Husband taught 3 year old about the courtesy flush

[Anonymous]

Now my 3 yo is aware of poop smells and will flush while on the toilet compulsively. I was so annoyed husband taught dc about this since DC is 3 and to teach dc to be self conscious is ridiculous. This is typical of husband. Always trying to "teach" them and to me it comes off totally crazy and rigid. Like he's trying too hard. I feel bad for dc because the expectations are nuts.

[Anonymous]

????

I have a 3 year old and a 5 year old and they can smell poop or farts or any other bad odors by themselves. No one had to point it out to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now my 3 yo is aware of poop smells and will flush while on the toilet compulsively. I was so annoyed husband taught dc about this since DC is 3 and to teach dc to be self conscious is ridiculous. This is typical of husband. Always trying to "teach" them and to me it comes off totally crazy and rigid. Like he's trying too hard. I feel bad for dc because the expectations are nuts.

This is what husbands do, OP. It's in the male gene. My DH is the same way. Get over it. Your kids will be fine.

[Anonymous]

I thought that was a joke from austin powers! Explaining the humor in austin powers to 3 year old is priceless. Teaching kid to be an obsessive over flushing self conscious dork is not good.

[Anonymous]

You seem way too upset over this. I would have laughed like crazy at that. I think it's hilarious!

[Anonymous]

Lighten up, OP. Perhaps you've heard of preschool? Your precious darling will be exposed to horrors there like fart jokes and "see food" and other shocking compulsions.

[Anonymous]

My child would poop while I took a bath. I was thrilled when, at three, she discovered the courtesy flush all on her own.

[Anonymous]

What's wrong with a courtesy flush? I'd much prefer that over the poop smell wafting out into the hallway. You sound like the crazy and rigid one.

[Anonymous]

So, you planned to try to convince your son that his sh*t don't stink? He'd have grown up to be a walking cliche.

If you think his expectations are nuts, then you might want to offer another example. This doesn't sound rigid to me at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now my 3 yo is aware of poop smells and will flush while on the toilet compulsively. I was so annoyed husband taught dc about this since DC is 3 and to teach dc to be self conscious is ridiculous. This is typical of husband. Always trying to "teach" them and to me it comes off totally crazy and rigid. Like he's trying too hard. I feel bad for dc because the expectations are nuts.

Yeah, right. Of all the things to criticize a spouse about, you choose an effort to instill some basic manners? It makes you seem like the hyper-critical spouse. If you don't lighten up, you're the one who is going to get, pun intended, dumped.

[Anonymous]

It's because the OP kiddos going to flush like 10 times per BM b/c he is 3 and doesn't really get it. I see her point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's because the OP kiddos going to flush like 10 times per BM b/c he is 3 and doesn't really get it. I see her point.

Women who nit-pick over their husbands' parenting skills are often the same ones who complain incessantly when they gradually disengage.

[Anonymous]

Does this even work? The smell is from the gas, in the air, the poop is under water, doubt a courtesy flush really dissipates any oders. Lets put it to the myth busters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does this even work? The smell is from the gas, in the air, the poop is under water, doubt a courtesy flush really dissipates any oders. Lets put it to the myth busters

I think it works!

Having poop sitting in the toilet STINKS. It makes sense that it would help to flush it down.

Like dog poop. If you step in dog poop, it stinks forever as long as it's on your shoes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does this even work? The smell is from the gas, in the air, the poop is under water, doubt a courtesy flush really dissipates any oders. Lets put it to the myth busters

I think it works!

Having poop sitting in the toilet STINKS. It makes sense that it would help to flush it down.

Like dog poop. If you step in dog poop, it stinks forever as long as it's on your shoes.

I don't understand this.

How long does it take you people to take a shit?

It's out, you wipe, and then flush.

matter of a minute at most