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Bathroom request at bedtime

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thecrazyone111 · 11/07/2026 22:26

My partner goes to the toilet at night just before our daughter goes to brush her teeth. My daughter says there’s a smell in the loo so she wants a few minutes before going to brush her teeth. I’ve request my partner to use the second loo which is literally 5 meters away so our daughters bedtime routine will go smoother. My partner says this request is excessive. Who is being unreasonable?

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ThisGoldFawn · 12/07/2026 12:43

Pineapplewhip · 11/07/2026 22:28

I think your DD needs to be less of a princess and just get on with it.

You sound like an absolute rotter

NarkyMa · 12/07/2026 12:55

My dd now 30, recently told me that the worst part of getting ready for school was having to brush her teeth after her dad had just been in there and done his morning dump. The smell of shit and toothpaste still haunts her 😫

persilasper · 12/07/2026 13:14

ZanyPoet · 12/07/2026 12:24

I was replying to a post about the "bog house", but feel free to comment without looking at the whole conversation 😂

"one bog house" means a house with only one toilet 😁

LumpyandBumps · 12/07/2026 13:17

She opens her bowels at the same time every night. Is she called Sheldon Cooper? 🤣

Bowies · 13/07/2026 23:59

Agree he should either wait the 5m for her to finish her bedtime routine or use the other loo.

Tben · 14/07/2026 00:01

Is this actually for real? Maybe I’ve got it good but I can’t believe these men actually exist.

Bowies · 14/07/2026 00:01

Bowies · 13/07/2026 23:59

Agree he should either wait the 5m for her to finish her bedtime routine or use the other loo.

*She

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Vaxtable · 14/07/2026 00:47

Your wife is selfish however if she is not going to change move the toothbrush to the other bathroom

ShakyBake · 14/07/2026 03:49

Definitely in agreement until I read the other toilet is 5 minutes away? Presumably you live in a big house but that would be a 15 minute round trip (I'm allowing 5 minutes for your husbands bowl movement) for him to return which seems excessive. I think you are being unreasonable

Decacaffeinatednow · 14/07/2026 07:22

@ShakyBake
5 meters - not 5 minutes.

Snufkin88 · 14/07/2026 07:24

She could use the other loo to brush her teeth but really , he is the adult in the situation so yanbu. Why does he insist on using that loo ? Gross

Parcelpass · 14/07/2026 07:27

Open the window? Air freshener? How bad can it be.

MyThreeWords · 14/07/2026 07:31

This is absolutely and entirely a completely truthful and genuine OP.

FWC2026 · 14/07/2026 07:32

Pineapplewhip · 11/07/2026 22:28

I think your DD needs to be less of a princess and just get on with it.

How rude.

why can't the adult male shit in a toilet 5 meters away where the child doesn't then have to clean her teeth.

hes an inconsiderate if for not doing that without being asked & for refusing when asked he'd be hind if hes not her Dad. If he's her Dad we'd be having words.

Decacaffeinatednow · 14/07/2026 07:40

@FWC2026
It’s an adult female.

PurpleThistle7 · 14/07/2026 07:59

Seems like a bizarre argument to have and a strange relationship but couldn’t your daughter just use the other bathroom?

FWC2026 · 14/07/2026 15:30

Decacaffeinatednow · 14/07/2026 07:40

@FWC2026
It’s an adult female.

Didn't see that before I posted, but I'm sure he can swap the he/Dad/male to her/mum/female without too much trouble 🙇🏻‍♀️

FWC2026 · 14/07/2026 15:31

PurpleThistle7 · 14/07/2026 07:59

Seems like a bizarre argument to have and a strange relationship but couldn’t your daughter just use the other bathroom?

Why should she have to if that's where her things are kept?

FWC2026 · 14/07/2026 15:34

Parcelpass · 14/07/2026 07:27

Open the window? Air freshener? How bad can it be.

It's unnecessary when the adult could shit in the other toilet where the child isn't getting ready for bed.

im starting to think that no child has been harmed in the making of this thread though 🙄

TheThirteenthFairy · 14/07/2026 15:37

FlyingWithBabyLongHaul · 11/07/2026 22:29

You are not being unreasonable. I can't believe a Dad wouldn't do one simple, easy ask to make his daughter's daily routine a little easier / more pleasant. Selfish. Is he a deadbeat dad in other respects, or is it just this one thing?

If he won't do this, is it an option for you daughter to brush her teeth in the other bathroom?

Did he tell you he'll shit where and when he pleases in his own house?

TheThirteenthFairy · 14/07/2026 15:38

gotmyselfintoapickle · 11/07/2026 22:44

Does he have a reason to not want to use the other toilet?

He certainly does. His daughter isn't trying to clean her teeth in it.

darksideofthetoon · 14/07/2026 16:25

Taking a shit should be a very private thing and no hint of the act left as evidence ideally. Of course there may be instances where not possible but this should be the aim.

I say this as a bloke and cannot believe wtf I am reading.

Mollymoo67 · 14/07/2026 16:40

Pineapplewhip · 11/07/2026 22:28

I think your DD needs to be less of a princess and just get on with it.

Why would anyone want to deal with toilet smells if there was an easy solution?

Wingingit73 · 14/07/2026 17:20

Stop pandering to.you daughter. If she is bothered then she should use the other bathroom.