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AIBU?

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To think this mother shouldn't have posted this on facebook?

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malificent7 · 11/08/2017 18:18

My dd like most kids gets nits. Her best mate from school also gets them.
I am continuosly treating dds hair... lotion, nitty grotty. Weekly/ fortnightly.
So is she.

My dd has long, thick haor and hates anyone touching it. Hers has short fine hair.

As far as im concerned all the kids give each other nits and we parents do our best to tame them.

I dont blame any particular child/ parent.

A whike back this mum posted on fb

" please can all parents from dds achool treat their childs nits. Im fed zo of you all giving my chikd nots. "

I knew she meant my chikd as dd still had nits after a few treatments.

How do i know her chikd wasnt giving my dd nits.
I wrote her a message and she told ne to gwt a nitty gritty. I had one!

Aibu to think this was very passive aggressive? Why didnt she speak to me directly? Also... why blame one chikd AND pist on facebook?

People were writinf bame and shame on her wall! Ive since concluded she's a prize dick! And dd has been nut free since moving from a different class to that friend!

OP posts:

notevernotnevernotnohow · 11/08/2017 22:29

Frontline pet spray is hands down the best nit treatment ever

Are you out of your mind?

YoullShootYourEyeOut · 11/08/2017 22:30

Most treatments don't work these days as the lice are immune, best treatment is conditioner and a decent lice comb I've been told. My daughter has long, thick hair and getting her lice free is a nightmare. I am still combing through her hair most nights and I still find the odd one or two. At the end of my tether to be honest. :(

eatabagofdicks · 11/08/2017 22:30

Dc school actually don't allow kids at school until nits have been treated and eradicated. They also do checks themselves. Ds has never had them.
Also wondering why you're at a festival posting this

PandorasXbox · 11/08/2017 22:31

I wouldn't Frontline a dog let alone the kids ffs

Notreallyarsed · 11/08/2017 22:42

Frontline???? On a child?????

Mittens1969 · 11/08/2017 22:43

I never had nits when I was at school and we had the nit nurse back then so we were all carefully checked for them.

My DDs haven't had nits either, they're 8 and 5. We've had letters warning us that there have been children found to have nits and we've been extra vigilant, but never had a problem.

We use Vosene anti-nit shampoo and we have kept their hair short. But whether it's because of that or because I've been lucky, I couldn't say.

KittyVonCatsington · 11/08/2017 22:45

I've been so puzzled by this thread until I saw who the OP was. Makes much more sense now!

OP, you need to stop dwelling on things that happened a year ago and probably best no reference to you or your DD at all. It's just drama. I hope you are getting the support you need

NeverTwerkNaked · 11/08/2017 22:51

This thread is glorious. Better than fiction
So you are cross about a post from a year ago which must be about your daughter because she has bits (except she doesn't) even though it doesn't name her and even though (according to you) "everyone" has continuous nits???

Love the "frontline" advice, bets on that being Mumsnet's "tip of the week" anyone?

AfunaMbatata · 11/08/2017 22:57

Why isn't there a frontline type treatment for nits? I like the idea of treating the kid at the same time as the dog, very logical.

Lonecatwithkitten · 11/08/2017 22:59

The active ingredient in Frontline is Fipronil the contaminant of all these eggs! Serious risk to human health.

AfunaMbatata · 11/08/2017 23:03

Gosh! Googled that and

Notreallyarsed · 11/08/2017 23:05

The pesticide is banned by the EU for use on animals destined for human consumption, such as chickens. Reported adverse effects from consumption of Fipronil include seizures, vomiting, dizziness and head and stomach pain.

Fipronil side effects

Rk123 · 11/08/2017 23:12

Cutting hair does not prevent nitts...... there eggs just live on the scalp! Good luck with it don't cut your little ones hair

IncyWincyGrownUp · 11/08/2017 23:56

It doesn't prevent nits, but it makes it a damn site easier to deal with the issue.

SpartacusSaiman · 12/08/2017 07:10

So this post happened a year ago.

You area at a festival and this is bothering you.

You brag that your child has been nit free for 6 months.

But had nits from before this post up until 6 months ago (a long time).

You think its a safe guarding issue and singles your child out. Even though it doesnt.

And you werent treating the nits effectively at the time.

I am going to guess you were drunk last night.

Booboobooboo84 · 12/08/2017 08:29

It's threads like this that should be shown to kids to show how much of a twat people can be when they are on drugs or drunk Hahahaha

robinia · 12/08/2017 08:40

My ds used to continually get nits. My dd didn't. He had short hair. She had long hair. The length of the hair makes little difference imo if tied back. The difference is having someone in the class who constantly reinfests.
None of the lotions worked for us and anyway you can't keep repeatedly using them. Fine comb (may have been nitty gritty) and conditioner did. But I'd send him into school nit free each morning and after weekends and holidays and he would come back with more.
OP - you need to comb your dd's hair every day and get her nit free before she goes to school every morning. It's a pain with long hair but it has to be done. Then you can hold your head high with the FB poster.

silkpyjamasallday · 12/08/2017 08:52

Ignore the petty Facebook woman, even if it was aimed at you OP she has no idea which child, or children, are passing nits back and forth, she cannot possible 'name and shame'. I got nits in halls at uni, even though I combed and treated my hair pretty much daily I still kept getting them as others were not so vigilant. I bought a load of combs and put them in the showers, clearly people didn't use them. I didn't get rid of the bloody nits until I left halls.

EveryDayANewName · 12/08/2017 08:55

Anyone else's head itching?

Coffeetasteslikeshit · 12/08/2017 09:10

Nits at uni?

C0untDucku1a · 12/08/2017 10:27

It was all scabies when i was at uni. Clearly different times

Emmageddon · 12/08/2017 11:36

Anyone else's head itching?

All the time now.

mikulkin · 12/08/2017 12:19

I am sorry but your but are unreasonable on so many levels.

First not all kids get nits, it is not a norm at all.
Second, magnificent or not you need to cut your DDs hair if you can't get rid of nits. You need to explain to your DD that hygiene is more important than looks. She can grow her hair again once she is lice free for a long time
Third, the mum didn't single out your child on Fb. The fact that you know this is about your child tells that you have a problem and are not just dealing with it. You can't have your cake and it - you want everybody's to know your DD is the cause of nits for their children but nobody to talk about it to spare your and DDs feelings. Well, maybe your DD will read that post and agree to cut her hair.

milliemolliemou · 12/08/2017 12:27

This brings it all back. Does anyone know why children get them rather than adults, and girls more often than boys? And some children rather than others? Is it something to do with blood sugar/pheromones?

I didn't get them at all as a child but one DC did - and if friend hadn't alerted me her DCs had nits while staying with us I wouldn't have known what to look for. Luckily the nit-infested DC did like tea tree oil and daily combing. Never had them since puberty.

However did nearly vomit at a sleep over when one of her friends with short hair had them visible and crawling over her scalp.

notevernotnevernotnohow · 12/08/2017 12:31

Adults get them too, its just that kids tend to get much closer to each other much more frequently. And girls get them more than boys because they usually have more hair.

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