A Little “Splash” Story from Cleaning the Toilet
Some time ago—though I don’t remember exactly when—I was reading Yahoo News and came across a life-advice column. A woman wrote that she was so frustrated with her husband for leaving urine splashes around the toilet that she was seriously considering divorce. My honest reaction at the time was, “Isn’t that a bit extreme? Maybe she’s just overly sensitive.” I also remember, decades ago, a senior executive at work (777 couple) telling me that he always sits down when urinating. I thought, “What? Why would anyone do that?” I couldn’t understand it then either. Later in life, I started cleaning the restroom at work. That habit gradually carried over to home—I’d wipe down the toilet whenever I noticed it needed it. Then one day, my daughter came out of the bathroom and shouted, “Dad made a mess!” There was urine on the floor. At first, I didn’t even consider that I might be the culprit. Sure, I had occasionally noticed the floor being wet and wondered, “Who did this?” or even tho...