Dean wants pettins in the bathroom too.

Lately he's been acting very needy and Pet me! Pet me! I should be the center of your universe! And then when I go to give him attention he jumps down and runs away.

Bertie Wooster sings the blues?. Well, no, but Hugh Laurie apparently does.

women who've spent time in dorms, or maybe lots of sisters, etc, have a way different take on personal space.

Oo, totally guilty as charged. Pee with door open and everything. My sisters, my mother, and myself were totally comfortable in front of each other. I fear we scarred my poor brother for life.

I'm just as bad as a parent. Only in the last year have we started trying to instill in the kids a sense that one shuts the door when one is on the toilet. The shower however turns out to be another matter (that's why the curtain is opaque). Franny is particularly bad about coming in with questions while I'm in the shower.

Yeah, I'm not down with peeing with anyone in the room, but if I'm showering, or someone else is, I'm perfectly comfy with one person in the shower and the other brushing teeth/doing makeup/whatever.

Yes, I am having petty arguments with the cat. And frankly getting a fair amount of satisfaction out of it too.

brenda, I just told my cat, "It won't work. And that's just MATH!"

I'm willing to share my bathroom with my cat, because his litter box is right there. Besides, he likes to drink from the faucet while I'm on the toilet.

I don't share bathroom time with anyone else, though. There's a door. And if that's not respected, there's a lock.

We once had a cat who couldn't bear to be shut out of anything, so anytime one of us took a shower she'd be waiting outside when we came out. She'd sniff at our legs and, if there were any drops of water, delicately lick them off.

All 3 pets feel it's their god-given right to barge in to the bathroom -- often all 3 at the same time -- when Their Humans are on the toilet. Well, it's not really "barging," since we never shut the bathroom door unless there's company over. It's more "Hey! You're in that room again! Sitting on that strange chair! I will lie on your feet/demand pettins/sit on your lap!"

Then one day I was getting something out of the office, where 2 of the litter boxes are, and Toke was using a litter box and gave me the dirtiest look for intruding. I told her, "See? It's not so fun when another species invades your poopin' time, is it?" Of course, it had no effect, because she still comes in the bathroom and lies on my feet when I'm trying to do my business.

Bertie Wooster sings the blues?. Well, no, but Hugh Laurie apparently does.

I actually have that CD. It's pretty good.

My cat follows me to the bathroom and jumps up on the sink for head scritches. If I don't comply, he head butts me.

Mom is on her way here. The 1 1/2 hour drive has so far taken her 2 1/2 hours due to all the rain.