I would have stopped getting after everyone who left the toilet seat in the ‘up’ position.
It was something I couldn’t stand since living with my younger brothers, because every woman knows that if you’re tired or just plain not looking, you’ll fall right in- and not only is the water cold, but filthy too. So I vowed never to let that go on in my house.
From the very beginning I trained my husband, my two sons and our guests to leave the toilet seat down for the ladies in the house but boys, being what they are take that as a cue to spray/drip/dribble pee all over the place without lifting the seat up to do it so now, instead of sitting in a bowl of ice cold water, I find myself sitting on puddles of lukewarm urine.
Thinking back on it now, I’d sacrifice constantly dropping the seat to relieve myself over wiping and spraying and disinfecting the entire toilet every single time I need to go.
Parenting tip #5,471: Don’t grumble about the small things unless you’re planning on dealing with the big things later.
