I’ve been treated for it since I was 15, but as with many diseases, there are periods of remission and periods of relapse. It’s further complicated by the fact I have a genetic clotting disorder which requires constant use of blood thinners. My family is quite the genetic jackpot.
This reminds me of the time I went over to a friend’s house. He was living in a crack shack that he was slowing fixing up to be basically livable, though it would never be House Beautiful. So I’m sitting in the kitchen which was one doorless opening away from the room where he had set up an uncontained pot. It clearly was an urgent matter when he excused himself during a dinner of just us, dead silence except for the usual, and the stink. No one would have batted an eye if he had gone in the woods in that neighborhood, a much better choice with someone ten feet away with no barrier.
Oh, and it was an actual plumbed toilet but you had to flush it by adding a bucket of water.
I just didn’t think it was that funny or exceptionally well-written. There were some highlights, but as a whole it didn’t really work for me as a literary achievement. Maybe I’ll read it again and see if I change my mind.
I’m pretty sure that Eve approving of potty humor is one of the seven signs of the Apocalypse, but I since I find her to be a tremendously talented writer, I still consider it quite the compliment. 
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I am in complete accord with jay-c. I, too, am a shy pooper, and I like to be alone at work.
Basically, I don’t want to be associated with any smell that may be less than satisfactory.
Yes, I know it’s a natural thing. But damn if I want people gagging in my wake. I’d rather be quick and quiet and alone.
Yes, it was somewhat funny, and well written. However, I am assuming that there is basic truth behind the OP’s “bathroom shyness”, in which case discussing it with a professional might be a good idea. I am not saying that she is crazy or anything, just that it couldn’t hurt to discuss this with a Therapist or someone along those lines. I know, I know, I’m a party-pooper. (he said “pooper”) :eek:
Uh, sweetie, no it wasn’t. Consult my reply to Creaky.
That’s not entirely fair. It started out strong, when she was talking about her own neuroses regarding office poopery (as I said in another thread, I relate). But it all fell apart when it came down to bitching about how someone shit in a public restroom and it smelled bad.
I’ll grant that it was funny, but I’ve seen more than one woman post here about being poop-shy to the point of refusing to do it in public bathrooms at all, and I honestly don’t get it. Sure I prefer to attend to that function at home, but if I’m at work and the urge hits, I go! That’s what a toilet is for. I’ve run into incredible clouds of stink in bathrooms, of course, but I don’t think any less of another woman for creating them. It happens.
Attitudes like the OP’s leave me mystified.
The Oust mini variety fits in a pocket and is great for the office.
Are you seriously recommending therapy after reading a humorous Pit rant about feces? What is this world coming to?
Nice recovery, Mav. Want to keep the snark on the QT, huh?
As for the OP, from what I’ve seen she’s a biscuit. Hot chicks can always get away with this kind of stuff.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
What’s a QT? I just realized that I had said something that was a bit unfair, so I corrected myself.
According to urbandictionary, it looks like QT stands for quiet or “quiet tongue”, and is often used in conjunction with gossip or secrets.
My sense of humor is fine, thanks. While it had its moments, the basis of the OP stinks. Think about it.
- If jay-c is already in the bathroom and someone else comes in they are wrong and a bitch.
(bold mine) (side note: “doesn’t follow my rule”? this is a bathroom, not Calvinball. You don’t get to make up arbitrary super secret rules and expect people to follow them).
2. If someone else is already in the bathroom and jay-c walks in on her, she (the person who was already there doing her business) is wrong and a bitch.
People who are *always *right and everyone else is wrong no matter what the circumstances get on my nerves. You want to bitch because you scoped out a private potty and someone walked in on you? Fine. You want to bitch that shit smells? Kind of obvious and pointless, but knock yerself out. But, don’t then turn around and barge in on someone else and then complain that they dared use the bathroom for its intended purpose, you walked in on her. Pit yourself for being so thoughtless of others to do the same thing to someone else that you hate having done to you.
Great post, jay-c. Though I am flummoxed by those who don’t see this as a hyperbolic, OTT take on a uncomfortable situation. This rant, by the way, would be greatly appreciated over here.
Wow, I just realized that Cookie hasn’t been back since that thread. Heh, we chased her away.
Then I’m utterly mystified as to what he could possibly be talking about.