Sorry Stall #2

I violated women's bathroom etiquette today, so to the woman in the second stall, my deepest apologies.

I don't know if most men realize that women have rules...even in the bathroom. I don't know who taught us or if it just part of the DNA. Women, in general, do not poop or fart in public. We also recognize that sometimes we all have those situations when we have to use a public toilet. With that knowledge comes some respect.

I walked into the bathroom at school today to pee. Someone was already in the second stall (my stall of preference). When I chose the other stall and started to do my business, I realized that the person in the second stall was silent. This meant that she was was holding it in. The only time you hold it in is if you gotta poop.

So, the proper etiquette for the non pooper is to hurry so that the person who is holding it til you are gone can get some relief. So, here is where I goofed. I hurried to pee. I am ready to get out of there and let the woman have her peace and I can't get out of the stall. The lock is stuck. I am trying to imagine what she must be going through. Silently cursing me. I want to shout...I AM TRYING!!!! But there is the anonymity piece. You can't know who the "holder" is. As the pee-er, you know it's embarrassing, so you move quickly in order to lessen the humiliation.

Finally after jimming the lock for a second or two I am freed. I hurry to wash so that this woman can be. She can't hold it anymore. I hear EVERYTHING. I'm sorry.