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Your confessions here continue to make me gasp and tear up and sometimes guffaw. Today's is one where I don't even know how to react. I do have a question though: did you feel better afterward?

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I’m so glad somebody admitted to doing this on purpose. I always wonder, because sometimes it seems too egregious to be an accident.

I don’t really understand why adding to the problem made you feel better, but maybe if I were in a pettier mood I would. I’ve been sleeping pretty well lately, get back to me when I’ve had less than six hours.

I do want to remind people, as I had to learn this the hard way, that it’s really important to keep the seat clean in an accessible stall… people in wheelchairs often can’t hover!! (I’m fine now, this was from back when I broke both of my feet).

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What an excellent and important point about the wheelchair accessible stalls. Thank you! I haven't developed an ongoing strategy for whether to squat or sit, so I just kind of go by my mood. Usually I squat in public places and sit otherwise. But it has happened like two times that I've sat in someone's private home and there was pee on the seat. Not even during a party or occasion where there were other guests. I'm not quite sure why someone would feel a need to squat in their own home??!

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Isn’t it people with hogs who usually piss on the seat? Are these hog free houses you’re talking about?

When I’m at home, I prefer to squat with my feet on the toilet. I call it gargoyle style, and it’s a much healthier way to poop. I sit down to pee first though, and then get up to squat on the toilet.

Sometimes a little bit more pee does come out, but I always clean it up! I find that when I’m sitting down, I just can’t get all the poop out. Dear God, why do I admit this stuff on the internet? I can never run for senate now!!

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You have my vote for Senate and everything else. And I like your method. It's like your DIY version of the squatty potty but without the extra unnecessary accessory. I've been interested in a one step solution to the at home peeing and then pooping in different positions situation you describe, but it sounds like you've done the research and just switching positions halfway through is the best it's gonna get. I love our conversations.

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