Squatty Over the Potty?

     While perusing various headlines today, I came across an article concerning the negative effects of hovering over a toilet while trying to empty your bladder.  Scary stuff, indeed, and while I am not going to dispute the physical issues that can result from hovering, I would like to address another frightening aspect of this practice...droplets and sometimes full-on puddles of urine left on the seat for the next user.

     Sadly, I believe this is just another sign of our times.  We live in a day and age of selfishness and total disregard for others.  Hovering in and of itself is not a terrible act (that is if you squat properly so as not to cause harm to your bladder), but hoverers with any sense of decency should at least clean up their own mess instead of leaving it for the next unsuspecting user.

     Alas, I can almost hear the cry of the guilty hoverer, "Eww! I'm not going to wipe that toilet seat.  God only knows who else may have peed on it!"  What? Have you thought for one moment about  those who are physically incapable of hovering? Should the physically impaired have to clean up after a selfish hoverer or squatter when faced with a desperate need to urinate? Don't all bladders matter?

     My answer to this entire dilemma is to follow one simple rule: Be Nice!  Yes, you heard me, be nice.  It's very simple; just think of others more than yourself.  Don't want to chance touching the germs left by your fellow hoverers as you clean your own mess? Understandable!  That's why stores sell these incredible things called gloves and sanitizing wipes.  Put some in a ziplock baggy and keep it in your purse just in case the need to hover happens while you are out-and-about.  Just think, with that one little act of kindness you can emerge from a public restroom with your head held high knowing you have contributed to the well-being of others.

     One last word before I go tend to my own nature call: If you, like me, are not a hoverer or squatter and are equally disgusted by the mess left by those who do choose to engage in such an act, I would suggest you also carry gloves and sanitizing wipes for those unfortunate times when you are faced with the disgusting result of your forerunner's mess from going squatty over the potty. Gotta go now...don't forget to wipe!