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Original poster

Toothbrush down the toilet

28 replies

KindergartenKop · 10/03/2017 20:05

While brushing my 4 year old's teeth today he told me (laughing) that when his grandad was looking after him on Tuesday, my electric toothbrush got knocked off the sink and into the toilet! Apparently grandad did wash it. Aibu to be annoyed?

OP posts:
Sparklingbrook · 10/03/2017 20:08

What are you annoyed about exactly?

Original poster
KindergartenKop · 10/03/2017 20:10

Nobody told me! I'd have replaced the head!

OP posts:
helpimitchy · 10/03/2017 20:10

How clean is your toilet?

Wolfiefan · 10/03/2017 20:10

Just the head? I would get a whole new toothbrush! Shock

Original poster
KindergartenKop · 10/03/2017 20:19

Toilet might have just been cleaned because the cleaner comes on a Tuesday morning. Or it hadn't been cleaned for exactly 7 days....

OP posts:
gamerchick · 10/03/2017 20:21

Your toilet only gets cleaned once a week?

PuppyMonkey · 10/03/2017 20:23

How did he clean it - the toothbrush not the toilet? Grin

ShotsFired · 10/03/2017 20:23

Well, was it full of poo and wee, or just clean water?
Are you dead yet?

If the latter and you are still alive, I can't really see a problem? You've probably put far worse things in your mouth courtesy of your hands touching other things like your 4 y.o's hands

Crumbs1 · 10/03/2017 20:25

More bugs on door handles and coins than average loo. It's clean water, hardly an issue.

Screwinthetuna · 10/03/2017 20:25

Gamechick, what's wrong with only cleaning your toilet once a week? Ours doesn't even get a weekly clean Blush
Yea, I'd be pretty annoyed about my toothbrush in the toilet. Although, when I was a teenager, my little brother and sister decided it would be hilarious to rub my toothbrush inside the toilet and under the seat. They didn't rinse it and I used it and didn't get sick. Oh and my mum barely ever cleaned that toilet as it was my en suite I'm guessing it went 2 months between cleans Blush

Original poster
KindergartenKop · 10/03/2017 20:26

I think he rinsed the toothbrush.

My other toilet gets more use and is cleaned more often.

I am alive. Maybe I'll just keep using it.

My 4yo has clean hands ONLY because he never wipes his bum after going to the toilet.

OP posts:
sherazade · 10/03/2017 20:35

Only on mumsnet you see, is stuff going down the toilet absolutely fine because your toilet is meant to be pristine at any given time. I'd be revolted, OP.

luckylucky24 · 10/03/2017 20:42

This is gross. I would be having a word with Grandad.

PuntCuffin · 10/03/2017 20:46

I wouldn't be able to use it. Head would have to be changed and handle thoroughly wiped off with antibacterial cleaner.

And my loo only gets cleaned once most weeks because life is too short to waste it on cleaning. I come from a long line of robustly healthy, allergy free household slatterns.

Meowstro · 10/03/2017 20:52

Shock Urghh! I'd absolutely hate that. I would tell someone if I accidentally did it so they can make their mind up on what to do about it. So gross.

ArmySal · 10/03/2017 20:54

Eww, no, I'd find that revolting.

ImaginaryCat · 10/03/2017 20:58

Pahahahaha at someone clutching their pearls over a toilet 'only' being cleaned once a week.

DJBaggySmalls · 10/03/2017 21:01

YANBU to be annoyed he didnt tell you.

BluebellsareBlue · 10/03/2017 21:04

OP I'm gagging at the thought! YANBU if he didn't tell you!! Bleurgh!!!

foxyloxy78 · 10/03/2017 21:05

I am sorry that is beyond gross and you need to talk to Grandad. Hmm why did he not just tell you. A quick rinse will hardly kill off the germs.

NoArmaniNoPunani · 10/03/2017 21:08

If it's close enough to the loo to fall in it'll already have poo germs on it anyway from toilet aerosol

gamerchick · 10/03/2017 21:10

at someone clutching their pearls over a toilet 'only' being cleaned once a week

I'm not clutching anything Hmm it's not me sitting in it/touching it. im sure it smells yummy.

sanityisamyth · 10/03/2017 21:12

My sister (when she was about 10) shat her pants ... and I found her scrubbing them with my mother's toothbrush. She said she'd done if before and got away with it just by washing the brush under the tap. This was in the days before electric brushes. Was revolting. I snitched on her ... BlushBlushBlush

Etymology23 · 10/03/2017 21:19

Can you dishwash the head? Or just change it.

Meowstro · 10/03/2017 21:22

Sanity, the entirety of your post made me giggle! Still gross but I'd never let my sister forget any of it.

Now, excuse me whilst I vomit..

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