Not a phobia

Posted By: Lilly on 2008-08-30
In Reply to: I'm on the semi-slob scale - Kaydie

Washing hands after coming home from the store (or anywhere) or the toilet seat thing are only good common sense.

I have noticed that often times people who are very neat and tidy in their homes are not very germ conscious and messy people are often very clean. Funny how that works.

I am pretty germ aware and middle of the road as far as messy.

Funny story: I have two daughters, and when they were little, it was a nightmare to use public restrooms. One time when I was holding the oldest one up over the toilet seat in the grocery store, her pee came straight out and went all down the front of me!! :)

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How much of a germaphobe are you? - Rate Yourself.
- 3 now... - Susan
- I'm on the semi-slob scale - Kaydie
  - I like clean but don't like to clean (sm) - Me
    - My brother says I remind him of Monk. - tm
      - Okay, I'm that way in a hotel, with twists (sm) - Me
  - Not a phobia - Lilly
    - One I was at a restaurant waiting - truffle
  - I meant to say I do that at a public restroom not my own. - me
    - And the message is from the same person. I am Kaydie and me. - Kaydie and me

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