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Sick of telling DH to wash his hands

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Shouldthewolf · 27/07/2024 17:30

Aibu to think a grown man should know when and how to wash his own hands without being reminded like a child?
He comes home from work with black hands and will touch things before washing his hands, which I then have to clean before the children touch it.
He then rinses his hands under a tap for around 10 seconds and wipes the black off onto the towel. He puts it in the washing machine but it’s such an unnecessary waste.
Whenever he uses the toilet he will put soap on his hands then rub it in under the running tap, therefore washing the soap off immediately. He has IBS so it triggers me as he is on the toilet constantly and should be washing properly each time.
I’ve told him he needs to do it ‘Covid style’ to ensure any dirt or germs is washed away, particularly before touching handles, food etc. He completely ignores me.
It irritates me because I have a weak immune system and get sick at the slightest germ, I’m constantly cleaning to ensure anything he brings in doesn’t spread.
My children know how to wash their hands without ever need supervision.
His family are the same and rarely wash their hands, if they do it’s a quick rinse under a tap so he’s obviously been raised this way.
Any ideas before I ban him from the house/ force him to wear gloves/ sanitise him every hour on the hour

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TomatoSandwiches · 27/07/2024 17:32

Get the children to show him how to wash his hands properly.... that should shame him into it.

IncognitoUsername · 27/07/2024 17:38

How do you know how he washes his hands after the toilet?

LardoBurrows · 27/07/2024 17:39

When he comes homes from work I'd make the filthy fucker stand outside and undress and then hose him down in Jeyes fluid. Fucking soap dodger.

Aquamarine1029 · 27/07/2024 17:41

Why did you marry such a filthy minger? I'm genuinely asking. If he's always been like this, what was the appeal to be with him?

Shouldthewolf · 27/07/2024 17:42

If only! He showers every day and doesn’t smell, but the hand washing is an issue for me.
Icognito - our toilet and bathroom are separate, I can see if I’m passing and from anywhere in the house I hear the tap

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Shouldthewolf · 27/07/2024 17:42

We didn’t live together for years so I had no idea he needed training sadly

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PaminaMozart · 27/07/2024 17:43

It's the fact that he completely ignores you that's the real issue.

I'm guessing that he does this in relation to other things too, not just hand washing?

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