Put the seat down

thebeachbumm33 · Post by **thebeachbumm33** » June 28, 2007 6:06 pm

So I finally got the 3 yr old excited by the toilet and all the things that come out of his body

including the infamous "ooh Daddy that was a strong poopy

"

So I hear Daddy "I'm going potty", and that walk type pitter paddy into the bathroom, then I hear this huge splash

his brother(9) left the seat up

pojo · Post by **pojo** » June 28, 2007 7:19 pm

LOL

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » June 28, 2007 7:26 pm

On behalf of women everywhere, THANK YOU!!

(It's a really crappy way to wake up to go sit on the toilet at three in the morning and FALL IN!!)

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » June 28, 2007 7:47 pm

Are people really incapable of checking to see whether the seat's up or down before attempting to sit? Check out how many layers are up at the back of the toilet.

I know some people who are just thankful that most guys put the seat *up* before doing their business.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » June 28, 2007 9:01 pm

I live alone..

horseyparrot · Post by **horseyparrot** » June 28, 2007 9:30 pm

TropicalTroubador wrote:Are people really incapable of checking to see whether the seat's up or down before attempting to sit? Check out how many layers are up at the back of the toilet.

I know some people who are just thankful that most guys put the seat *up* before doing their business.

Well, I assume w/ a 3 year old, you're just happy they get everything IN the toilet, period..........proper seat etiquette can come later.

I too, was the victim of the 'big splash' once....only it involved a tiny earthquake (tremor really) and I was little enough that the seat WAS down, and I still fell in. LOL!

sy · Post by sy » June 28, 2007 11:05 pm

TropicalTroubador wrote:Are people really incapable of checking to see whether the seat's up or down before attempting to sit? Check out how many layers are up at the back of the toilet.

At 4 in the morning, I'm usually happy I can even focus my eyes enough to find the bathroom, much less whether the seat is up or down.

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » June 28, 2007 11:27 pm

My men put the seat down...even my 8 y/o.

longlinergirl · Post by **longlinergirl** » June 28, 2007 11:36 pm

TropicalTroubador wrote:Are people really incapable of checking to see whether the seat's up or down before attempting to sit?.

I hear ya..its not that hard, really. Besides I'm outnumbered in my house so I guess I should leave the seat up?

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » June 29, 2007 12:16 pm

Dezdmona wrote:My men put the seat down...even my 8 y/o.

I've got my wife trained to put the seat down herself.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » June 29, 2007 12:20 pm

phjrsaunt wrote:On behalf of women everywhere, THANK YOU!!

(It's a really crappy way to wake up to go sit on the toilet at three in the morning and FALL IN!!)

didn't your parents ever tell you to eyeball the landing zone before just droppin' in?

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » June 29, 2007 2:15 pm

Dezdmona wrote:My men put the seat down...even my 8 y/o.

My wife has me so trained I even put the seat down in public restrooms

SummerByTheLakeside · Post by **SummerByTheLakeside** » June 29, 2007 3:43 pm

Around our house, FutureHubby and I put the seat AND lid down before flushing. He does, I do too. Why? Because flushing an open toilet actually results in whatever's in the water being "aerosolized" and sprayed throughout the bathroom as unnoticed microscopic drops. Toilet water winds up on you, on your counters, faucet handles, and on whatever is kept out in the open in your bathroom. YUCK!

(Reference: Aerosolization of toilet water Read down through the main text of the abstract for info.)

Remember that the next time you go to brush your teeth with the toothbrush from the holder on the countertop next to the toilet that gets flushed with the lid open.

The nice side-effect of closing the lid is that nobody falls into the toilet in the middle of the night.

freaky4tiki · Post by **freaky4tiki** » June 29, 2007 3:49 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
phjrsaunt wrote:On behalf of women everywhere, THANK YOU!!

(It's a really crappy way to wake up to go sit on the toilet at three in the morning and FALL IN!!)
didn't your parents ever tell you to eyeball the landing zone before just droppin' in?

I'm going to remember this one for Molly-- she has to share a bathroom with her two older brothers! YEW! she gives me VERY vivid descriptions of the "stuff" on the toilet seat/edges.

blech..... at least they're old enough to clean it themselves now!

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » June 29, 2007 3:50 pm

My son just likes to go outside and pee on a tree.

live2ski · Post by **live2ski** » June 29, 2007 4:41 pm

Tequila Revenge wrote:
Dezdmona wrote:My men put the seat down...even my 8 y/o.
My wife has me so trained I even put the seat down in public restrooms

Our house has a don't complain about the toilet policy.

Us boys leave it up, the girls can leave it down if they please. They don't complain and neither do we.

Hockey Mon · Post by **Hockey Mon** » June 29, 2007 4:43 pm

buffettbride wrote:My son just likes to go outside and pee on a tree.

My son likes to go in his pants.

Potty training is a b****.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » June 29, 2007 4:47 pm

Hockey Mon wrote:
buffettbride wrote:My son just likes to go outside and pee on a tree.
My son likes to go in his pants.

Potty training is a b****.

I got lucky with potty training with both kids (one potty trained at 20 mos and the other at 26 mos). It's just everything else that is a b****.

Hockey Mon · Post by **Hockey Mon** » June 29, 2007 5:33 pm

buffettbride wrote:
Hockey Mon wrote:
buffettbride wrote:My son just likes to go outside and pee on a tree.
My son likes to go in his pants.

Potty training is a b****.
I got lucky with potty training with both kids (one potty trained at 20 mos and the other at 26 mos). It's just everything else that is a b****.

It took my older kid until 4 1/2 or so to finally get it. My younger one, who now just turned 4, is my current problem. It's gonna take time, I've got to be patient but I'm getting tired of cleaning him up. After 2 boys, maybe my girl will be easier.

surfpirate · Post by **surfpirate** » June 29, 2007 5:47 pm

sy wrote:
TropicalTroubador wrote:Are people really incapable of checking to see whether the seat's up or down before attempting to sit? Check out how many layers are up at the back of the toilet.
At 4 in the morning, I'm usually happy I can even focus my eyes enough to find the bathroom, much less whether the seat is up or down.

Many years ago, a friend of mine had us rolling when he told us a story of the "beginning of the end" of his first marriage. Seems after a night out of heavy drinking with the boys, he got up middle of the night, staggered around in the dark until he found the toilet lid, lifted it up and started about his business.

His wife woke up and was none to happy to find that he had missed the bathroom by about 10 paces and had peed all over her grandmother's hand woven afghan blankets stored in a footlocker (with a lid that could be lifted) at the foot of their bed.