Has anyone had RT in front of other family members or friends?

I’d have to agree as a kid I seem my friend tom have his temp taken and he seen me get mine taken too. And when we played doctor if we could get alone time and we could sneak a thermometer to take each others temps well we saw every thing then. 🌡️🧴🧻

I have no memories of having my temperature taken this way, let alone in front of others.

But I did have a long chat with another Zity member who told me how she was ill while staying with family friends as a young teenager. The mother took her temperature in her bottom in their living room lying on the couch, as the husband and their young child sat at the dinner table just a few feet away. I would have been mortified if that had happened to me... having a stranger do that to me AND her husband potentially witnessing it. OMG.

This was in Europe btw, can't recall which country.

From the age of 9 until I was 14 I shared bedroom with my five year younger brother. I don't know if it was done with purpose but from the position of his bed although we were a bit away from each other he had a perfect view. As soon as it was time for my temptakings my bed cover was away and trousers and underwear down he saw my hole bottom and ass. And he watched curiously and with big interest. And he got a lot of chanses as the thermometer nearly always was prepared and destinated for me. He knew I didn't like to have my temp taken and that I was very ashamed and embarrased of laying there with the thermometer poking out of my boy hole. Of course I could see him a few times too getting his temp taken. But I was too shy to watch. As soon as the thermometer was showen for us I was afraid, knowing by experience that my hole also might be in "trouble". Simply because I was mostly the goal for the detasted, feared but also secretly "beloved" instrument.

For the most part rectal temps were private. Usually in my or parents bedroom and in the bathroom. OTK position till puberty. But sometimes my grandmother, aunt or one of my mother’s friends were present depending if I was really sick. I also, did see my siblings get their rectal temps taken sometimes, too.

@GraceT i remember this Situation. It was the same in our family

When I was ill, I was often laid on the sofa in the living room so that my mum didn't always have to run up the stairs to my room.

It often happened that family members and visitors could see my temperature being taken or me being given a suppository. I especially hated it when my younger brother watched.

There was no privacy in the hospital either. There were three of us in the room, sometimes the door wasn't closed properly or visitors would come in while my temperature was being taken.

At some point, I started to like it. Especially the faces of the girls lying in my room when they had the thermometer in their bum and were ashamed.

@Sanne i feel with you

Mine was taken morning and night daily as mum worried about infection as had severe asthma often done in front my younger sister or friend's no stoping it in hospital taken rectaly in front rest ward as were all boys and girls in wards see line bare bottys

My younger sister watched how doctor gave me injection in bottom. Not sure if it is better, but if she watch thermometer in, it would be more shame for me.