Is my toilet leaking or do my boys just have REALLY bad aim? - Page 2

[annekevdbroek]

Originally Posted by greenmansions

Yeah but then why can't they wipe up after themselves? They obviously know when the flow is haywire and they've missed the bowl. My DH is certainly old enough to do so, and so is my DS. Why does it have to be left for me to deal with when it's dried up and making the grout smelly? GRRRR.

They can and my older son does (the youngest is not potty trained yet). My husband finally started wiping up after himself when I expressed my complete anger at him leaving his PEE for me to clean up! Also when the oldest started putting his hands all over the toilet at about age 1 I pointed out the complete grossness of the uncleaned up pee. I have to say that my DH didn't get it at all when I was so angry about it. His mom just alway cleaned it up I guess and that was the way it was. I started going to my husband and telling him when there was pee on the toilet after he'd used it (I knew it wasn't mine and the baby was still in diapers). He HATED it but got the point.

They may not be able to help the drips but they are capable of behaving like civilized house-broken humans.

My sons will both clean up pee after themselves. My friend's son and husband also wipe up after themselves.

[MayBaby2007]

Originally Posted by annekevdbroek

They can and my older son does (the youngest is not potty trained yet). My husband finally started wiping up after himself when I expressed my complete anger at him leaving his PEE for me to clean up! Also when the oldest started putting his hands all over the toilet at about age 1 I pointed out the complete grossness of the uncleaned up pee. I have to say that my DH didn't get it at all when I was so angry about it. His mom just alway cleaned it up I guess and that was the way it was. I started going to my husband and telling him when there was pee on the toilet after he'd used it (I knew it wasn't mine and the baby was still in diapers). He HATED it but got the point.

They may not be able to help the drips but they are capable of behaving like civilized house-broken humans.

My sons will both clean up pee after themselves. My friend's son and husband also wipe up after themselves.

At the bolded part.

See now? If all the mothers of boys would follow your lead, women wouldn't be on a message board complaining about boys/men not being house-broken humans.

(NOT pointing fingers or insulting anyone! Just saying in general....all that PC stuff, k? )

[Leisha]

Originally Posted by phatchristy

Maybe I should thank my MIL for teaching DH to urinate sitting down when at home. I mean, how hard is it to sit and tuck it in?

No mess and you never have to deal with someone leaving the seat up!

Wow, yes, go thank her! Now!

And yeah, I wish my DP would learn to clean up if he makes drips, whether it be PEE around the toilet or when he gets a cup of coffee or a glass of coke from the kitchen and spills it all over the floor :
Spills happen to everyone (some more than others, but ok). Cleaning them also happens. BY ME. :

[Jodie]

I guess I'm lucky DH sits to pee. Our toilet stays pretty clean.

He used to be a janitor, so perhaps if he does miss he cleans up after.

I hope it is your boys just missing and not a toilet leak.

[greenmansions]

Originally Posted by phatchristy

Maybe I should thank my MIL for teaching DH to urinate sitting down when at home. I mean, how hard is it to sit and tuck it in?

No mess and you never have to deal with someone leaving the seat up!

I have to say that in recent years DH has started sitting down at night and that has helped a lot. I guess it was hard to aim half asleep or something, and turning on the lights so he could see what he was doing woke him up all the way and then he couldn't get back to sleep. Now he sits and everyone is happier for it.

When we remodeled the main bathroom, we got one of those one-piece toilets so stuff can't flow under the tank, but then it has a self-lowering seat (can't slam down) that is a lot harder to clean than a regular seat. I also wish I'd gotten a skirted toilet where the pipes/coils on the bottom were covered so I didn't have to wipe those, just a flat smooth surface. I will do that next time - they are worth the extra money IMO.

[JamieCatheryn]

Well, thanks to the advice on here we looked up how and tried to fix it ourselves...disaster. The wax ring did not create a seal, the water leaked all over the floor when we put it back together. The ring kept falling off the bottom of the toilet, we did end up getting it lined up but it seems it didn't work. Now rather than a slightly leaking toilet we have one that doesn't work at all. And yes plumbers will charge way over $60, heck even to come out they charge $100 as a base. We'll have to give it another shot with another kind of ring tomorrow night or something. Luckily we have 2 bathrooms, though going to the other end of the house 4x a night won't be pleasant for me (pregnant, baby dropped last week).

Sorry for my foul mood, I'm very frustrated.

[annettemarie]

Oh my goodness, I am so, so sorry. That sounds incredibly frustrating.