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Sit down or stand up to do it?

53 replies

Frickinfreezinginthishouse · 09/01/2021 22:55

Further to an eye opening conversation.with Dp today..slightly embarrassing..but..following a poo do you stand up or sit down to wipe your bum?
He thought my way was really odd, I find his odd..a Google sees a massive divide with people most definitely sticking to one way or the other..who knew 🤷🏻‍♀️

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MargotLovedTom1 · 09/01/2021 23:55

😂

Honeyroar · 09/01/2021 23:58

Why does the thought of sitting make you feel sick??

I sit.

Rubybluesy · 10/01/2021 00:05

Yes I stand and always have... think my mum told me to!

ImagineWords · 10/01/2021 00:20

I do both. I sit to have the poop and give it a wipe .... disturbing even having to write this. Then I stand up to finish wiping, but not standing straight if that makes sense ... I mean if people are stood up pooping though I could understand the problem, standing and pooping that's just weird

YouBoggleMyMind · 10/01/2021 00:21

Sit. If you're standing, you're basically making a shit sandwich with your arse cheeks. Minging.

GrinGrinGrinGrin

Wannabegreenfingers · 10/01/2021 00:22

Sit, you can't clean your bum standing up.

StamfordHill · 10/01/2021 00:30

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morekidsthanhands · 10/01/2021 00:36

@sparklesocks
I stand but kind of bend forward to keep my bum open. I can't possibly reach my hand down the back of the toilet sitting with all the extra winter weight.

Catty1720 · 10/01/2021 00:46

This is hilarious! I bet there are a lot of women tonight sitting wondering 😂
Surely it’s sitting??

Catty1720 · 10/01/2021 00:51

@MrsMop1964 that’s made me laugh even more I just didn’t realise other people were so open about their toilet habits

HaveeeeYouMetTed · 10/01/2021 00:55

I stand.

Murinae · 10/01/2021 01:07

I sit, husband stands

Murinae · 10/01/2021 01:08

Also really annoying about where the toilet paper is as husband likes it on the back of the loo and I like it on the loo roll holder in front of the loo. Usually ends up with two loo rolls on the go at once

Frickinfreezinginthishouse · 10/01/2021 08:46

Yes obviously I sit down to do the poo, can’t imagine how it’s possible to do one when standing 🤣

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Frickinfreezinginthishouse · 10/01/2021 08:46

@MrsMop1964 That’s hilarious had no idea until my discussion that it was a thing

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profilechange · 10/01/2021 09:14

I'm afraid I'm a stander upper too!

And I've just clicked the link to the other thread and someone mentioned do stander uppers stand up to put a tampon in too? I have never ever put a tampon in sitting on the loo, is it even possible?!

Northernsoullover · 10/01/2021 09:18

Come on people think outside the box! Standing doesn't mean standing ramrod straight with your arse clamped shut. Its just an elevated seated position Grin.

dementedpixie · 10/01/2021 09:19

Its a high squat really

Frickinfreezinginthishouse · 10/01/2021 09:48

😂😂

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Frickinfreezinginthishouse · 10/01/2021 09:51

@profilechange Also a stander upper for tampons foo.

My toddler Dd is currently potty training and also half stands to wipe her little bum..it’s more normal than sitting I think!

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MissingEsme · 10/01/2021 09:58

This has made my morning. I'm dying laughing. I had to jump out of bed to practice a few of the above mentioned moves. I'm a sitter btw. Is standing before wiping like making one of those butterfly pictures at playschool where you paint half a picture and fold the paper over creating a messy splodge kinda like your arse would be.... 🙄😃😃

EveryDayIsADuvetDay · 10/01/2021 10:00

Squat 🤣

dementedpixie · 10/01/2021 10:25

Yes I stand for tampons too

Terracottasaur · 10/01/2021 10:56

Used to sit, started standing while pregnant and very ungainly. Now I’m used to standing!