This tip was posted by a reader of mine last week and it is brilliant. Before you put toilet paper on the holder, squash it so that it won’t roll smoothly. This will keep y’all from using more toilet paper than necessary because you can’t just pull it freely. I have been trying it in my house and it works!
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Very interesting idea! And perhaps it would keep my 17mo from unrolling the roll too much as well …
what a great idea. My 4 yr old daughter always just takes off one square I think it is so funny. I got onto her one day for wasting the toilet paper and since then she is only taking on square. She says mommy I am not wasting anymore!
I saw my 3 1/2 year old son doing the same thing the other day! He was using only one square and when I told him he needed more than that he told me he didn’t want to waste it!!
Men are afraid of poop getting on their hands. That is the whole baby thing too. They seem to not know, that soap and water cleans your hands! LOL
In my house we don’t put the tp on the spool either, I don’t like where it is in relation to the potty.
Lol. Too funny!
My husband bought the regular sized roll of toilet paper a few weeks ago because we were out and I asked him (stupidly) to pick some up on his way home. We literally went through a roll of it in one day. My husband has to use half a roll to wipe too. I just don’t get it.
If only! That would probably work for kids. Because of my husband’s large use of TP, the roll doesn’t even get onto the spool! So if I did this to him, he would just go get another roll and sit it on the vanity. I swear he goes through a roll/day for just him. What is up with that?? It’s not like they even have to wipe every time!! Oh now you’ve gotten me started!!! LOL
Men! ;)
Going to try this. My husband (and it seems most men, from talking to other women that I know) thinks he has to WRAP his hand to wipe! Sadly, I’ve seen him with his hand wrapped like a freakin’ mummy (been married for 24 years). I don’t know how many times I’ve gotten onto him about it. Thank goodness we have daughters. Otherwise, he would’ve taught them their “potty” skills instead of me.
LOL “he thinks he has to WRAP his hand to wipe!” “like a freakin’ mummy” OMG I am laughing so hard too funny, I almost choked on coffee.
I too got a HUGE laugh out of this!!…LOL!!
LOL! I didn’t let DS20’s dad teach him. I wanted him to be “neat” and not messy so I taught him myself. One day, he will make his wife so happy with his potty skills! HA!
Thanks for the tip Kristin. I’ll go squash ours now to see how it goes!
That is so insanely funny that I am going to have to try it!!!
LOVE IT! Thanks! :)
I am going to definately try this one.. My kids AND my husband think they have to use half a roll at a time!
Too funny! I’m not telling anyone in the family, but I’m going to try it tonight!
LOL I never would have thought of that but it sure sounds smart!