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What disgusting thing do you do?

655 replies

eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 25/03/2025 16:20

I blow my nose on the washing before it goes in the machine... rather than find a tissue!

OP posts:
LeaderBee · 26/03/2025 19:34

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 26/03/2025 19:02

I genuinely thought I'd be alone 😄, it's made me feel better

Its been a while but I've done it too...
Do you slide down the bannister as well??

Fishneedscycle · 26/03/2025 19:35

I dust with dirty washing before putting in the washing machine

Letskeepcalm · 26/03/2025 19:35

LeaderBee · 25/03/2025 16:41

As a bloke I find it quite weird how people get bent out of shape about this, i touch my willy to aim the stream, I don't piss all over my hands and then walk out the bathroom.

🤦‍♀️

LeaderBee · 26/03/2025 19:36

HopeItsChips · 26/03/2025 19:13

I didn’t know fluoride could bleach towels, this explains a few mysterious stains on my towels!

Obviously its very mild, because its meant for your teeth!

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 26/03/2025 19:37

LeaderBee · 26/03/2025 19:34

Its been a while but I've done it too...
Do you slide down the bannister as well??

I'm too much of a scared cat! 😄😄 - is it fun?

Dd loves to jump down several steps at a time, might try that

Zippidydoodah · 26/03/2025 19:43

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 25/03/2025 16:32

Not disgusting but weird

I sometimes climb the stairs on all 4s when dd isn't home 🤭

I often do this, and have said so on mumsnet before! It’s not as weird as you think! 😆😂

honeylulu · 26/03/2025 19:48

Willy hands 😂😂😂

I do the running up stairs on all fours thing, especially up to our loft conversion as the stairs are really steep with a turn. I pretend I'm a bear.

When my son was little I caught him blowing his nose on the tea towel. I mentioned it to my mum in disgust and she reminded me I used to do the same to her Laura Ashley curtains.

If I pick a really good spot or blackhead I keep the ejected detritus stuck on the edge of the mirror for a couple of days so I can return and admire it.

I also do the lip shredding thing and always have sore flaky lips. I've done it since my teens and can't stop. I also have ADHD and has no idea it might be connected until I read this thread.

honeylulu · 26/03/2025 19:48

Willy hands 😂😂😂

I do the running up stairs on all fours thing, especially up to our loft conversion as the stairs are really steep with a turn. I pretend I'm a bear.

When my son was little I caught him blowing his nose on the tea towel. I mentioned it to my mum in disgust and she reminded me I used to do the same to her Laura Ashley curtains.

If I pick a really good spot or blackhead I keep the ejected detritus stuck on the edge of the mirror for a couple of days so I can return and admire it.

I also do the lip shredding thing and always have sore flaky lips. I've done it since my teens and can't stop. I also have ADHD and has no idea it might be connected until I read this thread.

littleorangefox · 26/03/2025 19:50

Iwannakeepondancing · 26/03/2025 12:48

😂 the sock was on the floor so he picked it up to help removed the condom then forgot he’d left it there! It’s gross I know but when I put the sock on I found it hilarious!

But...why use a sock at all...is this a thing? I feel like finding it in the sock is actually the least weird thing about this 😂

Iwannakeepondancing · 26/03/2025 20:00

littleorangefox · 26/03/2025 19:50

But...why use a sock at all...is this a thing? I feel like finding it in the sock is actually the least weird thing about this 😂

Like to remove all the residue I guess!

FTHC · 26/03/2025 20:13

I pick scabs... And eat them.

PrettayGood · 26/03/2025 20:13

I still have my kids’ baby teeth and more revoltingly, their umbilical stumps. This has reminded me to finally throw them out.

When I was emptying out my parents’ house after they died, I discovered my mum (the opposite of a hoarder) had kept all of my dental models from when I had orthodontistry. Some even had removal braces on them. It was weird, but also interesting to see how crooked my teeth were.

Ifinkyourefreaky · 26/03/2025 20:20

SoScarletItWas · 25/03/2025 18:00

Sometimes I don’t clean my teeth before going to bed (alone).

I am 53, have no fillings and the dentist always tells me I have good strong teeth as if I am a horse.

Same! And I'm 52 this year and no fillings!

Disturbia81 · 26/03/2025 20:43

Love this thread. Basically confirms we are definitely animals biologically speaking, including the running up stairs on all 4s 🤣

TessTickle0 · 26/03/2025 20:46

OneFingerOneThumbKeepMoving · 25/03/2025 22:48

If I get food stuck between my teeth, I have been known to pluck a head hair and use it as dental floss 🤦🏻‍♀️

Genius

Pippyls67 · 26/03/2025 20:51

Letting the dog clean the meat pan after a roast. It goes in a really hot dishwasher after. - Is that so bad?
I occasionally bite my toe nails too. Embarrassed to admit it but I’m betting loads of people do?????

JJ1992 · 26/03/2025 21:04

Lots of these comments don't pass the vibe check .. can't this be a no judgement discussing things 😂
Ngl I'm still on page 1.

gamerchick · 26/03/2025 21:05

Pippyls67 · 26/03/2025 20:51

Letting the dog clean the meat pan after a roast. It goes in a really hot dishwasher after. - Is that so bad?
I occasionally bite my toe nails too. Embarrassed to admit it but I’m betting loads of people do?????

Edited

My parents had friends who used to let the dogs lick plates clean and then they would put them back in the cupboard.

that's what comes to mind when people say they let their dogs lick stuff.

UndermyShoeJoe · 26/03/2025 21:05
chelsea peretti ew GIF by Brooklyn Nine-Nine

We listen and we don’t judge

StaryEyes1978 · 26/03/2025 21:06

PoopingAllTheWay · 25/03/2025 16:38

So a shared work bathroom and you didnt wash your hands after a wee?

So you flushed the chain and touched the lock on a shared bathroom ?

Thats rank!!!

But you’d do this before leaving the cubicle so would never wash your hands before doing this.

Catsbreakfast · 26/03/2025 21:07

CowboyJoanna · 25/03/2025 16:41

Id argue blowing your onse on your kids clothes is more disgusting than not washing hands after a simple tidy wazz i suppose but you do you Wink

Eh no, the clothes go in the wash. You’re just grim spreading your piss about

canyouseemyhousefromhere · 26/03/2025 21:08

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 25/03/2025 16:32

Not disgusting but weird

I sometimes climb the stairs on all 4s when dd isn't home 🤭

I still do that & I’m 60! 😂

Espressinotondo · 26/03/2025 21:11

{mention:PrettayGood}@PrettayGood please dont throw the umbilical chord!!! In my culture they are very Important (Turkey). You need to burry it somewhere symbolic. For example a university (to encourage intellect and study), the sea (free spiritedness) etc. Nuts I know, sorry 😂

Catsbreakfast · 26/03/2025 21:13

BunnyOnTheOnion · 25/03/2025 18:39

(Discretely) wee outdoors if I'm caught short. Sometimes I just suddenly have to go... I'm often with walkers / cyclists / runners etc who accept a nature wee is part of life if you're out and about for hours... but I know MN thinks this is horrific!!

In the fields/woods if necessary: fine. Someone’s garden: not fine

UndermyShoeJoe · 26/03/2025 21:13

Espressinotondo · 26/03/2025 21:11

{mention:PrettayGood}@PrettayGood please dont throw the umbilical chord!!! In my culture they are very Important (Turkey). You need to burry it somewhere symbolic. For example a university (to encourage intellect and study), the sea (free spiritedness) etc. Nuts I know, sorry 😂

So what does it mean when we keep it in a box in the loft 😬👀

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