Life’s Curveballs

The building where I work houses probably about 400 people and I have seen some strange things in my time. I always try to be discreet about almost everything but other people are not that way. Here are some examples…

Behaviors

I use to work with a guy that would announce to everyone in the room that he was going to the john (toilet for you lay people out there) for his morning constitution. He didn’t yell it out to the room mind you, but everyone knew where he was going and what he was about to do. Every morning he would gather up a bunch of reading material and head for the restroom. This happened everyday and anyone that passed him in the hall knew too.

What got me on this topic was seeing a guy in the hall heading for the little room with a box of Cottonelle Wipes in his hand. What do you suppose he was going to do with those?

So, while I’m on the subject of discretion I have a few other pet peeves…

Relationships

I think this is understood by most but I guess some people don’t have a problem with talking about their sex life in an open forum. Family matters, sexual talk, and relationships should stay in private. For one thing, your partner has rights so you shouldn’t be discussing what you do in private with that person to your friends and co-workers. There is a good article on this subject on eHow titled, How to Be Sexually Discreet. Everyone should read it.

Closeted

Have you heard the term, in the closet or closeted? Generally, these terms refer to undisclosed sexual behavior, sexuality, or orientation, most commonly being gay (homosexuality) or bisexuality but also including the gender identity of transgender and transsexual people or even kinky sexual behaviors like BDSM or fetishes. I would prefer that if you are one of the describe individuals or participate in some of this behavior that you keep it to yourself. “Not that there is anything wrong with that,” I just don’t want to see it or know about it. I’m sure that most people feel the same way. The in your face attitude that these people have upsets me.

Breast Feeding

I see nothing wrong with breast-feeding in public but you can be discreet about it by covering up. If covering is not an option, I suggest that you find some private place to do it. Believe me when I say that I like looking at women’s breast, I just don’t want to see them in public. I know that it’s a natural process and people shouldn’t be appalled by it. However, women’s breast are sexual objects too just like the male organ and I’m sure that women wouldn’t like it if men just whipped it out and started peeing in public. To me it’s the same argument. For a very good discussion of this topic please see Jen’s Page - Adventures of Motherdom titled, There’s nothing wrong with being discreet.

All of this started just because I saw some guy walking to the john with some Cottonelle Wipes. Man, I need to get a life.