can't keep anymore at all, and they are used to. To sit around
and talk and smoke and eat in some traditional Indian houses, there's a
squat.
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Joy In NM
As to Indian men squatting on American toilets (and women too, I suppose
maybe), they (some of them/sometimes) squat to work on stuff too--instead of
sitting at tables to fix something, or sitting butt-down, they squat in a
position I can't keep anymore at all, and they are used to. To sit around
and talk and smoke and eat in some traditional Indian houses, there's a
squat.
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[email protected]
In a message dated 8/16/01 7:52:47 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
opens up the pelvis in a way no other position can. i birthed my son in a
squat position with my sister and s.o. each in a headlock under my arms. :-)
to prep for my homebirth i was supposed to practice squatting. i wish i would
have been squatting before pregnancy. i looked hilarious trying to balance
down into a squat at 6 mos.
i now try to squat whenever i can, esp once a month when i get cramps. it
really helps.
brenda
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SandraDodd@... writes:
> As to Indian men squatting on American toilets (and women too, I supposesquatting is a wonderful position for birthing as well. the position really
> maybe), they (some of them/sometimes) squat to work on stuff too--instead
> of
> sitting at tables to fix something, or sitting butt-down, they squat in a
> position I can't keep anymore at all, and they are used to. To sit around
> and talk and smoke and eat in some traditional Indian houses, there's a
> squat. That's the position the mom was in when she was having the babies
> poop between her feet.
opens up the pelvis in a way no other position can. i birthed my son in a
squat position with my sister and s.o. each in a headlock under my arms. :-)
to prep for my homebirth i was supposed to practice squatting. i wish i would
have been squatting before pregnancy. i looked hilarious trying to balance
down into a squat at 6 mos.
i now try to squat whenever i can, esp once a month when i get cramps. it
really helps.
brenda
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