Life Complexities: How Confusing are Toilet Paper Roll Holders?

[TheBlackAdder]

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Life Complexities: How Confusing are Toilet Paper Roll Holders?


I, like most people, will store additional rolls of toilet paper in the bathrooms so that people will not be without. Strangely, I will often enter the bathrooms to find an empty roll on the holder, while another roll is resting on the sink, the tank, or precariously placed on top of the empty roll. (The last one gets me.)

Added: The holders in my house are the spring-loaded roll type, slightly more complex than an open-ended rod.


With a family of teens and young adults, they claim to know how to replace the rolls, yet rarely do. I caught one of the kids today leaving a new roll on the sink, and their excuse was that it takes too long and that they needed to get back on their computer. I have chatted with other parents who say they go through similar things in their homes. I laughed to myself and thought to write this diversionary OP to hopefully distract folks for a minute or two while they entertain in some reflective non-political thought.


I ponder how difficult it is to replace a roll, and at what period in life does one regularly assume this task.


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[LiberalElite]

1. I expected this to be about

the Ann Landers/Dear Abby ongoing debate: over or under?

[leftofcool]

2. At what stage in life? Are you serious?

My husband is 68, our 4 kids are grown and he still doesn't change the roll! And no, it isn't because he has "senior moments" the old goat is just lazy and I should know, I've been married to him for over 40 years.

[Codeine]

3. I'm the only person in my house

that seems to comprehend the enormous complexities of toilet paper replacement. My kids can build a global empire in Minecraft and explain plot arcs from entire seasons of Doctor Who, but heaven forfend they attempt anything as challenging as switching out that roll.

[TheBlackAdder]

5. Wow! Your kids have similar interests as mine! Hmm, is there a causality? nt

[A HERETIC I AM]

4. I had a conversation with my ex's youngest one day.....

about refilling the ice cube trays. He was notorious for not refilling them or leaving ONE ice cube in them so he had an excuse not to! He said the same thing, that it took too long.

So I got my stopwatch and asked him to time me filling two regular plastic ice cube trays and placing them in the freezer.

Total time? About 45 seconds. When he saw that he kind of sheepishly agreed his argument had no merit.

Same deal with replacing the toilet paper. It amounts to not wanting to do the task more than it does the time it takes.

[MADem]

6. If you came up in a house where it was just EXPECTED that you would pull your share of the

load, I think it is less of an issue.

[Lars39]

7. Have these people never had the last roll of toilet paper in the house fall in the toilet?!

Sure-fire way to develop that toilet paper roll replacing habit. Usually only takes the one time.

[enlightenment]

8. My kid tried the "no time"

excuse, so I moved all the extra rolls of TP to my bedroom. When the "roll in use" was gone, I left it empty and carried a personal roll with me.
It took no time at all for the plaintive cry of "Mom, where's the toilet paper?" to emanate from the loo.

"In my room", I said.
"But, mom - I need it."
"No", said I. "I'm carrying my own roll from now on, since you don't have time for it."
"But MOOOOMMMMMM! What am I supposed to do?"
"Use your hand, I guess."
"EWWWW . . ."

This went on for about five minutes. I finally agreed to provide a roll - but only if he agreed to always make sure it was properly installed.

[2theleft]

14. This is genius.

I'm going to have to remember this.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

9. Why 'never'?

Because if I put toilet paper rolls on the holder, as opposed to on top of the dryer, the $%^#^%& new dog grabs one end and drags it through the house, if she doesn't just sit down and tear the roll apart right there.

[mercuryblues]

10. I held

a "how to replace the toilet paper class 101" for my family. They now replace it at least 50% of the time.

[BainsBane]

11. Get one of these life transforming items

Then all you have to do is fill it up and keep it somewhere in the bathroom. Then your spare toilet paper will at least have a home, rather than falling in the sink. It can't compel them to change the roll, but it will make it less aggravating when they don't.

[shanti]

16. that's what mine looks like

but it has a bar on the top to hold the current roll. works great for me.

[BlueJazz]

12. I liked the damn things when I was about 3. They seemed like a puzzle and a toy.

Yeah...weird kid.

[HeiressofBickworth]

13. My granddaughter and I shared a bathroom

for the past 10 years. NEVER in that time has she replaced a roll of toilet paper. I always make sure the cupboard is well supplied, but when it comes to actually putting a roll in the holder, she never does.

This week she moved to her own place -- I gave her 2 rolls of toilet paper as a going away gift.

[laundry_queen]

15. Hmmph.

I must be doing something right.

My kids...ages 8 to 18...all regularly replace the roll.


People at my work, OTOH...

[KentuckyWoman]

17. Do yourself a favor and let them run out a few times.

Get your own private stash and take it in the john with you and back out when you leave. Let them fend for themselves.

It took my husband to get stuck in there with a particularly messy situation, no TP and me at work before he never ever left the bathroom TP free again.