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I tried to be forthright without being prurient and look what happens? Hysterics.... (sigh)...
Well now you know men's terrible secret: Standing up to pee ain't all it's cracked-up to be.
Yes, the garden hose thing does suck immensely. Nothing worse than waking in the morning, half asleep, propping yourself up against the wall with one arm hoping to get some relief only to have a simple pee turn into a waltzing waters display. It gets old fast.
PS - I'm serious about the urinal. If you live someplace where the water is expensive or rationed, a home urinal can save you more water than any other conservation method! That's a LOT of water. One of my best friends grew-up as one of 8 boys and they installed one in the upstairs bathroom. The guys (including their father) liked having their own toilet so much they only ever used that one to urinate AND it allowed more than one boy to use the bathroom at the same time making for fewer traffic jams. It worked beautifully and the women (mom + 5 girls) never had to worry about seats left up or stray spots. I think the savings become substantial for the average American home when you have 3 or more males who use the urinal consistently.
It's an extreme example (13 kids), but once they segregated the bathrooms (2+ downstairs lavatory off limits to the kids unless an emergency) it made all the difference in the world.
My boys miss all the time and I have given them some grace since they are not circumsized. My solution, put a container of clorox wipes on the floor next to the toilet and have them wipe up after they go. Otherwise I would say have them "sit like a girl" until they make the effort to "do it like daddy" and clean up after themselves. Really I think the "shake off" is just has messy as "split streams" but the smell and mess is gross either way.
I am so glad to know that my 3 boys(that includes my husband) aren't the only ones. I got so fed up last week that I made my husband clean their bathroom. I don't even go in there anymore. I think my boys think its some sort of male challenge to pee through the seat.... I am glad I am not alone.
Yeah, yeah, that has turned out to be a joke! I have 3 boys and am starting to get annoyed at their non-ability to get their pee into the toilet every time. Sometimes I will go in the washroom and there will be pee on the floor beside the toilet and almost always on the base of the toilet. Is it really impossible for little boys (9&6) to hit the toilet every time?
Im pretty sure my 14 year old doesn't add to the mess but then again, do my husband and teen contribute to the smell and mess?
Please help me! I am living with 4 boys and no girls! I need to figure out how to fix this sticky, smelly situation!!
Oh yes and boys.....always lift up the seat. There is nothing grosser than forgetting to look for a pee free seat.......
LOL - here's the deal from a guy's perspective: Sometimes(many times in fact) urine comes out in multiple streams and/or not where you aim (the worst thing is that when you're tall it is even more challenging). Additionally when you shake it off or finish going droplets inevitably land where you don't want. It is just a fact of male-life.
What can you do about it?... well I've shown my son at home to only go when the seat is up and also quickly wipe with a small piece of toilet paper any dribbles on the toilet rim right before flushing. Touching the toilet rim isn't something anyone looks forward to but at home with an otherwise clean toilet and next to a clean sink to wash your hands I don't think it's a big deal.
As long as you as a parent are consistent (dad in role-modeling the right behavior and mom in enforcing compliance by the boys immediately when noticed) I think you'll see behavioral change pretty quickly. Public toilets are a bit different... men's rooms are usually filthy and I wouldn't want my son wiping the rim as such, but if you make the distinction in what to do in each place you may encourage better behavior in personal residences.
So......why can't you dab it with toilet paper rather than shaking it?
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