As far back as I can remember, my mother taught me to ALWAYS line the public toilet seat with paper before sitting. I have since found (talking w/my girlfriends) that this is a very common practice. However, I’ve discovered that sometimes the need to sit far outweighs the seconds it takes to cover.
This brings up my question. Do you, like myself, feel guilty when you are sitting with only one butt cheek touching the seat? Why do I think that half a sit will save me from the multitudes of germs just waiting to find a home on my little tush?
Then there’s the situation when there’s just not enough paper on the roll to spare. Sometimes us gals are lucky when there are seat covers available. But, for the life of me….I’ve not mastered the special pull and tear technique to get the perforated flap loose. At times I’ve managed to get the flap loose, but when I place the cover, the whole thing gently falls into the water before I sit. And the worst of all….when I get the seat covered and ready to exit when the tissue paper has stuck to my thighs.
This brings up the best solution of all. She also taught me how to squat. You just hover over the seat and aim for the best. It’s a good way to build up your thigh muscles and relaxes my fears of public contamination. As I have aged, I can’t hold that squat pose as I used to. So, I find myself, once again in the half cheek sit. Ha….which brings up the point of why we are taught to cover the seat before sitting in the first place.
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