Renthead Mommy Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I'm not asking anyone to aim into a thimble or anything unreasonable! It's a toilet! It's not THAT small!!! How hard can it be just stand there aim at decent sized toilet! But then this is the same male DNA that can't figure out that whole incredibly difficult squeeze then pull maneuver required to open the dishwasher door! :banghead: Rant over. Thank you for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Are you talking about the mat that goes around the toilet? If yes, just get rid of it. Then put some cleaning wipes on top of the toilet with instructions that they must wipe down the toilet each time they use it. Can you tell I'm in a house of boys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 :iagree: I would do away with it until they learned to hit the target so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 My oldest boy sits... so no troubles there (if he'd just FLUSH). My 5yo refuses to sit, and always "forgets" to lift the seat... mats are not my issue :tongue_smilie:(but I feel your pain... literally). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Oh, ek! Yep, two four year olds of the same variety here. I am so sick of running in and sitting on a "sprinkled" seat. :ack2: I agree - I'd just get rid of it, if it's the kind that goes around the toilet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Agree with the others that you should just get rid of it. We have carpet in our downstairs bathroom. Who in their right mind puts carpet in a bathroom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 At least I'm not alone! I think part of my problem is, you know, coming from a female prespective, it just doesn't look like it should be that BIG a deal! Having never stood up to pee, I'm guessing it's more complicated than one would think! As for the mat, unfortunately, if I get rid of it, then there won't be anything to step on getting out of the shower. You can't dry off in the shower stall as there just isn't enough room, and it's just slippery on the tile in there if it's wet. It's base housing, it's a tiny bathroom! So I guess I'll have to keep it, but maybe I can move it back further from the toilet so I don't have the run down the front drippage thing going on! Either way, only 5 more months and we are headed to Long Island! Of course they probably have equally tiny bathrooms! LOL! Oh well! Thanks for the ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 At least I'm not alone! I think part of my problem is, you know, coming from a female prespective, it just doesn't look like it should be that BIG a deal! Having never stood up to pee, I'm guessing it's more complicated than one would think! From watching my 5 boys pee at one time or another, it's not the target that's hard to hit, it's keeping focus. Really. I've witnessed them lose their aim as they stare at the ceiling, talk to their brothers, or when they try to do the infamous "run by pee" and other such manuvors :001_huh:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Agree with the others that you should just get rid of it. We have carpet in our downstairs bathroom. Who in their right mind puts carpet in a bathroom? I have a *beautiful* house. We bought it from the original owners, the husband being a builder/contractor himself. He put carpet in the master bathroom. It's kind of cool-looking, the carpet sweeping from the master bedroom into the master bathroom, and it's cozy on the feet, but we are getting rid of it as soon as we can. Eeeeuuu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 As for the mat, unfortunately, if I get rid of it, then there won't be anything to step on getting out of the shower. You can't dry off in the shower stall as there just isn't enough room, and it's just slippery on the tile in there if it's wet. It's base housing, it's a tiny bathroom! So I guess I'll have to keep it, but maybe I can move it back further from the toilet so I don't have the run down the front drippage thing going on! Can you hang it up when you're finished? drape it over the shower-curtain rod or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBre Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I hear you! We don't even have floor mats anymore. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre in GA Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 how old are the perpetrators? my son is responsible for cleaning the toilet area of the bathroom. has been since he was 10. make them clean the mats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Can you hang it up when you're finished? drape it over the shower-curtain rod or something? This is what I do here. I use a non rubber back mat and put it down only for showering. Then it gets picked up to dry. I have two and wash them about every 2-3 days (when I change towels). They are washed with the towels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 We have a non-negotiable sit down policy for our boys in our house. We tell them to stand out in public restrooms but it's an absolute sit here. Believe it not it came from my husband. He said there's no good reason the guys can't sit because it doesn't really make sense to stand. The big guys were really little at the time and early in potty training so their aim was wretched! LOL That's how we handle it in our house of all boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 My dh sits as well. I'm not sure what my 11yods does, but I haven't had to clean up after him since he was about 5yo, so he's doing something right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 We have a non-negotiable sit down policy for our boys in our house. We tell them to stand out in public restrooms but it's an absolute sit here. Believe it not it came from my husband. He said there's no good reason the guys can't sit because it doesn't really make sense to stand. The big guys were really little at the time and early in potty training so their aim was wretched! LOL That's how we handle it in our house of all boys. The boys at our house sit, too. Some people seem to be uncomfortable with that, as though standing up to pee is more masculine or something.:confused: I don't get it, but I do tell my boys to stand up in public restrooms. My bathrooms don't smell like pee unless somebody comes to visit with their boys who stand.:001_smile: Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 As for the mat, unfortunately, if I get rid of it, then there won't be anything to step on getting out of the shower. You can't dry off in the shower stall as there just isn't enough room, and it's just slippery on the tile in there if it's wet. Once I'm dressed, I hang the bathmat on the side of the bath/shower - I've trained the boys to do that too. It stays cleaner that way, and dries better. Best wishes Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 We have a non-negotiable sit down policy for our boys in our house. We tell them to stand out in public restrooms but it's an absolute sit here. Believe it not it came from my husband. He said there's no good reason the guys can't sit because it doesn't really make sense to stand. The big guys were really little at the time and early in potty training so their aim was wretched! LOL That's how we handle it in our house of all boys. My mother would applaud you. She works as a palliative care nurse and many of her patients are elderly and have problems standing at the best of times but many of the men insist on standing to pee. Prostate problems + balance problems + general stubbornness = many problems for often elderly wives or staff at nursing homes. My mum is often saying that she wishes that these men had been taught to sit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I haven't had a mat around the toilet in 14 years. Toilet cleaning is also left to the boy that has the worst aim and I do know who that is. He doesn't understand why I know but I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 DH cleans the bathroom. I never miss, he does, the boys do, so it's all on them. As I told him, once I'm done changing diapers I should never have to clean up pee or poo again... or until he gets old and senile ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana in OR Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I recently saw a program entitled "20 Biggest Decorating Mistakes" (or something like that), and one of them was having a mat around your toilet. So, even the experts agree. Get rid of the mat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I, too, encourage sitting. Dh is fine. Huck sits. It's the little one that's the nightmare. He's getting better though. I think the main problem in our house is remembering to straighten it BEFORE starting. My boys are intact. Attention spans are also an issue. I keep clorox wipes by the toilet. I use them often and have learned not to sit down without looking! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 Wow. A lot goes on around here while I'm sleeping some days! Yes, the 6yo cleans the bathroom. He's got his own stash of vinegar papertowel wipes. We'll just have to keep working on it. I wish I could just hang the mat or something after using it, but there isn't anything to hang it over. No rod or anything. It's base housing. (and I'm so over base housing!) Hopefully in the next house (a short 5 months away!) we'll be able to convince him the second bathroom is HIS bathroom and not hte guest bathroom. Because this one is closer to the guest room, he's convinced that's the guest bath. Go figure. I'm off to find caffine and breakfast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I have a *beautiful* house. We bought it from the original owners, the husband being a builder/contractor himself. He put carpet in the master bathroom. It's kind of cool-looking, the carpet sweeping from the master bedroom into the master bathroom, and it's cozy on the feet, but we are getting rid of it as soon as we can. Eeeeuuu. This is funny because dh's best friend is a contractor...who insists on putting carpet in the master bath. He builds luxury homes and then sells them, so the customer doesn't pick the features unless they buy it before he puts it on the market and then they would have to special request it. To him it is a luxury item. He is a sitter and thinks every man should sit. He thinks that if nothing else, the man should sit when it is not appropriate to stand...aka in a carpeted bath. He was raised on a working farm, with 3 rowdy brothers and a sister. We've been trying to talk him into heated tile floors with rugs, but he isn't an easy sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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