When I moved into the college dormitory, too many years ago, I was petrified of using the communal bathroom. Peeing – no problem. Poop – not just no, but heck no. I was mortified that someone might walk in and find me there. Or horrors, that the toilet might back up or that the whole place would smell. I would creep down the hallway in the middle of the night, hide in the far stall and then pick my feet up and pretend not to be there should anyone walk in. It was good for getting gossip about who was sneaking around, but not so good for my health.
Fast-forwarding a decade or so finds me with an entirely different set of toilet worries. I have had children. This changes everything. I can poo anywhere, anytime, door open, people staring – none of it bothers me. Instead, my worries as a Mom are strictly focused on cleanliness. My bum, their bum, the whole family’s backsides are my domain of cleanliness.
Talking about bathroom habits can be embarrassing, and it has always come as a surprise to me that as soon as women become mothers, a significant percentage of conversation time revolves around toilet related issues… diaper… potty training… wiping failures… and the occasional catastrophic burrito incident.
The Blunt Moms have been testing some bum related products on the front lines of the poo war, and we have made a glorious discovery. We all transition from baby wipes to dry toilet paper over time, but really why? Those things rocked!
We like Cottonelle flushable cleansing cloths. They are like baby wipes for all of us. If you look at the product website it says: “Cottonelle Toilet Paper (my personal fav!) and Cottonelle Flushable Cleansing Cloths are designed to work together for a clean, fresh feeling throughout the day.” Ya, we get that… but really, did we mention ALL the family is using these things now, and although we don’t smell of baby powder (not that there is anything wrong with that) we are sparkly in the bum zone. Mom level: master!
Just in case a few of you have kids like mine, who see a trip to the park as a personal challenge to see how many trees they can squat behind, Cottonelle Flushable Cleansing Cloths also come in a nifty travel case dispenser thing. I use those for everything.
If you don’t believe me then come join us in the conversation on Facebook and try it for yourself.
See how being a Mom changes you? We even write about poo. My younger college self can hardly cope with this. As for trying them, go do it. You and your bums will thank me for this.
