Tuesday Thoughts: Hand-Washing

I will admit it - I don't always wash my hands after I go to the bathroom. While I do the majority of the time, other times I just don't see the need. If I only touch the toilet paper and nothing else touches my hand I don't really see the point. Not only is it time consuming, but it dries out my hands, making them hurt and making them red.

I understand that men, who are required almost every time they use the bathroom to touch a part of their body, should wash their hands each time. But women, who use toilet paper as a buffer between their hand and their own body should not be required to wash their hands after experience. Yes I am sure that every medical professional in the world and probably almost everyone else for that matter would disagree. But unless I am cutting up meat or food, got my hands dirty, or splattered on myself while going to the bathroom or someone else in the bathroom watching me when I leave the stall and will judge me if I don't wash my hands thoroughly I don't believe the benefits outweigh the cost.