Question about toilets and families and stuff. Yes I should know this stuff.

[postingforafriend]

This is an incredibly stupid question, I think.

What do most people do about getting their children and husbands to clean up after they've done a poo?

My mum, never asked us to do anything, she came along and slaved around and cleared everyone's crap up.
DH mum ditto.

So we have no reference point!

Do you get the kids to use the bog brush? That makes me feel uncomfortable, the little one is just 6 and I can just see her dripping it around and stuff, and my mantra has been "just don't touch it" (the bog brush) up to now, for fear of causing more harm than good!

There is also the "use some bog roll and give it a wipe above the water level, under will sort itself out, then wash your hands" method but again this feels a bit, I don't feel like it's right somehow to ask them to do that! (Upbringing I guess)

So, what do other people do, what is "normal"? Are there other methods? I know some people don't even have toilet brushes (you learn all sorts on MN!) so what then do they say to the children?

Bottom line (ha!) is that there are 4 of us here and there is no way I'm cleaning up everyone elses crap for the rest of my life, but unfortunately, I haven't got any background as to what normal people do to avoid this! It's not something you talk about with your friends....

Thanks!

Zebra DH and I wondered the same one night after a curry in relation to the multiple flushes often required

Oh god, postingforafriend, don't go down the "duck fresh brush cleaning solution" or other posh disposable brush things. They will end up costing you a fortune, and flushing pads down the loo isn't good for the burgeoning fatberg problem - they mix with fat in the sewage system and block everything up.

I get what you mean about the bog-brush-sitting-in-shitty-water thing, and you don't want a kid flailing about with one, but the sort of brush that is suspended in a holder rather than sitting in the drips helps, plus maybe a few supervised times of them trying to clean?

Don't worry archery I come from a long line of people who would baulk at anything like that due to chemicals / the poor sewers / what's wrong with a bit of elbow grease & etc

However, I do thank everyone for all the different suggestions and while something might not be for me I'd never think anything of someone else using something that makes their life easier especially when it comes to the question of reducing them dealing with shit that isn't even theirs!

My conclusions so far are:

I am still hesitant at letting them loose with a bog brush
I am also still hesitant at getting them to tackle it with bog roll

I LIKE the idea of pouring hot water from the tap over.

I am (honestly) going to discuss it with the troops and see what works best for them . I have done one too many management courses at work and will try to get "buy-in" lol. We did all stand there this morning looking at the toilet and feeling quite gloomy about the whole thing so I think there is acceptance that there is an issue here

DH I will just tell him to pull his fucking finger out for god's sake.

Or maybe he needs to stick it up and hold it until he's at work. heh.

He does try bless him and to be fair it's when he's on early shifts and trying not to make too much noise / turn all the lights on / and wake us all up and he's not properly awake himself that things can turn a bit sour.

I have just introduced the warm water jug method to DC3 and 4 aged 3 and 4.
Previously I encouraged use of the toilet brush but then I caught DC3 cleaning poo off the toilet brush WITH MY TOOTHBRUSH!
A sight I may never recover from.

OMFG Notso

You may have over-instilled the "keep it clean" message there I fear! Had he done it before? I think, if I were you, I wouldn't have wanted to know

I had a different fear that DC2 might start trying to clean other things with the bog brush....

Cos that's the thing isn't it. No matter how fab you are, that there bog brush has poo on it.Unless you soak it in bleach the whole time which would be like replacing one job with another. So, auto reaction is to be wary of directing children to it. IYSWIM.

I'm sure we will find our own way in this!!!

Or indeed she, sex of DC3 in not mentioned, what I do know about your DC3 though is that they are a keen problem solver

I know! I can't escape from the thought that he may have done it before. He actually said upon noting my horrified expression
"S'okay Mummy, I can get your toothbrush clean again"

We also use a jug of hot water. Loo brushes satans toothbrush are grim.

I sometimes use the shower attachment from the bath to rinse the loo as the bath is next to the loo so it reaches. Guess it could double as a bum gun.....

Dh cleans the toilet in our house.

My DH flips and flaps the loo brush around the bowl and themsound makes me feel ill. DS is four so I tend to flush for him.

Ha my shower reaches the toilet too so I do use that!

We buy black ikea brushes for 1€ in bulk.

Anyone old enough to use the loo cleans it or gets marched back to do it.

No smeggy loo roll in brush because you flush that away first. Raise seat. Then use brush to clean. If you don't want drips then pick up the brush holder too.

Brush gets a bit gross put it in the bin and get new brush.

Anyone who blocks the loo learns how to unblock it. Bin bag over arm method. Pull all excess paper out into waiting receptacle until it empties itself when you've cleared the blockage. Lesson learnt.