The housekeeping equivalent of wearing clean knickers in case you're run over...

[JackieNo]

If we ever go away overnight, or on holiday, I find myself tidying up the house, not just because it's much nicer to come back to a tidy house, but I find myself thinking about what would happen if we had a terrible accident and never came back. How embarrassed I'd be to think of police/relatives having to look round our messy house. So WTF am I thinking that for (if I'm not coming back, I'm not going to be able to be embarrassed), and am I alone in my morbid thoughts?

I wear those disposable gloves when I change ds's nappy!!!

...keep a box next to the nappies!!!

Gosh. I see.

..but I do have a thing about poo, as does my other ds who gags at the mere glimpse of it!!!!

Also interesting fact...des anyone know what the most unhygienic part of a toilet is???? Answers on a postcard!!!

Sorry..spelling is terrible today!!

Exactly Franny. Its the same stuff that you are wiping off your bottom, whats the difference between that and wiping it off a bit of ceramic?

eewww, but your own is one thing - but everyone elses!!!

Does no-one want to know the answer????

the handle?

Ohhh,

jazzi at gloves to change a nappy.
Agree with Franny, to clean properly I have the marigolds on anyway, but more to protect my hands from too much hot water and cleaning stuff.
For immediate wipe round I use my bare hands and loo roll.
then I wash my hands.
And dry them. On my towel. (that last bit is for Harpsi, is ti you with the towel-phobia??)

I feel very now!!

So whats worse to find in the loo at work - skid marks (no loo brush), or the knowledge that somebody might have cleaned up skid marks with no gloves and loo roll.

IT IS JUST POO

not toxic waste

do you use gloves to wipe your own bottom?

DON'T say yes, I am getting scared now...

No but I do wrap loads of tissue paper around my hand!!

see, Franny I was wondering that very thing today about Jazzi, which is a bit worrying, but I see you were there before me (which may be even more worrying ).

pretty sure that jazzi's ds gagging at poo is learned behaviour

can't believe the gloves. do you wear the gloves when you feed him, jazzi, since - ahem - that's the stuff that's coming out the other end?

Thankfully he feeds himself now! Another thing that really turns my stomach is the thought of eating leftovers from someone elses plate!! YUK!!!

Oh Jazzi - you would hate my DH. He nicks my left over bits in restaurants. I slap his hands now if I see him reaching over. It drives me mad! I think he must have been 'dragged up'.

i'm a bit at wearing gloves to change a nappy.do you not think it will give the child issues when he's older?

Alexsmum - they have to wear gloves to change nappies at nursery (presumably health and safety rules?), so hopefully not! I wouldn't do it with my own child, though (sorry Jazzi)

Do you think it will alexsmum? they do it at nursery too!!

I am getting worried now, am I the only one that wears gloves??

they do it at nursery cos it's not their kid! and they are doing loads of them.
i've just got this image of an adult thinking ,' my mothers touch felt like rubber gloves'!!!!!