The Toilet Seat Saga

[Rosebyanothername19]

Basically my husband and I have an ongoing dispute over the downstairs toilet. I have asked him a million times to put the lid down after he uses it - which is about every half hour...

I have sent him links to articles about hygiene and also put a large note on top of the toilet asking nicely to put the lid down in case he just forgets. I have pointed our that our baby is going to be crawling soon and, as the downstairs loo is between the living room and kitchen, she is probably going to end up in there numerous times.

Every request is met with an eye roll and him saying that's it's not a big deal or just ignored.

So tonight I have decided that every time he leaves the lid up I will empty a beer down the sink and leave the bottle upside down. I haven't told him this and I'm just going to start doing it and wait until he asks or realises what is going on.

AIBU?

When your brushing your teeth later I do hope you enjoy the bits of poo on your toothbrush

I've had worse things in my mouth😂

And whoever talked about the poo transplants. I think it was for colitis and IBS. Poo tablets. Hehe

DEFO NOT BEING UNREASONABLE! I would however just drink the beer lol. I watched a program once where they filmed what happens when a toilet is flushed and there were droplets and particulate matters launched all around. So I am with you on not wanting that shit all over my bathroom, toothbrush etc......but each to their own though! Good luck and £150..... go for it and remember to thank him for your present x

I've had worse things in my mouth

Honest to god, the things that we all must have ingested from just being alive and in a society.

This pearl clutching and name calling is just laughable.

Oral sex is hardly the most hygenic activity and yet plenty of us happily engage without falling ill. This 'plume' may well exist, but i am literally hardly ever ill so why bother changing my ways?!

I was thinking more in terms of me being a chatty gardener and having bugs and more in my mouth often😂

Oral sex is hardly the most hygenic activity

I strongly advise some of the vastly superior MNers here not to read the thread about "disturbing things your ex has done" without their smelling salts to hand.

@AngusDuck - brilliant idea about the phone charger

jilly do you supervise your DH's toilet activities, does he has to leave the door open? How can you 'insist' he sits down to pee, poor bloke, I hope he dares to stand up with the door locked .

Honestly, I can't imagine how you bring yourself to have sex with someone when you give them such detailed toileting instructions (does he get a sticker if he is a 'good boy'?)

I despair of Mumsnet sometimes.

I'm loving this plan!

Very dramatic. Also tell him that feng shui dictates that if you leave your toilet seat up your money will go down the drain.

Very apt.

Why does your preference beat his?

Unless we are talking faeces smeared all over the place you are exaggerating a non issue to include the baby/toddler... Does the door not close or will he/she use the handle too?

FWIW people that disinfect the home to the nth degree are stopping children from building their immune systems...

Why does your preference beat his?

Well apparently because she's prepared to pour his beer down the sink if he disobeys her.

leaving the lid up Is a lot better than him leaving the lid down and him weeing over the seat and you often sitting on a wet seat!!!!!!!!!!🤢

Yabu

If the baby goes in the bathroom just close the door. I can’t remember a time when my babies or toddlers ventured into the bathroom unsupervised and got up to mischief.

Seems quite controlling and bullying the way you are ordering your dh to do this.

If I did a wee every half hour, I wouldn't flush every time, what a waste. I don't think you quite grasp the whole relationship thing. There are two people who are free willed and allowed to make their own decisions. Also, the only risk of a toilet to a crawler is drowning. Toilets are generally cleaner than kitchens. You might want to start a thread asking for crawler stories, spiders have been eaten, cat food, poo has been poked and many more stories of survival despite the horror of mud, dirt and fun. If I was him, I would leave. You are bordering on abusive and you don't sound good.

P. S I just went downstairs and witnessed my husband brushing his teeth while sitting on the toilet and by the hazy atmosphere, it wasn't a wee. I was rather proud of him after reading this OP.

1. Get a self closing seat
2. Get a self closing door
3. Be thankful you have a child- in about 2 or 3 years surreptitiously show her you tube clips of flush plumes. Sit back and let nature run its course. There is nothing to compete with the delight (when young) and disgust (when slightly older) a child shows to their parent when they transgress a perceived social norm. Just the mere sight of flesh between t shirt and jeans on dh's back is enough to set the teenager off on a ten minute rant. Will save you a lot of bother and you will get to look like the same, reasonable one.

I do agree with you it is horrible my is the same it is not good to sit down as we women do