Today, I found out my mother cleans the dishes with bathroom cleaning chemicals. She doesn't see anything wrong with this. FML
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Today, I discovered that the "dish soap" my sister uses to clean our dishes when it's her turn, is actually a semi-toxic floor cleaner. FML
Today, my mom's obsession with cleanliness hit a new low when she bitched at me for having trash in my trash can. FML
Today, my very sheltered girlfriend decided to surprise me by cleaning our apartment. Although she grew up with housekeepers and maids, I thought it was common knowledge that you don’t try cleaning the bathroom with both bleach and ammonia. We still can’t go back inside our place. FML
Today, I had to be treated for chemical burns, because my mother got the bright idea of using paint thinner to clean me up after I'd painted our living room. FML
Today, my mum got the idea of switching to a different dishwashing detergent. The new one is so strong that it coats all the dishes in a nauseating perfume-like smell. It's so pungent that it gets absorbed into everything we eat or drink. She's determined to use up the entire bottle. FML
Today, I thought my mother was coming into my room to give me lunch. She gave me cleaning supplies instead. FML
Today, I washed the dishes for my mom while she was out, as they seemed to be piling up. I accidentally sliced my hand with a knife in the process. After a trip to the hospital, it was revealed she'd been leaving those dishes there "to teach dad a lesson." FML
Today, my girlfriend offered to wash the bathroom while I was at work. I came back home to find her feeling unwell with a bad headache. She had mixed drain cleaner with bleach because she thought it would make the bathroom cleaner. Now my entire house is a mini gas chamber. FML
Today, I was called gross by my mother for not cleaning my bathroom. I normally clean it every day, but today it looked clean, and I really needed a break. FML
Today, my obsessive-compulsive mother barred me from using the toilet she had just cleaned. She told me to wait until tomorrow. FML
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NiceOldMan 11
Neither do I
knights95 9
I use bathroom cleaning supplies as mouthwash.
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Comments (146)
mickilla 0
Ewwww .. Lol is she serious ? Think it's time for someone else to clean up the dishes
jren207 24
Cillit bang would be better.
ooshrooms 1
Bathroom cleansers are all water soluble and will rinse clean off dishes with no harmful side effects to your health or the taste of foods. The only potential problem I can think of is destroying non-stick coatings. OP, stop trusting your fallible instincts and actually learn about cleansers.
sweetheartxoxo88 7
I think the time has come to either invest in a dishwasher or do them yourself.
Metalmaniac2112 4
You should talk to your mom about that, lots of those chemicals are bleach-based, and therefore are quite toxic.
vbmg152 19
You have to rinse very well!! The stuff you put in your dishwasher has bleach & other chemicals! What's the diff.?
lllilll 4
Um the QUANTITY of those chemicals? Bathroom cleaners aren't meant to be EVER digested so the makers don't care about how poisonous the chemicals are if someone DOES ingest them. However, they still put poison warnings on the labels and tell you to call poison control if ingested. Dishwashing detergent however have to meet a certain standard because it could be digested. The same with toothpaste. You can make a comparison with bug spray. The OFF sprays that come in areosal cans are meant to kill bugs directly. The body lotions are meant for human skin, and won't kill bugs but just keep them away. They're VERY different.
kiya18 0
shes like " shoot, saves money!" lolol
Go_Getta_009 0
Unless someone is peeing on the dishes...why would you want to use bathroom cleaner to clean them...
lisha88 1
ewwwww
Nick_1993 2
That's the side effect of her mother doing it to her in the past. One day you will also be doing it.
forevermylife 0
It probably already started burning your insides...