Oddest Question About What You Do When You Go Number 2 - Spring Branch,TX

My theory is that you know you're a "man" when you can poop when the need arises, take 30 mins, have the door locked and no one bothers you. You know you're a "mother" when you poop when it's convenient for everyone else, can be in and out in three minutes, don't even consider shutting the door (because that just invites little intruders), and have absolutely no privacy.

And I totally read whatever I can get my hands on. Usually a book or magazine, but I have resorted to shampoo bottles and tampon pamphlets, which I find much more entertaining!

Okay this may sound weird but anytime I go into the bathroom at home I take a longer time than usual. Why? Well I have two kids and the bathroom is the ONLY room in my house that I have peace and quiet. When I go in there no small child under 4 feet is going to ask me to come see this, wipe that - Ahhhhh Simple peace and quiet and if I have to sneak off into the bathroom for 5-10 minutes I will do it. I usually read while I'm in there. Unfortunately where I used to finish a book in a few days it now takes me weeks.

If it's in public restroom its in and out because they are typically gross.

I also look for something to read. Whether it be a magazine, the shampoo bottle, the toothpaste, whatever is within arms reach.

What a great question for Saturday night! Like Ariamom, I also use the potty like a little mommy-time-out. I have a stash of magazines- Parents, Parenting, Better Gardens. Generally they go from my mailbox to the bathroom. I'll read a couple of paragraphs while I'm in there. Funny story, I was in the hospital a few weeks ago and had to bring a mag. in with me to go! I will read anything available.

I thought I was the only one that read shampoo bottles while going #2. LOL! I am also guilty of texting while in there. But, I don't spend 20 mins in there more like 5.

It doesn't take me 20 minutes to do #2 - it's more like 20 seconds! I am not in there long enough to need to read anything!

I'm in and out. No reading. And 20 minutes!!?

I'm usually in and out, no longer to do that than to do #1. Unless "it's " being stubborn then I will grab a magizine that's near by for my husband or a shampoo bottle also to distract me.

Now my husband is literly in there 20 mins! If its stubborn its atleast a half hour. He is nice enough to ask all of us first but sometimes at that min we don't have to... but with in the time he is in there is a line waiting for him to come out! He does read while he is in there, but he says as soon as he is done he puts the magizine away, flushes, washes hands and is out.

I also read just about anything......shampoo, toothpaste, cleaner, whatever is handy........ sometimes it is just an "escape" ....

btw...... my hubby is the Building Engineer for a local medical plaza... and it is amazing how many Kindles and Nooks he finds in the public stalls! He is usually able to match them back up with the owner, but one took almost a month.... the e-mail listed in the registration section (he will turn them on and write down any pertinent info, like name, e-mail, etc.) was to the woman's junk mail account! (She left behind a Nook Color.... ouch!) He usually finds them sitting on the toilet paper dispenser....

Be sure you have FULL information (full name, working e-mail, phone number) if you have an E-Reader.

ETA to add (although most aren't still reading this question).... when I read the shampoo bottles, etc... I play the "Alphabet" game!

I do nothing - doing something distracts me. I am in there to do my business and get out - not to spend a vacation and relax!

Our bathrooms 'other' name is 'the library'.

Well, since you asked

I usually go at the same time every morning. I bring my coffee with me, and I have a magazine basket in my bathroom, and I always read a magazine.

I need to update my magazines because I have read them all! So I have been texting. Gross. I cannot just sit there and do nothing.

Tibit I heard one the radio this morning.... Your computer mouse is 50xs more filthy than your toilet. Sick huh?

Oh, I am a reader. The potty is my sanctuary, with 2 little boys I go in there as often as I can to read or play handheld solitaire. I can easily be in there 30 mins or more if DH is home - if the kids see me, they bother me and DH won't take the initiative to give me a break, so I have to do it myself!

Like you, I can only get 4-5 pages read at a time, but those pages add up!

no I do not read anything. It has never taken me more than a couple minutes to do my business and get out, lol! I can't imagine having to sit there longer than needed. If I want to read a book, I wait until the kids are in bed and I chill on the couch and read all night

I grew up in a house where the only place you had peace or privacy was the bathroom. I used to regularly go into our half bath, lock the door, sit on the rug and read. When I'm in there for business, I have a Sudoku or crossword book. "The business" doesn't take long, but I'll steal a few extra minutes of peace and privacy to work on a puzzle.

In and out...no time to read or anything like that.

But then the only time anyone has anything important to tell me is when I'm in the bathroom. I can't even number 2 in peace! "mom, mom, MOMMMMMMM!" Seriously? Why?

I just go in and take care of business, pull up my pants to make sure I look great and then wash my hands.....all in under 60 seconds!

My daughter brings her iPhone with her most of the time!

It's a must read for me.
What a strange and interesting question.
I WILL be bringing this up at my next BFF girlfriend outing!

After reading some answers. It is NOT a question of time.

Two minutes...I will still grab the book, mag or shampoo bottle not matter what. Thank God I'm not alone or I'd think I was crazy!

How can you get bored if you are in and out. Like two minutes tops.

I don't think it is a matter of training just logistics.

My ex was a book kind of guy but then he was sooo stupid he would just be like oh, it is eight, I will take a book and wait and see. There would be times when he was in there for an hour and nothing happened. Pointless really, I mean you use the bathroom to go to the bathroom. Are there people out there that actually cannot tell it is time? I mean I attributed my ex's issues to his idiocy perhaps he just couldn't tell. :p

I'm an avid reader but have never been in the bathroom long enough to read anything much. Are you by any chance constipated? Maybe try some Fiber Smart. It is not good to sit there and strain.

ha! so yes sometimes I am pretty quick but it can be the only way for some me time so I take advantage. mags, books, texts, computer. you name it.

It doesn't usually take me 20 minutes (or even close to that), so I don't typically read. My stepson gives birth every time he goes, but he is chronically constipated and it does usually take anywhere from 10-30 mins. He does take a book in with him.

The only time I read something is when I'm constipated and having a hard time going, reading sort of distracts you from any discomfort. Other than that I don't usually go sit on the pot till I know I'm ready to go, and I'm usually there for less than a minute so there is no time for reading.
My ex used to read the paper on the pot and be there for a half hour sometimes.... P.U.
My current husband just sits there twiddling his thumbs while he goes.

I'm off to Target to buy Clorox wipes for my mouse. Eeeew.

In and out, no playing, no reading. My boss always takes some type of reading material with him. If we are both headed to the mens/ladies room he will stop and talk to me and then I catch the reading material and then I start thinking oh gross. Just not really anything I want to think about with the boss.

My man brings the tablet in there when he gets home from work - but I think it's more of a hiding tool than anything else.
I tend to get in get it done and get out, but if I am having a "difficult" day then I may bring something in there with me like a magazine or book.

I had a boyfriend that HAD to have something with him to the point that he carried a pocket dictionary with him!

Used to not take things in to read...until I got a Smartphone...

I read this question on the toilet using my phone. :)

LOL, I totally read the shampoo bottles, soap boxes, anything with words! Glad I'm not the only weirdo :)

Before my smart phone, i used to play hand held yahtzee ... But if I don't' have anything, I'll generally find anything to read. I also don't like to just sit there and dry my hair, I now bring in my laptop or read the paper. :)

Depends on what I have to do... I will text, read (magazines or books), play games on my phone or iPod.

I usually just like to get in and get out. I'll take my iPhone sometimes and text someone or read an email if I know it might be a long one, or put the phone on speaker on the counter if I'm talking to my mom or sister and I suddenly have to go bad! Lol but we're close like that haha!
I cannot imagine staying in there longer than necessary just to read something, I don't consider it at all a time for relaxation Lol.
I would also never bring a drink in or leave my toothbrush out while I go because I heard once that microscopic pooh particles can float into the air and land on things you put your mouth on. Gross! Don't know if it's really true but I still wouldn't do it. It just grosses me out.

When I was younger, I used to suffer from IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). There were times when I was on the toilet for quite a while, and I too, would read everything in sight - I remember reading shampoo bottles too! :-)

Now, being an adult, I keep my bathrooms well stocked with magazines. I usually grab my ipod touch on the way too :-) My bowels just don't work like "clockwork" so sometimes I need to just sit and relax for a bit before things make their way out! LOL - sorry, TMI?? :-D

This is a question for people on a low fiber diet. But that said, I count when I pee. I think its a mild case of OCD, but maybe its just something to do. It just so happens that the house we live in has a built in shelf in reach of the toilet. I put books there because I have not bought bookshelves for this house yet. I have picked up the same book thats been dog eared for a year on the same page and reread the same paragraph more times than I'd like to know.