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Head lice. He's accusing my DM of bringing them here.

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NitsAreUs · 03/11/2024 21:20

I was doing my DD's hair after a bath and came across a nit. I point it out to her dad and say I'll pick up a treatment from the chemist tomorrow. No big issue.

He then comes out with "ah that'll be from your mum then"

Excuse me?

My DM came to stay last weekend, but he's conveniently skipping past the fact his other three children are here every week too.

I'm pretty pissed off that he's immediately jumped to accusing my mum of bringing lice into the house, when on the balance of probability it's much more likely to come from children.

There was no mention of my mum having an itchy head or any reason to believe she had lice.

I asked him why he thinks that and he said simply because she was here 🤨

AIBU to think he's out of line? Would you be offended?

Edited to add - I don't even think nits are a big deal personally, for me it's about how he's leapt straight into blaming and pinned it on my mum.

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Changingplace · 03/11/2024 21:45

What an absolutely ridiculous statement to make! Surely anyone knows kids spread nits about and much as it’s nasty it’s just one of those things.

What does he have against your mum??

MrsTerryPratchett · 03/11/2024 21:42

Anything to not 'blame' his children, right?

boysinbars · 03/11/2024 21:40

Again I want to know who are the 4% on the poll who think grandma was responsible?! Beggars belief…

boysinbars · 03/11/2024 21:39

Your mum 😂😩 honestly OP. Are there other issues with him? It’s just one of the silliest things I ever heard

V0xPopuli · 03/11/2024 21:39

Lol its so unlikely its from your mum its laughable

Amyknows · 03/11/2024 21:38

Did you point out that his kids were there?

Zapx · 03/11/2024 21:32

Personally I’d assume the chances of them coming from your mum are about 0 in that scenario 😂

NitsAreUs · 03/11/2024 21:30

dragonfliesandbees · 03/11/2024 21:26

What a weird thing to assume. How old is she? Isn’t it more likely she picked them up at school or nursery?

It is isn't it!

Mum is 70 and doesn't go anywhere where there are children or lots of people, other than here.

I pointed out how nits generally come from schools and nurseries and he said it wouldn't have done because "half term"

My mum came last Saturday one day after they broke up from school.

It feels like he's just trying to have a pop at her and doesn't care that he's defying logic in the process.

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dragonfliesandbees · 03/11/2024 21:26

What a weird thing to assume. How old is she? Isn’t it more likely she picked them up at school or nursery?