Sharing bath water

[WiganNorthWest]

I remember we all used to use the same bath water one after another (parents too) when I was a kid but the thought of doing that now makes me cringe. Does anyone go in the same bath water after another family member?

@Flowers24 @Bluntness100 I don't think you needed to start bashing paspourmoi for her parenting choices

My family did this growing up. I always hated it.

We have a big corner bath, and as our heating system is old, 1 bath is 1 tank of hot water.
Sharing makes more sense, especially as we dont have proper shower either. But there are exceptions and we judge it as necessary.

I use DS's water unless he's had a muddy/ messy day but top it up so it's hot and add some more bubbles. It just makes more sense than wasting water and he's only little and I don't mind his germs or particles of dead skin... he's part of me so it never bothers me.

Next people are going to tell me that sharing toothbrushes are okay!

Me and dh share but more for soaking than washing as shower in morning. DC happily jump in any time. Takes ages to fill our bath so refill isnt really an option

Totally different. I'm not putting the bathwater in my mouth

Ugh no - the only other people in the house are my dc and they are always FILTHY! Plus their water is too cold, especially after they've spent time washing in it. Can't imagine floating in someone sluiced off suds. Don't remember doing it as a child either tbh.

[quote BabyBee93]**@Flowers24* @Bluntness100 I don't think you needed to start bashing paspourmoi* for her parenting choices [/quote]
Can say what I want to, its an opinion, everyone seems to do that on this website anyway?

@Bluntness100

Isn’t 9 and 7 a little old to bath together unless they are both girls?

Not at all. Next you'll be telling us nobody walks round naked in your house . Or goes skinny dipping.

@Paspourmoi

Er, thanks for that Flowers. What a weird thing to say.

no its not?

@MiscUser9823

Next people are going to tell me that sharing toothbrushes are okay!

Do you gurgle with the bath water? 😁 If not, than it's nkt really comparable.

I'd happily go in after DD but she likes a cold bath and I like it really hot. And she doesn't want to go in after me, I'm in there for hours

@Sprig1WOW you are bathing with your 10 year old!. When does he learn about body privacy/ autonomy. He is too old to be seeing you naked

Yes, telling me that you felt sorry for my thoroughly loved, happy and well-looked after child because I don’t stop her having her bath with her brother when she chooses to struck me as unnecessary.

It’s not the sharing bath water I mind if someone clean has been in and I would share a bath with someone at the same time. I find it gross because I know my kids wee in the bath (but I’m sure it’s very diluted so not actually unclean) and I wash my hair and shave my legs in the bath so my water is always full of hair-the thought of someone else getting in a lukewarm hairy bath grossed me out. But I agree it’s not actually unclean/it does the job/is clean enough

Well I assume that if you shave/pee in that bath other person will not want it, nor would one offer it...

@Paspourmoi

Yes, telling me that you felt sorry for my thoroughly loved, happy and well-looked after child because I don’t stop her having her bath with her brother when she chooses to struck me as unnecessary.

Just ignore them, god knows where their minds are, my 11 year old sometimes get in the bath with her brother who is 8 nothing sick or disgusting in it. I’m sure no one is forcing a child who is unwilling/developing into bathing with a sibling.

Yes. I share water with my partner. The only exception is when I'm on my period he will not get in after me.

@AgnesNaismith

No. So gross.

Same here as a pp with separate towels and I clean the bath to within and inch of its ceramic coated life after each person.

to avoid the threadworms

It's not gross at all.

People today are really spoiled. How do you think we managed with bathing once a week?

Or the days when it was a tin bath in front of the fire? You definitely only wanted to fill that up once!

No, absolutely not!

@MiscUser9823

Does anyone else also shower before they have a bath?

(I run the bath. Have a 2 min shower, then get in the bath. I dont want to be soaking in sweat/grim!)

The Japanese

Why do people always “jump in” the Bath? I’d do myself a mischief if I attempted that

I have lived in a house with no bath for the past 5 years . I really miss having a bath. Showers are great but I do miss a nice soak.

@Paspourmoi

Yes, telling me that you felt sorry for my thoroughly loved, happy and well-looked after child because I don’t stop her having her bath with her brother when she chooses to struck me as unnecessary.

Yes because she is 9 and needs to have her privacy!