Comments on: Fame or Shame Game #11: Boy Potty Shield

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:50:38 +0000

Hmm. If it also worked as a guard to keep the toilet seat from falling down, I might consider it.

Shame otherwise, though. I can’t even imagine what it would look like after a week. Sounds like something I’d end up having to toss rather than wanting to clean!

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 15 May 2009 04:37:01 +0000

I have a little girl, so I can’t say for sure, but when her best (boy) friend was over for a sleepover last week, I saw him start high-way above the bowl- then gradually work his way down to the right spot. So much pee everywhere! I can see the appeal, but what about the old idea of throwing something in the bowl to aim at?

Though, to adreinne’s comment, they should actually make it look like a beard. Then it would double as a conversation piece.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:38:16 +0000

Shame! Honestly, it would do more good in my house in the down/storage position. Here, the problem isn’t the back of the toilet but the front of the bowl. Little ones are SHORT. Standing on your tippy toes to pee is not easy, if you know what I mean.

I don’t think my 7 1/2 yr old stood to pee until at least 5, when he was finally tall enough to clear the bowl easily.

Finally, it looks ridiculous. Not that I care about that kind of stuff, my bathroom is a mess most of the time, but it makes your toilet look like something that belongs in a hospital.

By: adrienne

adrienne — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:20:23 +0000

Fame- it’s like a toilet costume party where the toilet wears a beard.

Then again, maybe it’s just another scuzzy piece of plastic that I’ll get the creeps if I ever have the misfortune to brush up against it.

By: Kara

Kara — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:11:26 +0000

Shame – It’s just one more surface that needs to be cleaned. My son sits to pee, I have no intention of encouraging him to do otherwise. I have a hard enough time getting him to flush, wash his hands, and turn off the light. I don’t need to add anymore steps to the process.

By: Christy B.

Christy B. — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:55:33 +0000

Shame. This would just be something else to paint a target on or get left up so when the wifey has to go pee in the middle of the night instead of falling in the toilet, she leans back against this nasty pee-covered backsplash. Yech!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:43:53 +0000

Shame, who needs yet another thing to clean? And it doesn’t look like it is removed for easy cleaning either.

Like Sara, we’ve had the problem of pee shooting between the seat and the bowl, which means the pee gets on his pants and makes the bottom of the seat even grosser than usual. At nearly 6 my son still sits to pee most of the time, he’ll stand occasionally but is usually too lazy and prefers to sit. Fine by me, easier to clean!

By: Angelique

Angelique — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:55:34 +0000

My hubby has my son sit to pee too, it’s cleaner and easier. Actually, (he’ll kill me if he reads this) my dear husband himself sits to pee. This all goes back to his military barracks days when he was required to keep his toilet spotless. He decided it was easier to sit and pee than clean up pee spots from the toilets. He hates cleaning toilets, as do I. So I am fortunate in that my toilets, even with boys in the house, are relatively pee-free.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:50:18 +0000

I say shame…b/c no matter what, potty training is messy, so why buy something else to clean? Don’t underestimate the dexterity required for a boy to pee sitting down, either. We have cleaned PLENTY of mess from our son, who often overshoots the potty or shoots between the seat and the base of the potty while he his sitting down. It’s just tricky to figure it all out, no matter what. We just keep the disinfecting wipes handy.

By: Lily

Lily — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:47:17 +0000

Shame because it’s just another thing that doesn’t get put down before the next person has to sit. Besides, let’s not pretend that you guys ever learn how to aim anyhow.