to air my grievances on here

[PairyHussy]

because no one in my family or people I know will want to listen.

Had a hell of a weekend. Discovered I had threadworms on Friday night (I am the kind of person who hoovers every day and keeps on top of household matter and washes hands all the time, to the point they are dry and sore.) After looking at my bum hole (I felt itchy) and seeing one or two of them, I checked my daughter's who was asleep. She had them too. Sent OH out to buy pills from Boots open until 12. Took pill myself, made him take pill despite protestations he didn't have them.

Morning came, so did a OCD style clean up with disinfectant. Toys cleaned, beds stripped and washed, hoovering again, soft toys put in machine at 60.
OH sitting on computer with daughter. Out to get more disinfectant etc, back to it again. Whole house done. Had to shout for help, shouldn't have to.

Today, the washing machine is still going, another wipedown and hoover. OH said he would do me breakfast, but it didn't materialise. Fuss to get daughter in bath again. Now OH is snoring on sofa, he's had it tough.

I want to talk to someone and share my woes, but can't tell mother, as she would be disgusted and would never come round again (not that she does anyway), and sister would reel also.

I feel unclean, fed up and damned pissed off.

To be honest OP, I think you are mightily overreacting.

Fine, that's your opinion.

What's the question?

You have a child. Children pic stuff like this up all the time. They are easily spread. Stop beating yourself up - you are not in anyway dirty or unclean.

You are over reacting to this but it sounds like you have issues around cleanliness etc so thats perhaps no surprise, but seriously, try to relax about this

It's hardly your DH's fault if you're so OTT is it?

If I was married to you, I'd probably let you get on with it too.

Worms aren't nice but they're not the end of the world as we know it.

Sounds to me like two different matters coming together to make one big shitpile, but not really sure they're connected.

Threadworms are literally a PITA and a horrible thing to suffer from so I sympathise with that.

Sounds like OH is happy to let you get on with things yourself with minimal input from him and that's an issue also. Is he normally supportive and helpful?

UABU
Took pills, changed beds and Pjs. Wiped sinks and toilet handles.
Guess I bathed people, can't remember haven't had them again.
Now bloody nits!

Thanks Catgirl. It's not a pleasant thing to find and I know children pick things up. I think my issue is that I had to do most of the cleaning by myself and had to nag for help. My mother is a tad over clean and drives me potty, so hence I felt I needed to share somewhere. I don't have issues with cleanliness to extremes, but grossed out by the worms!

I'll be nice to you OP because whenever I find cupboard moths I feel terrible - Anger/denial/tears/the works. And they are in my cupboard not in my bum. Sounds like you've done the hard work anyway and you can relax a bit.

Worra you are making presumptions about someone you don't know. I'm not OTT at all and not into arguing with you.

worms are really not the end of the world, i'm sure most people with children will get them a sometime or the other.. lots of people have them and don't even know.

I think you are over reacting a bit too, tbh. You live in a pristine palace and you got worms, my house is a bit of a tip and we got worms.. it's just life.

Thank you Art for being nice! Yes it's been hard work and I think it's paid off!

My post was based on exactly what you've written OP

No presumptions at all.

Yuk, no wonder you feel awful - horrible things, worms.

I remember feeling utterly repulsed by the nits brought home and irrationally angry.

Yanbu but hopefully you have done enough now to get rid of them

YABU - because you are the one who wanted to go OTT on a cleaning spree, your DH didn't see the need and he was watching your DD, i think you may be a lot tad more like your mum than you think, going by your OP obviously.

I totally get it but don't think you'll find much sympathy on AIBU.

I dread the day one of my kids gets worms, I'll be OTT cleaning like you

Thank you Laurie for your support. I came on here for this. No they are not nice to find, same as nits.

If you came on here for support maybe posting in a different place would have been an idea, AIBU is more for bunfights getting an opinion that most likely will include people who disagree

If my family had threadworms I would ensure they wore clean, washed knickers/pants and pyjamas every day, clean the toilet/sink every day, ensure all family members were extra careful about hand washing and take relavant medication.

I would not clean the entire house with disinfectant in the OTT way that you did sorry op.

Aw, poor you. Not sure why you're getting a hard time - bumsworms are vile though not as bad as cuntworms obviously

You probably don't need to put yourself through quite that much cleaning tho. Me & DP are almost never ill and live in bohemian squalor

Hm Bat. Better to be OTT and get rid of all the eggs that may have been spread around and then pick it up again in a couple of weeks afterwards. No, I'm not like my mum, as I can cope with some mess.

You cannot see worm eggs BTW and you can breath them in too whe you shake beds or clothes etc and they survive in dust for quite a while. Why take the risk after paying for the medication?

How do you know you won't get them again in a couple of week's time?

Unless you know exactly how you got them, there's every chance of a repeat infection.

Evil Worra

I'd react in the same way to worms/nits/bugs of any sort. I'd just have to nuke them out of existence too, and I couldn't relax until I'd done everything.

But I boilwash all my towels and bedding anyway, so I know I'm a bit OTT.