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My stepson and his tissues (posting for traffic)

34 replies

ReturnOfTheAmy · 01/01/2017 22:04

I don't know how to put this, but I was cleaning today and there was a big pile of stained tissues stuffed behind a wardrobe. How do I tell him to put them in the bin rather then behind wardrobe without embarrassing him.

God that was hard to right.

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CarrotLegsWanted · 01/01/2017 22:05

Tell him you found them and you would like him to put them in the toilet from now on.

Nothing for him to be embarrassed about

ThePinkOcelot · 01/01/2017 22:06

Ask your DH to have a word. Probably less embarrassing than coming from you.

Sparrowlegs248 · 01/01/2017 22:07

Provide a bin, with a liner, and say 'these are for the tissues'

DonkeyOaty · 01/01/2017 22:07

Your husband says to him look matey, here's the bin, use it. Don't make Army do it, that's grim. And also good habits make one a better housemate, you'll find that out sooner rather than later if you don't shape up.

Ilovecaindingle · 01/01/2017 22:08

Wrap him a late Xmas gift of some kleenex and a shiny bin?

MouseLove · 01/01/2017 22:11

Hey I've got you a bin for your room for your rubbish, tissues, sweet wrappers, so when it's full just tie the bag up and put it in the big (insert colour here) bin outside. There's liners in the second drawer.

Then give him the beady eye.

Fartleks · 01/01/2017 22:15

Play the 'I found a lot of tissues, you must have had a bad cold. Here's the bin they need to go in'

Kirriemuir · 01/01/2017 22:41

That made me snort fart!

Sparklingbrook · 01/01/2017 22:42

Does he have a bin in his room?

Ditsyprint40 · 01/01/2017 22:44

I would say nothing. Hopefully he'll notice the tissues are gone and will be mortified realising you found them. If he doesn't notice and continues to do it, then I'd have a word!

Amandahugandkisses · 01/01/2017 22:44

Tell your DH to Say here's a bin with a liner can you please put your tissues in here it's not nice for anyone else to have to collect them up.

kittybiscuits · 01/01/2017 22:45

Fartleks Grin

Salmotrutta · 01/01/2017 22:49

You tell your DH to sort it out.

If that fails you go in directly; "I was cleaning your room and found a bundle of tissues behind your wardrobe. Can you put tissues in the bin please?" "Thank you for your cooperation in this matter".

seven201 · 01/01/2017 22:53

Does he have a bin? With a bin bag in? Why on earth doesn't he just flush them. Are his socks crusty?Confused

LadyGlitterSparklesSeriously · 01/01/2017 22:55

I was going to go with the cold thing too. He'll know you know, he'll know you know he knows you know, and he'll chuck 'em in the bin from now on.

OnTheUp13 · 01/01/2017 23:02

I like the idea of wrapping the bin up with a box of tissues as a gift! Just don't embarrass him too much as he might deviate to a wank sock Envy

Fairenuff · 01/01/2017 23:03

Get him to clean his own room.

kittybiscuits · 01/01/2017 23:04

If he doesn't take it on board when his Dad has a quiet word, just get him a shabby chic bin with 'spunkrags' on it in tiny bunting.

Italiangreyhound · 01/01/2017 23:10

Pretend you think he has a cold. Or get his dad to speak to him about it!

gamerchick · 01/01/2017 23:12

Dads job not yours.

afterthis · 01/01/2017 23:12

Kitty that sounds charming. I assume you sell them, yes? How much? Would make a lovely present for DBro's birthday.

kittybiscuits · 01/01/2017 23:15

I'll post the link to my Etsy shop in a minute afterthis. Please put the exact wording in block capitals.

Konyaa · 01/01/2017 23:17

Shudders to think that 14 month old peacefully snoring DS shall one day grow up and deposit tissues. Ffs.

Sparklingbrook · 01/01/2017 23:26

If it helps Konyaa I have a 14 year old and a 17 year old and have never found anything like that so it's not a given.

TheThingsWeAdmitOnMN · 01/01/2017 23:28

wank sock An ex of mine, when he was a teenager at home, his mum would take his wank sock out of his bedside drawer, wash it with the other laundry & return it to his bedside drawer 😳 I don't know how he could wank into it after that.

Anyway, back to the subject in hand... (sorry, couldn't resist) if he's over 15 I'd be having words about how disgusting it was to leave the tissues behind the wardrobe, but younger than that I'd just get a bin with a liner for his room & tell him to make sure to use it instead of leaving rubbish lying around.