to wish friend had not hugged us?

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Yesterda a small group of my old friends met up after over a decade. When my old BF arrived she hugged me and other f who were there first. Then after some 20 minutes of it just being us she mentioned in a casual sort of way that she had just discovered nits in her DC's hair that morning, and that she very likely now had them.

I dont want to be critical as I loved seeing her again, but I do feel she could have been a bit more responsible about the situation, ie no hugs where heads would touch etc, perhaps treating her hair in the morning as soon as she found out, rather than just coming out at lunch time and risking passing on to friends etc..

I know the situation is treatable, but I'd rather avoid it altogether. I have 2 DC's at home who were all over me as soon as I got in as they had'nt seen me all day. Is it possible I have risked passing things on to them, which means DD could take nits in to school.

I could be completely misguided as perhaps you need longer contact. But I was sat next to her all afternoon, although kept about a foot distance from her, and I know from friends experience that they do jump!

But I am now sat here scratching my head at the very thought of possibly having nits.

How long till I will know one way or another??

Hmm, I understand where you're coming from. But at least in my personal experience a) as a child sent home myself and b) as a parent of a child who's had to stay home, it's no more embarrassing than being sent home for being ill. And it isn't discussed in front of the class or announced "Ann, Peter and Ashley are going home because they have nits".

I do understand what you're saying, but I think it can be quietly and sensitively handled without tolerating constant infestations.

Grooossss. I am so itchy.

That sounds ok.

seeker, thanks for that summary.

Wow I did'nt expect this thread to become so long since I posted this morning. I know so much more (than I wanted to) about nits now

Longlegs - thanks for attempting to justify calling me selfabsorbed!!

Actually if you have been in our house tonight while I bathed the DC's and combed through half a bottle of teatree conditioner - just to be safe, you would know why I felt the way I do.

Bath time in our house is not enjoyable and tonight 45 minutes of screams and tears with 2 DC's, not to mention with hair half way down my back a further 30 minutes of me combing through the other half of the bottle!!

I loved seeing my friend, I said nothing to her, I will try to see her again, nits or not .

And as for the Cold v Nits comparison, I would rather have a congested head then an itchy one...but thats just me.

Thanks all, am going now before thoughts of nits get me scratching again

Agree with the nit comb option, seems silly for her not to have done that first.