Sometimes I tell K, "You're lucky you're a boy."
For instance, I have told him this in response to:
"How did you get the baby out?"
"Did you just stick something in your underwear?"
"You're joking, right? You're NOT JOKING? You PAID someone to RIP HOT WAX OFF YOUR FACE? WHY???"
Yesterday my brother told me about a lecture he was planning for his medical residents. He's going to open with a long example about urinals and the various heuristics for choosing the right one. I've never given urinals much thought, not having to use them. But today, when I walked into a bathroom stall at work, I thought, Women don't have hangups about choosing the right stall. And then I thought, But if I had to be right next to somebody, and we could see each other pee, then I'd care a lot more. So, I may pay someone to rip hot wax off my face, but least I don't have to see anybody (aside from my offspring) pee.
I don't have a "set" series of decisions I work through when choosing a stall but if there's someone else and I can put a stall between us (so long as I don't have to use the handicapped one), I will. Hmm, I guess I *do* have a series. The other thing though, is, I think women have their "favorite" stalls at places they go often (work, school).
ReplyDeleteI actually do think about which stall I want. I get inexplicably ANGRY when there are 5 empty stalls in the bathroom and a new arrival chooses the one next to me. Why? There are so many with distance!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I'd think more if I didn't have 4 walls surrounding me, but I do still think. (And get angry.)
When we were traveling in Tibet and China, many of the toilets in the cities were separated by only a hip-high wall, behind which ladies were supposed to squat, and then in the remote areas just open holes at intervals in the room.
ReplyDeleteI was very, very awkward, especially when faced by a group of peeing Tibetan nuns.
Hahaha this made me laugh out loud. "You're NOT JOKING?" Awesome. Also, I do also have thoughts about what stall I take. But I maintain that it is because I've heard the urinal theory so often from my husband!
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