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AIBU?

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Am I or is my friend?

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whatinthenameofhen · 26/07/2022 19:34

We are on day 2 of holiday, staying in a lodge. Me and my 2 kids, best mate and her 2 kids. So far she has allowed her youngest (2.5 years) to be naked the entire time we are in the lodge. He sits on coffee table, climbs all over furniture, eats dinner naked. I'm not bothered particularly apart from the coffee table. It's just a bit unhygienic and a bit rude of her not to think of others. She keeps popping into the enduite in my room to empty the toddlers potty (when he naps she doesn't want to use her own en suite so ad not to disturb the little one). Not an issue with that but she then rinses potty in my sink, dries it on my hand towel and doesn't even wash her hands. She didn't even say 'do you mind if I do this?' Just walked past saying 'I'm just going to empty this out that OK?' (While mid way through doing it).
Earlier I went down to the kitchen and she was bathing the toddler in the kitchen sink and the toddler was using my little boys milk Beaker as a bath toy of sorts. She said she was 'Killing two birds with one stone, doing the washing up and bathing toddler at same time'.

I'm just a bit like wtf??

Am I just uptight?
Or would other people not really like this?
Thanks

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Betty65 · 27/07/2022 21:18

Next time!!!!!!
Really?????

knockyknees · 28/07/2022 01:10

YANBU!
That woman is absolutely disgusting. This would be a friendship killer for me.

Using my child's feeding item as a toy in a dirty bath (sink)?! Just no. I'd have told her to keep it and buy me a new one as it's no longer fit for its original purpose. Not even cleaning it on the highest/hottest dishwasher setting could erase the stomach churning image out of my mind. Ditto the hand towel after the potty. That's what disposable paper towels are for.

RoseMartha · 28/07/2022 01:37

The potty emptying in your bathroom is not ok. Tell her she needs to use her bathroom.

I can see him being naked all over the furniture all the time is a bit irritating. Can you ask her that he wears pants?

Mamai90 · 28/07/2022 01:52

I'm far from OCD about cleanliness but your friend is minging. Drying a potty on your hand towel, cleaning an arse and a childs beaker in the same sink, leaving urine to sit in the living room and not washing her or her toddlers hands. Never eat at her house, that's all I can say! Eww.

LookItsMeAgain · 28/07/2022 15:24

Just wondering if today has been any better for you @whatinthenameofhen ??

DrManhattan · 28/07/2022 16:54

Totally gross and disgusting. I would have left. Feel sick just thinking about it.

whatinthenameofhen · 30/07/2022 11:21

I'm back, there were a few more minor annoying things but nothing particularly different from those already mentioned. I do think it's just a combination of the toddler phase and parenting style.

Thanks for all the replies. I'm just so glad I walked in while the beaker was being washed otherwise id be none the wiser. Bit worried now as the day before she had 'washed' it for me too and I just said 'Did you wash that? Thanks!' Really hope it had a traditional wash and not the special one!! 😕 Eye opener for me. I guess you just assume other people can understand that's not hygienic or acceptable but I think sometimes people get so lost in the their own world and own ways. That's why I wanted to check it wasn't me that was a bit uptight about things.
Anyway I'm rambling. Genuinely lifted my spirits having this thread while away!! Thanks xxx

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KosherDill · 30/07/2022 18:03

Thanks for the update!

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