It’s a dilemma every girl dad must eventually face—choosing whether to take their daughters into the women’s bathroom, or the men’s. Sure, some places (more and more these days) have all-gender or family bathrooms with changing stations, but generally speaking those are far and few between.
Recently, DJ Drewski found himself and his brother—a fellow girl dad—facing this common predicament, and each father had a different opinion on which bathroom was the correct choice. So, Drewski thought he might settle the debate on TikTok.
“So two girl dads in Disney, we’re in Disney World right now,” Drewski begins. “As a girl dad, I bring my daughter into the men’s room, of course, into a stall in that bathroom. My brother brings his daughter into the female restroom. The women’s restroom. We don’t know which is the right way to do it or how women feel.”
@djdrewski As a “Girl Dad” which restroom are you supoose to use with your toddler DAUGHTER in public places??? #question #girldad #toddlersoftiktok #disney ♬ original sound – DJ Drewski
Where Drewski “doesn’t feel comfortable’ going into the women’s restroom, his brother argued that the women’s room is cleaner, and therefore better suited for his daughter. The second opinion matched the rationale of a girl dad Upworthy covered back in 2021, who lamented that “Men’s bathrooms are DISGUSTING. They smell like pee and nothing is set up for a woman or a person with a child.”
Other moms seemed to share a preference for dad’s entering the women restroom, so long as they announce they’re coming in.
“Women’s rest room just yell girl dad coming in,” one person commented
Another said, “Ladies will accept you, just announce yourself. If any ladies give you trouble, they obviously don’t have kids. Ignore them.”
However, folks weren’t vehemently opposed to taking daughter’s into the men’s room.
“As a Girl Dad… men’s room straight to a stall… never have I ever had any issues .. lol” one viewer quipped.
Another shared, “My dad used to bring me to the guys bathroom and have me close my eyes until we got into the stall! Never was a problem to me or my mom ! Whatever you prefer I think.”
And of course, another viewer added that it sure would be nice to “normalize” changing tables in men’s rooms as well.
It’s clear that each of these dads are trying to do what’s best for their daughters, and are willing to have open conversations about how to best go about it. That’s perhaps the biggest and best takeaway of all here, regardless of which bathroom they choose. Just wash those hands!