Bathroom Ethics for Those Who Sit
Jolijt Tamanaha
You’re sitting in English when you realize you haven’t used the bathroom since yesterday at breakfast. Immediately your bladder reacts and before you know it the urge to pee comes on strong. You raise your hand to ask for permission but the teacher is busy. You begin to wiggle and after about 2 minutes you’re jumping more then a kangaroo on drugs. You begin to make those weird squealing sounds and you feel like you’re going to burst. Finally, the teacher notices and asks, “yes…” You blurt out, “I need to go to the bathroom.” With a puzzled look she says, “the bathroom…” By now you’re talking faster then Kathy on full speed, “yes, yes the bathroom NOW!” and the teacher replies, “okay…well if you really have to.” By now you’re half way down the hall. You slam open the bathroom door. Run into the closest stall, turn around, and lock the door and “ahhhhhhh” It’s at that serene and relaxing moment that you realize you just sat on a toilet seat covered in pee.
These disgusting tragedies are unfortunately not uncommon. I speak for all girls when I say our bathrooms are disgusting. Even though some of us have good bathroom manners we are all punished for those who fail to follow simple bathroom rules. There should be an unspoken agreement between all girls as to what the Dos and Don’ts of the bathroom are. Let me start by reminding you that this is not your bathroom, it’s ours and it gets cleaned once a day. Dirty bathrooms are unhealthy for all of us so if you want a clean bathroom you should help make sure it stays that way. We’re not 5 years old and it’s not that hard to wipe the seat if you sprinkle when you tinkle. Please don’t leave dirty pads all over the floor or in the toilet. Someone is going to have to clean it up and the rest of us will have to look at it until someone does. It’s disgusting and you should learn to take care of your own garbage. Warp it up and throw it out. The sinks are not for spitting out your gum. They’re not for dumping your lunch, make up or any other gooey solids that get stuck. If you brush your hair don’t leave strands all over the place. Turn off the sink when you’re done and please, if you use paint wash the sink after you wash your hands. And most importantly…. FLUSH THE TOILET!! How hard is it to push down the lever? My little brother used to hate flushing the toilet because he was scared of the sound. Then again, he was only 4 years old.
Come on girls, how hard can it be? We all need to share the bathrooms and it can be clean if we each take care of our own mess. Don’t tell me you don’t feel guilty when you close the stall and you haven’t flushed. Don’t tell me you can just walk away from the disgusting mess you’re leaving your friends with. Please, lets use good manners and follow the easy bathroom ethics.
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