Story time! Both our boys went through a phase where they felt it was okay to pee without closing the bathroom door, I guess because it took way too much time. Asking them politely to close the door did no good. They would just “forget” each time they went. Ranting at them likewise did not change anything.

“What’s the big deal?” they’d say, when I complained. “It’s not like you have to watch.”

You can’t say something like that to a smartass like me and not expect some blowback. Whenever I heard them peeing after that, I’d run to the bathroom door and stand in it, arms crossed, watching them. They, of course, were powerless to stop me. When they complained, I threw up my hands and asked them, “What’s the big deal? You left the door open. It’s not like you were trying to keep anybody from watching you.”

Both got into the habit of closing the door real quick.