To think that this isn't typical of an 8 year old?

[Ivegotyourgoat]

Or maybe it is.

Ds went for a shower. I mostly leave him to it apart from reminding him to wash everywhere and laying out towel and pjs. A while later I went to go to the toilet and there was piss all over the seat and around the rim. Fair enough, it happens from time to time and ds is getting better lately at not making any mess.

I asked him what happened. He told me he was in the shower, then suddenly desperately needed a wee, so got out of the shower quickly rushing to the toilet sloshing piss spray everywhere, including over the floor and up the wall. Which I hadn't realised, I thought the floor was wet from the shower. So I'd been stepping in it.

So have mopped up as best I can for now.

I wouldn't mind but he didn't even tell me he's made a mess so it's been like it for an hour and dried into the wall.

We've had the conversation over and over about not waiting until the very last minute to use the toilet, he does this with wee and poo. Also about telling me if there's been an accident, or if he's spilt something. So I can clean it up.

Do they all do this?

dont most men do this occasionally regardless of age.....lazy dirty oiks!

Just be grateful he didn't pee in the shower!😂

IRegretnothing, we call it the wee dance! I thought by 10 he'd grow out of it, but no

Had this endlessly, endlessly with my 2 ds (age 10 and 8). 3 weeks ago I showed them how to clean the toilet/bathroom floor and explained that from now on I would only clean them once a week and they would take turns in cleaning up drips and misses between times as necessary (and regardless of who'd caused them as I've got nowhere trying to identify a culprit on various given occasions).

3 weeks later, ds1 has had to clean once and ds2 will be next if any future probs but amazingly their aim has improved massively!

From my extensive survey of two males (DH and DS(aged 4) I think there is a good deal of variation in how the, er, stream comes out.

DS is very clean as he as a nice straight jet of wee, into the loo and thats it. The odd little drip but nothing major.

Poor DH on the other hand - his stream divides into separate mini-streams like the Nile Delta making it very difficult for him to get it all neatly into the loo.

Having only had sisters this is an entirely new thing for me.

Well I could see my ds' (7 and 9 both NT) doing this due to simply not thinking it through properly.

I'd be really annoyed at the time and most likely get them to help clean up. Then when I'd calmed down I'd talk it through with them so it didn't happen again!

As a general rule though neither of them makes a mess when they wee, I totally disagree that this is inevitable with boys. Getting wee everywhere is an absolute no-no in our house and I heavily judge the patenting of boys who come round our house and make a mess.

Parenting not patenting (very helpful, thanks autocorrect

Um, I'm not sure they ever growing out of this do they? The only thing that happens is they get better at cleaning it up afterwards...

This is normal behaviour for boys unfortunately!

A red ping pong ball in the toilet for a few weeks helps with aim training.

I would not be surprised if 9yr old ds did something like this. Annoyed, yes. Surprised, no.

I moved house when DS was 10. He got his own bathroom, and the job of keeping it clean. Since there had frequently been wee around the loo in our old house, I was very impressed at how clean he managed to keep it.

Until DD1 asked me if I knew that DS went out to the garden every time he needed a wee to do it on the grass

It was easier than cleaning, apparently.

I daren't ask where poo was going

It's still a work in progress...

Kids this age seem so grown up don't they but quite often seem to have bizarre common sense failures.

The other day I went to wash DS, 7, 's jeans and when I checked the pockets I'd found he'd deposited some chewing gum in there. Not wrapped in paper or tissue. Just raw, chewed, sticky gum. I had to put the trousers in the freezer and am considering just cutting the pocket off and sewing it up...

Haha peeing on the grass was easier than cleaning!
I work as a cleaner in a secondary school, and I do have to clean the boys toilets There is always piss all over the place! Hubby works in the same school as a teaching assistant with these boys and when I ask him why they feel compelled to piss all over the place and leave it there, he says 'cause they're dirty oiks that's why'.
OP I'm not calling your son a dirty oik, he clearly just had an accident! (And he's much younger) but I think it does do them good to take some responsibility for themselves. Completely normal though!

My nine year old does this. He does have constipation problems though.

Oh he is a dirty oik! I'm trying to get him out of it though. These days I generally make him clean and pick up after himself even if it's more trouble than it's worth. I mean things like clearing his room, plate in dishwasher.

Just be grateful he didn't pee in the shower!

I'd rather someone had a wee into a shower with running water than pissed all over the floor and wall!

Totally disgusting. If boys can't piss reliably standing up then should sit down or clear it up.

My 10 year old DS regularly manages to piss all over the seat - to the point where I've just had to buy a new seat as the hinges corroded through! It's revolting, and I am constantly sending him back up to clean it up. Worse is when I go to the loo in the night and sit in it (boak).

Oddly, this is actually a newish thing. He was fine at hitting the loo until about a year ago, then he suddenly decided that he couldn't be arsed to lift both the lid and the seat to wee, hence the sprayage. He doesn't get it on the floor though.

He isn't even the slightest b embarassed about it either - he didn't care when his mate was over and I yelled up to lift the seat and don't wee on it ...

Mayonnaise is good for getting rid of chewing gum Bertie

Hmm really? What do you do with the mayonnaise? I don't want to bung up the machine.

Just rub it into the chewing gum. A few years ago someone stuck chewing gum in my cousins very long hair, we were just about to cut it out after trying all sorts of things when we found something online about applying Mayo, we did and it's like it melted the chewing gum and just washed out really easily. I haven't tried it on clothes but I'd imagine it would have a similar effect.

One day after going to the toilet in Next, my DH came out, and asked me why people don't have urinals in their homes? I could not answer this...... Anyways, within two weeks he had two urinals fitted in our family bathroom. One for him, and one for the boys. No more cleaning their pee off the seat or floor for me!

Bridget what a great idea. We don't have space, and although my ds is a normal disgusting teenager in many ways, he does manage not to wee all over the bathroom (I think he sits down at home). And my husband is one of those rare men who puts the loo seat down too! A couple of weeks ago someone was doing some work on my house and asked to use the loo - and yes you've guessed it, they left the seat up!

But I digress. OP it's normal. Although my ds had about a year of problems with constipation due to holding on because whatever he was doing at the time was more interesting than going to the loo. ERIC is a good place to look for advice, I had no idea until I looked at that website how many older kids/teens have problems with going to the loo, bedwetting etc.

And my husband is one of those rare men who puts the loo seat down too!

DP does too! It's so nice.

Urinal in the bathroom is actually a really good idea. I wonder why it's not a thing? Space? Cost? Thought of them being 'gross'?

I would check him for bladder problems, but TBH I think the biggest problem is getting him to tell you so you can clear it up.

My DS hasn't made it necessary for me to clean up after him since he was 5. He never got told off for making a mess, accidents happen and small children don't have perfect aim. However, he was made to clear it up (all perfectly cheerful and non-punishment), and if he hadn't, I would call him back to do it (again, not telling him off but reminding him that each person's wee is their own responsibility and it is not acceptable to expect someone else to clear it up if the person making the mess is capable of doing so). It's all about consequences and learning to share responsibility in a household. His future DP will thank me I'm sure.