April 8, 2026
I have a friend who’s fond of saying, “I’m speaking my truth.”
I’m going to be speaking my truth, and tossing in, inaccurately but with great feeling, a much-misused psychology term.
Yesterday I put up a sign in the women’s bathroom at work that said,
LADIES,
IF THERE ARE NO SEAT COVERS, LINE THE SEAT WITH TOILET PAPER
THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR LEAVING YOUR PEE ON THE TOILET SEAT
It was uncharacteristically vulgar, but I felt that “pee” would have more of an impact than “urine”. (Also, it fit on the paper without creating another line and thus spoiling the symmetry. Appearances matter.)
Nobody said anything about it, but it stayed up all day. Perhaps it resonated with some people.
Now, here’s the thing:
If you try on clothes and leave them in the dressing room rather than taking them to the rack right outside the door, that’s entitled. If you make a mess at the sink at work, or leave a coffee ring on the counter WHEN THERE ARE PAPER TOWELS, SOAP AND WATER RIGHT AT THAT SAME SINK, that’s entitled.
Leaving your urine for someone else to clean up borders on sociopathic. If you have that much contempt for your fellow humans, you should be on an island somewhere, away from civilized people.
