WIBTA if I install locks on the toilet seat?
A mother’s quiet frustration grows with each day as the simple act of using the bathroom turns into a battlefield of respect and responsibility.
In a home where boundaries blur and excuses echo, she faces the exhausting reality of parenting alone during the long hours her husband works nights, struggling to enforce basic courtesy from her teenage sons.
Caught between patience and the breaking point, she contemplates installing a child lock on the toilet seat—not just as a practical solution, but as a desperate plea for accountability and peace in her shared space.
This small act symbolizes her fight for respect in a home where her needs have been repeatedly overlooked.
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The original poster (OP) reached a breaking point due to the repeated disrespect and the physical inconvenience caused by the toilet seat being left up by her teenage son.
Her actions, including grounding him and threatening to install a child lock, stem from feeling unsupported in her parenting role, especially given her husband's night shift schedule.
Is the OP justified in installing a child safety lock on the toilet seat as a measure to enforce basic cleanliness and respect, or is this action an overly restrictive and disproportionate reaction to a common household disagreement regarding toilet seat etiquette?
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