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Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Disgusting Confessions

337 replies

MochynBudr · 11/09/2019 08:46

AIBU to dare you to confess your disgusting habits? Just a bit of light hearted fun Grin

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SaraNade · 11/09/2019 09:48

@smokeytoby I did that throughout primary school years up to mid high school. Sometimes my fingers would be so raw the air would make them sting, let alone handling things with them. I'd often have to put bandaids around my finger/s for a day or so because they'd be so sore. It annoyed me when the skin was uneven and I'd have to peel more off to make it 'even'. Can't really explain it, but you probably know what I mean.

Shplot · 11/09/2019 09:48

VeganVeganVegan I ate skin that peeled off my back

That and your user name Grin

JaneJeffer · 11/09/2019 09:50

This thread reminded me why I hate people. I'm off to disinfect everything...

smokeytoby · 11/09/2019 09:52

@WitsEnding My fingers are disgusting to look at, especially after I've had a shower or been in the swimming pool. It's a rubbish habit that I've been trying to stop for yearsssss to no avail so I am going to attempt CBT to break the cycle. Glad to hear there's someone else in the same boat!

MrsA2015 · 11/09/2019 09:52

I pull my hair out and inspect the follicles, it’s a stress induced condition called tritchotillomania, also can’t stop picking st my skin (or anyone else who comes near me at home) I have all the necessary tools too.

Dyrne · 11/09/2019 09:53

I only ever properly clean/hoover/tidy the house when we have guests over. I always look at the threads where people moan about housework task split with their DHs and wonder why it’s such a big deal, then I remember it’s because we don’t do any housework Blush In my defence, I will wipe up spills etc eventually

Friends always marvel at how I keep the house so clean and tidy - it’s because i’ve spent hours doing a deep clean the night before and our bedroom has the door tightly closed concealing the boxes of random crap i’ve picked up from elsewhere. I live in fear of unexpected guests popping by - luckily all our family and friends live miles away so it’s always an arranged visit!

MrsA2015 · 11/09/2019 09:54

I’m sitting in dunelm cafe sniggering to myself , two old ladies behind me are shooting looks Envy

Franklymydearidontgiveadam · 11/09/2019 09:58

I think we should always inspect our poops in the loo and when we wipe. Bowel movements can give clue on health status.

Erm I reheat yesterday's coffee from the percolator jug in the microwave. from from the filter machine. I have about 6cups left and it's a waste. Dp thinks its minging.

JudgeRindersMinder · 11/09/2019 10:00

Nose picker
Scab picker
Spot squeezer
Hair from brush out the window
Went in a major huff with dh when he dared to empty a cyst he’d had on his leg and didn’t tell me about it till afterwards so I didn’t get a go at it
Went in the huff with dh last night for not letting me squeeze a spot on his neck

KUGA · 11/09/2019 10:03

I looooooooooove all of your honesty.
I too P a F. but who doesn't.

LucieLucie · 11/09/2019 10:03

This thread is so disgusting and grim Grin

I'm not surprised by what I'm reading, people are generally filthy!

This is why I never buy or accept anyone else's home baking...I guessed it's made with pissy, pooey unwashed boagy covered nose picker hands Confused

I hate public toilets, am always amazed at the amount of women coming out of the cubicles and walking straight out the door without washing their hands. Yuk.

Coconutsandcobbles · 11/09/2019 10:06

I'm horrified reading this thread! Why don't people wash hands after using the loo?! (Genuine question). I can half see why you might not after a wee (its sterile etc), I don't agree but..
But after a poo?!
Sharing toothbrushes shocks me too. Again, why?! I wonder if there's any point brushing your teeth if you are sharing? You are just swapping germs.
Wish I'd not opened this thread and my hygiene standards are definitely not high.
It doesn't matter if you personally haven't been made ill from your lack of hand washing- you may well be making someone else...an older person, someone with a compromised immune system, a baby sick.

Peterpiperpickedwrongagain · 11/09/2019 10:10

I just use whichever toothbrush I fancy, regardless of whether someone else considers it ‘theirs’

Envy that makes me feel ill.

ginghamtablecloths · 11/09/2019 10:15

I often find bogies on the pillowcase - can't think how they get there.

I don't vacuum into corners and rarely dust, clean the windows or mop.

I probably only clean the car about three times a year when I can stand the sight of it no longer.

StarlingsInSummer · 11/09/2019 10:17

I too kindly donate my hair to the birds for their nests.

joystir59 · 11/09/2019 10:22

Ok, I will be the first to confess that I eat my bogies sometimes. I also like eating crusty scabs. I do wash my hands very frequently with hot soapy water.

Areyoufree · 11/09/2019 10:25

I learnt how to wee in a lucozade bottle on my last camping trip.

You may be my new hero.

regmover · 11/09/2019 10:28

Don't... throw your hair out of the window for the birds. Unless your hair is short. Long hair catches in their feathers and round their legs and is much stronger than you think. I discovered this when one of my pet birds got hold of one of my long hairs and I found her hanging by the neck at the top or her cage. Fortunately she was fine.

youngestisapsycho · 11/09/2019 10:30

I don't always wash hands after a quick wee.
I also pick my nose, and wipe the bogies on a tissue... doesn't everyone? There are things up there that don't come out just from blowing your nose!
I also never do housework.. obviously I clean things in the kitchen and wipe down... have a quick hoover round in the evening with the cordless. My mum comes round once a week and cleans my bathroom and toilets!
I also used to bite my toenails, but the days of reaching them with my mouth are long gone! I did see my DD doing it the other day though... I was quite impressed Grin

youngestisapsycho · 11/09/2019 10:31

Obviously my DD was biting her own toenails... not mine!

EdWinchester · 11/09/2019 10:37

I pick out my dog’s eye bogeys and feed them to him. He loves them but dh thinks this is disgusting 🤷‍♀️

InsertFunnyUsername · 11/09/2019 10:38

I bite my toe nails in the bath Blush Kind of like the feeling of pulling that stray hair that gets caught in your bum cheeks...

womenspeakout · 11/09/2019 10:38

I think everyone has to pick their nose, how do you get the crap out otherwise? It's just where you do it that matters. I don't think anyone can say they never pick their nose, if they do they're lying.

I've thrown my hair out of the window, it's actually a good thing, birds can use it in their nests, I do the same with my dogs thick hair when he's been brushed.

My secret is I love popping blackheads, love it, and I watch YR videos of it too, they're amazing, especially the three, four hole ones!!!!

MyNameIsRachel · 11/09/2019 10:39

I saw this programme and a scientist said if everyone washed their hands after loo EVERY TIME wherever they were then we all would get 85% less colds and flu and things like that

It’s beyond scum not to

lvsel · 11/09/2019 10:40

Well you wanted to know....
I pee in the shower which my partner said is absolutely disgusting

I usually wash my butt after pooping with the shower hose and legs over the bath and sometimes poop comes out and goes in the drain

If he ever knew he would kill me.

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