Thats the overall stat but really it depends on where you live.
I knew multiple girls in high school that got pregnant during school or graduation, pregnant shortly after, even a few that TRIED for a baby at 18-19.
Most people have kids in their 20s here. Some more well to do people wait until 30-35 for their first, and ones that already had them are finishing up. 40s is almost unheard of. I only know like one..possibly two people that got pregnant at that age.
I use an old style outhouse every day. Dried saw dust works great for keeping smell and bugs down. The more moisture you can keep from getting in there the better for overall poo hole health.
There is something so primal about squatting over a hole. I have things in life, I dont need to poop in a hole, but it satisfies me. I maintain a property so I have a place to go. Shovel, TP coffee can ... im good!
I keep an umbrella and hand sanitizer in my trunk.
I move my hole 12" , then reset my starting point annually.
Also, I built an outhouse that I used for awhile, but I found the hole to be less stress. I only use my holes in the non-frozen 3-seasons. This time of year requires a trip to Home Depot.
This makes me so sad. I wish people didnt have to live like this. No one should have to there is more than enough wealth to go around but no we have to have a few with a sickening amount and people living like this. I hope it gets better for you.
I agree. I don’t understand why most people aren’t furious that society has come to this. There’s plenty of wealth that it doesn’t need to ever be this way. Instead, people seem full of apathy and resentment for anyone who has less than they do.
Because we aren't smart enough. American society is happy to chase one Amazon purchase to the next. Zero value is placed on societal growth. In fact we just like to chastise the poor.
I agree. I don’t understand why most people aren’t furious that society has come to this. There’s plenty of wealth that it doesn’t need to ever be this way. Instead, people seem full of apathy and resentment for anyone who has less than they do.
17 with a daughter, had to move in with gfs family because my family is horrible, her mom gets everyone kicked out for not paying rent, we have to move in with her ex (gfs dad) and doesn't have a house, just a shed. So we got a shed. And this is the only spot for me to use the bathroom (everyone else uses a kind of porta potty in this tent but I'd rather have my own space)
Brother I sincerely hope your situation improves. Not sure what your income looks like but it definitely needs to step up. I know you’re 17, that’s rough. Do anything legal though, hustle. Pray to God, network, job applications, etc. rooting for you.
It's not like a tool shed like you're thinking. We put insulation in it and we have power. She watches cartoons on her own tv and I have a tv, a desk, etc.
Op thats a hard story. I dont know about your particular region but resources exist. As a parent I get it. We do the best we can but even from this photo thats not a suitable environment for a baby. Thats likely boarding abuse.
Trust me, my kid is fine. If she can still watch Elmo and eat tacos and I can play call of duty at my desk while sitting in my gaming chair, we're not doing too bad. This photo looks horrible I know, and that's why I posted it. I knew people would be like "that's crazy", but it's really not that bad I would never let my kid suffer i have places to go if I really needed to
Man you are functionally homeless. You need to contact your local community action agency or housing authority and get on an emergency list for family housing assistance. Your family needs somewhere with running sanitary water. Your daughter is going to need running toilet water when she starts potty training in less than a year. You need to raise her somewhere that doesn’t involve you shitting through a broken chair. You are letting your kid suffer every day you are staying in this situation and not doing every thing you can to get out.
And one is too early to be rotting in front of the tv, even if it’s Sesame Street. You need to be playing and engaging with them when they are awake.
Did i say she was a year old? I actually don't know if I said that so im just curious how you guys are figuring it out but we have running water. We have running water. I am in the process of graduating high school so I can make a better life for my family. We have a camper that we could use the bathroom in, but it requires clearing out a small patch of woods, digging a hole, and running a hose to it. And to be honest? I would rather shit right here than clear the woods with a machete. We'll be long gone out of here by the time my daughter is old enough to understand
You posted a year ago that you were in the delivery room.
And you have running water? Where is the waste water going? Do you have a shower in the shed? Why isn’t there a toilet with the shower? Man even off the grid people dig outhouses, you’re shitting in random holes around the property. What happens when your kid falls in one?
There are housing resources out there, especially for young families. You need to be pursuing them and getting out of this.
My child is not going to fall into a hole it's way out near the woods. And how can you see my post history I thought I had it hidden? And wdym by waste water? No there isn't a shower in the shed, but there's one in the camper on the property, where we take showers. The toilet has to be hooked up.
Bro. I get it. We all have periods of struggle. And I’m not going to chastise you, I’m sure you know you need to get out of that situation ASAP, and you’re just making do.
Your kid loves you but never think a shed is the way to go. Kids are easy to please but come on bro please. My heart dropped reading that
I'm graduating high school right now, and as soon as I do, we'll be out of here. My gf is also trying to graduate so it's hard right now but it's not as bad as you guys are thinking I promise
You kind of are being a dick. The call of duty isn't a problem. It's a cheap comfort, and it isn't a vice. He doesn't get poor points for staring at a wall in his off hours.
I do. I dance with her to Elmo music, we play with her toys together. Even when I play games I play with her in between matches and on loading screens and stuff
Ok i get that you people just don't want me or my innocent kid to suffer here, but you really do just have to trust me when I say that she's fine. This community is supposed to be a non shaming community, but so far people have been shaming me a lot. I know when I should pack it up and move us out. We have places to go. It's not as bad as you're thinking. This looks bad, sure, but people did little better than this for many centuries, and they survived didn't they? How about some "hope it gets better man" rather than "oh my god you're a piece of trash for letting your kid live in that dump." You don't know me, I'm trying my best.
Joining the military at 17 requires that you turn 18 prior to finishing boot camp. Doesn’t sound like he has a good relationship with his parents so may as well wait until 18 anyways.
Lmfao hell yea, bro your comment was the last one, at the very bottom of 54 other comments and now it’s my lil fuckin reward for scrolling so far that’s so funny
My assumption was cause their "camp" was right there and they wanted to keep shit away from it. A lot of these guys were heavy drug users and would go anywhere but some were just down on their luck trying to catch a break.
Maaan, and some here were all picky complaining about the broke ass toilet I had at the student's dormitory in Moscow, at least that crap was connected to the sewer system.
Hope you find a better place and that you live improves!
Hoping for a swift turnaround for you. Seems like you deserve it right now. I don’t believe in blessings, but I believe in you turning your lives around for the better of your daughter’s happiness.
Nooooo thanks, I tried that my first day here and it did not work out. It was wet outside, and the position i was in was not comfortable. That's how I came up with this contraption
Can you also use the porta potty on site? I worry about bacteria and your/family’s overall health - also your privacy (although doing ones business in open wild is invigorating every time is concerning). Are you US based and are there resources available? Can you get a seat that is plastic? Also how are you cleaning this? New hole every few months how long you been doing this?
Better than my college situation. Lived in a slumlord house and our bathroom literally caved into the floor. Had to shit in a plastic bag rolled over a Home Depot bucket for like 2 months. But I would just tie the bags up and toss them into the backyard lol. I always wish I could’ve seen the day when he went back there to find like a hundred plastic bags of human poo after we moved out.
The seat looks comfy
It is. Except for when it rains. Then I have to put down an old pair of pants because it's so cold
Definitely saving on the water bill too
Oh yeah for sure. That's probably went up though since I stopped taking showers in the tent in the front yard
Not sure if actors or real
No I'm serious
Where do you plug in your charger?
On the toilet lol or? In my shed
How do you get electricity
So basically there are power lines. These power lines run to an abandoned house on the property, and from there we run a cord to our shed
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These ads are on point
Maybe...maybe I too can afford the kitchen of my dreams!
Na the old timey doctor with a leather hand bag that treats your cholera is gonna wipe out that savings buddy....
Have you considered remodeling? /s
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This is mine, lol. OP is a 17yr old with a kid. Not that common these days.
Still is pretty common, it’s just not good for media coverage
Idk about other countries, but teen pregnancy in the U.S. is down to 4%, there are more women in their 40's having kids here.
Thats the overall stat but really it depends on where you live.
I knew multiple girls in high school that got pregnant during school or graduation, pregnant shortly after, even a few that TRIED for a baby at 18-19.
Most people have kids in their 20s here. Some more well to do people wait until 30-35 for their first, and ones that already had them are finishing up. 40s is almost unheard of. I only know like one..possibly two people that got pregnant at that age.
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This was mine when I looked at the comments haha
Just cut a hole in that thing and your set!
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Mine
That sounds like a prozac/furniture combo
I think your hole needs to be a little deeper. You got a shovel?
Oh it was, I just have to cover previous waste with leaves so bugs and smell don't become a problem. I dig new holes every couple of months
Go to the hardware store and get some lime.
Are you trying to say im a serial killer?
No, it’s for your feces dude
Oh dude I'm sorry another guy said something about my abducted victims and I thought you were continuing what he said my bad
It’s ok
Most unbothered person award definitely goes to you 😭😭😭😭
People make mistakes. And as far as my advice goes, I just look at it as a long term camping/survival situation and lime is a sanitary measure.
Why would I need that?
Kill bacteria, reduce odor and insects
That makes since. I don't smell anything tbh, the leaves actually cover it up pretty good and bugs aren't really a problem now that it's winter
I use an old style outhouse every day. Dried saw dust works great for keeping smell and bugs down. The more moisture you can keep from getting in there the better for overall poo hole health.
Wild that when talking about “poo hole health” you’re not referring to your a$$hole 😂
Not every time.
There is something so primal about squatting over a hole. I have things in life, I dont need to poop in a hole, but it satisfies me. I maintain a property so I have a place to go. Shovel, TP coffee can ... im good! I keep an umbrella and hand sanitizer in my trunk.
I move my hole 12" , then reset my starting point annually.
Also, I built an outhouse that I used for awhile, but I found the hole to be less stress. I only use my holes in the non-frozen 3-seasons. This time of year requires a trip to Home Depot.
Do you maintain the property solely for the purpose of pooping outside?
Yep, mostly, it's my zen space camp. I sit by a fire, poop in a hole, look at the sky. It keeps me sane :)
I'm counting all my blessings tonight.
I remember it like yesterday. I could use a nice toilet with no bugs, rain or cold
What happened??
How can we help?
I wish you the best brother.
I appreciate it. You too, stranger
You should read the army manual for field sanitation it actually has some pretty good tips
https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/tc4_02x3.pdf
This makes me so sad. I wish people didnt have to live like this. No one should have to there is more than enough wealth to go around but no we have to have a few with a sickening amount and people living like this. I hope it gets better for you.
I agree. I don’t understand why most people aren’t furious that society has come to this. There’s plenty of wealth that it doesn’t need to ever be this way. Instead, people seem full of apathy and resentment for anyone who has less than they do.
Because we aren't smart enough. American society is happy to chase one Amazon purchase to the next. Zero value is placed on societal growth. In fact we just like to chastise the poor.
I agree. I don’t understand why most people aren’t furious that society has come to this. There’s plenty of wealth that it doesn’t need to ever be this way. Instead, people seem full of apathy and resentment for anyone who has less than they do.
May I ask why though.
17 with a daughter, had to move in with gfs family because my family is horrible, her mom gets everyone kicked out for not paying rent, we have to move in with her ex (gfs dad) and doesn't have a house, just a shed. So we got a shed. And this is the only spot for me to use the bathroom (everyone else uses a kind of porta potty in this tent but I'd rather have my own space)
Damn bro. Hope things improve. Take care of yourself.
I appreciate it. You too man
Brother I sincerely hope your situation improves. Not sure what your income looks like but it definitely needs to step up. I know you’re 17, that’s rough. Do anything legal though, hustle. Pray to God, network, job applications, etc. rooting for you.
Your baby lives in a shed?
It's not like a tool shed like you're thinking. We put insulation in it and we have power. She watches cartoons on her own tv and I have a tv, a desk, etc.
Op thats a hard story. I dont know about your particular region but resources exist. As a parent I get it. We do the best we can but even from this photo thats not a suitable environment for a baby. Thats likely boarding abuse.
Find shelters, non profits, anything.
Trust me, my kid is fine. If she can still watch Elmo and eat tacos and I can play call of duty at my desk while sitting in my gaming chair, we're not doing too bad. This photo looks horrible I know, and that's why I posted it. I knew people would be like "that's crazy", but it's really not that bad I would never let my kid suffer i have places to go if I really needed to
Your daughter lives in a shed while you shit in a hole and you’re playing call of duty are you kidding me
How are you not grasping this is a pisstake
He's 17, and hasn't had a good life, to him this is nice.
he’s literally in high school
Man you are functionally homeless. You need to contact your local community action agency or housing authority and get on an emergency list for family housing assistance. Your family needs somewhere with running sanitary water. Your daughter is going to need running toilet water when she starts potty training in less than a year. You need to raise her somewhere that doesn’t involve you shitting through a broken chair. You are letting your kid suffer every day you are staying in this situation and not doing every thing you can to get out.
And one is too early to be rotting in front of the tv, even if it’s Sesame Street. You need to be playing and engaging with them when they are awake.
Did i say she was a year old? I actually don't know if I said that so im just curious how you guys are figuring it out but we have running water. We have running water. I am in the process of graduating high school so I can make a better life for my family. We have a camper that we could use the bathroom in, but it requires clearing out a small patch of woods, digging a hole, and running a hose to it. And to be honest? I would rather shit right here than clear the woods with a machete. We'll be long gone out of here by the time my daughter is old enough to understand
You posted a year ago that you were in the delivery room.
And you have running water? Where is the waste water going? Do you have a shower in the shed? Why isn’t there a toilet with the shower? Man even off the grid people dig outhouses, you’re shitting in random holes around the property. What happens when your kid falls in one?
There are housing resources out there, especially for young families. You need to be pursuing them and getting out of this.
My child is not going to fall into a hole it's way out near the woods. And how can you see my post history I thought I had it hidden? And wdym by waste water? No there isn't a shower in the shed, but there's one in the camper on the property, where we take showers. The toilet has to be hooked up.
Bro. I get it. We all have periods of struggle. And I’m not going to chastise you, I’m sure you know you need to get out of that situation ASAP, and you’re just making do.
Your kid loves you but never think a shed is the way to go. Kids are easy to please but come on bro please. My heart dropped reading that
I'm graduating high school right now, and as soon as I do, we'll be out of here. My gf is also trying to graduate so it's hard right now but it's not as bad as you guys are thinking I promise
Okay good man, you got this 🙏🏽
I’m not trying to be a dick, but the last thing you need to be doing if you’re in this situation is playing call of duty.
You kind of are being a dick. The call of duty isn't a problem. It's a cheap comfort, and it isn't a vice. He doesn't get poor points for staring at a wall in his off hours.
So either play cod or stare at a wall?
You should be engaging with her instead of both being stuck on screens dude. Play CoD when she's asleep.
I do. I dance with her to Elmo music, we play with her toys together. Even when I play games I play with her in between matches and on loading screens and stuff
OK that's good. You made it sound like you were Elon Musk. Still, whenever my kids are awake, games are off.
1 year old and eating tacos. Impressive!
I know right? I suppose I lied just a tad. While WE eat tacos, we give her meat and cheese
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Who said we didn't have running water?
"trust me, I shit in the woods"
Come on dude I know you're a kid but you really gotta hustle... Hopefully you're a 4.0 gpa kid
Ok i get that you people just don't want me or my innocent kid to suffer here, but you really do just have to trust me when I say that she's fine. This community is supposed to be a non shaming community, but so far people have been shaming me a lot. I know when I should pack it up and move us out. We have places to go. It's not as bad as you're thinking. This looks bad, sure, but people did little better than this for many centuries, and they survived didn't they? How about some "hope it gets better man" rather than "oh my god you're a piece of trash for letting your kid live in that dump." You don't know me, I'm trying my best.
You should get her a gaming pc and have her in the game mate 😁
Absolutely, once she's old enough
She is way too young for cartoons on TV. Please don't do that to your kid
I'm looking into this now, i didn't know there was an age limit to cartoons but im learning
Oh your being for real you shit in that thing?
One more year and you can join the military. I would look into that.
If they can get both parents to sign off on it they can join the military now
Joining the military at 17 requires that you turn 18 prior to finishing boot camp. Doesn’t sound like he has a good relationship with his parents so may as well wait until 18 anyways.
The shit pit.
Lmfao hell yea, bro your comment was the last one, at the very bottom of 54 other comments and now it’s my lil fuckin reward for scrolling so far that’s so funny
Glad I could brighten your day, brother!
r/toiletswithauras
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A humbling experience
Ah the hobo toilet, came across something like this at work once. The genius who made it put a pot at the bottom to catch and dispose of the waste.
Interesting. I don't know why he wouldn't just let fall to the ground and decay
My assumption was cause their "camp" was right there and they wanted to keep shit away from it. A lot of these guys were heavy drug users and would go anywhere but some were just down on their luck trying to catch a break.
Oh okay
are you living in Chernobyl?
😂
Well this is the saddest thing I’ve seen in awhile
Don't think of yourself as an adult right now. think of yourself as a little kid.
do you remember being a baby?
what do babies like? warmth? comfort? fuzzy things? soft things? playing around and discovering.
I hope you take care of yourself.
I hope you get to have some warmth and comfort tonight my friend.
Things will get better.
We don't get to decide the first chapter of our stories, but at some point we have to start taking over and changing the middle and ending.
:(
Jealous
Only the RICH rich can afford this
Maaan, and some here were all picky complaining about the broke ass toilet I had at the student's dormitory in Moscow, at least that crap was connected to the sewer system.
Hope you find a better place and that you live improves!
Hang in there man.
Hoping for a swift turnaround for you. Seems like you deserve it right now. I don’t believe in blessings, but I believe in you turning your lives around for the better of your daughter’s happiness.
Thanks man
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I mean you might as well shit in the woods🫣
Nooooo thanks, I tried that my first day here and it did not work out. It was wet outside, and the position i was in was not comfortable. That's how I came up with this contraption
Can you also use the porta potty on site? I worry about bacteria and your/family’s overall health - also your privacy (although doing ones business in open wild is invigorating every time is concerning). Are you US based and are there resources available? Can you get a seat that is plastic? Also how are you cleaning this? New hole every few months how long you been doing this?
Look at this fatcat with his chair
If there was a world where there were no women, this is as close as men would have come to a toilet.
Interesting
How’s the view tho?
It's decent, nice view of the woods from where i sit
Damn man, i hope very soon you're able to look back on this from a much better place
Nicely appointed button tucked back rest!! I'm impressed [although I'm impressed way too easily] lol!!
King of the castle, king of the castle, I have a chair!
Holy shit.
Join the military fr!
A john McAfee love swing
This looks like something out of silent hill
The year 200 seems nice! I want this too. I need a slave who tells me how great my peepees and my poopoos are.
Ok
Oh, be nice, go suck some elephant cock, and smoke a J.
You're a good man Arthur Morgan
Needs to be deeper, my guy
It was. It fills up, this was before I moved it again
Would you let me use your toilet instead of the porta-potty bro?
I'm not sure if you're trying to be funny or asking a genuine question, like if you came over and had to use the bathroom
Isn’t this where James Bond got that er uh treatment?
I think a toilet chair is luxurious.
This is next level bleakcore (tm)!
But I don't know I might put it further away from the building.
You could attach rake heads to the feet of the chair and use it to slowly fertilize and aerate the soil
I’m so jealous. I have to poop in a bucket…once I empty it of the food I store in there.
Are you withholding information from a Bond villain?
Where's the toilet paper?
Ain't no way you just asked me that man come on now, read the post
How is Russia?
*south alabama, united states
Better than my college situation. Lived in a slumlord house and our bathroom literally caved into the floor. Had to shit in a plastic bag rolled over a Home Depot bucket for like 2 months. But I would just tie the bags up and toss them into the backyard lol. I always wish I could’ve seen the day when he went back there to find like a hundred plastic bags of human poo after we moved out.
Damn, someone actually surviving on this subreddit. A breast of fresh hair.
I think you should stretch a trash bag over the backrest so it doesn't soak up rainwater.
Frank Reynolds would be proud.
Do you go, waddle to the abandoned trailer with your pants around your ankles, grap the tp, waddle back to your uh...bathroom, wipe, then you're done?
No i grab the tp, THEN use the bathroom
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That sh*t doesn’t belong on social media…. Literally 😆
Lmfaoooo
Maybe get a nice scented candle incase you have a date with your abducted victims
I have no idea what this means