I can't with the acrylic nails trend

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my nails and so does my DH. I'll ask your opinion on them when you start paying for me to get my nails done.

You’re a teen? With a husband? Or just making irrelevant comments?

Oh she is just trying so desperately to be relevant.

See that's where you make another mistake. I like my nails. My DH likes my nails. I've had them for the better part of 30 years. They were ALWAYS relevant to me. It matters not one iota what you think of them. Zero.

The difference between you and me is that I couldn't care less what you wear. It's your body and you can do with it what you like. It speaks volumes about your character that something as innocuous as my nails is bothering you SOOOO much.

No sane male person likes acrylic nails - they just tolerate them.

Ok, I guess you know my DH better than I do. It kind of tracks with everything else you said

You're so smart.

DP and you are coming off the opposite of how you intend. Unless you intend to sound awfully insecure.

I don't think you like the implication of this thread that so many people out there in real life see your nails and inwardly cringe with disgust. These people don't have bad character, as you want to pretend to make yourself feel better. They are simply care more about hygiene than you do.

Oh please. Again, I don't care what you think about my nails. I'm 46, not some 16 year old seeking approval from every person I meet.

If it's about hygiene for you that's totally fine. Tell yourself whatever you want. But again, that has NOTHING to do with me. Just don't wear them and it's all fine.

The only thing stupider than a 16 year old wearing acrylic nails is a 46 year old wearing acrylic nails.

You look like an idiot.

DP, are you in HS still because at this point you are just reaching for petty insults to sling to keep this going. When you use the words “stupider” and “idiot” in an argument you’ve already lost.

I am the PP who called you insecure, but I did not write the post above. You are responding to more than one person.

You can't win this argument if you are talking about hygiene. Facts are against you on that one. The appearance part is a different thing and simply a matter of preference. If they were not so dirty, many of us wouldn't care about nails one bit. It would be no different than the style of your shirt etc.

Show me the evidence that my nails are inherently more dirty.

Are you unfamiliar with Google? Try searching "artificial nails and pathogens" or "acrylic nails or germs" or however you want to approach it. There are multiple studies linking artificial nails to higher amounts of pathogens. Just one example, since you seem unable to do a basic search yourself. Your nails are dirty. Go ahead and wear them, but stop trying to argue with those of us who are pointing out that they are gross.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10968715/
"Conclusions: Artificial fingernails were more likely to harbor pathogens, especially gram-negative bacilli and yeasts, than native nails. The longer artificial nails were worn, the more likely that a pathogen was isolated. Current recommendations restricting artificial fingernails in certain healthcare settings appear justified."

As I’ve said numerous times before, I’m not in healthcare so this is not a concern for me. I also don’t eat with my hands and wash my hands like 30 times a day. I’ll be just fine. Probably better than you.

Unlikely. Based on your last sentence and other posts, you are hostile and unkind.

OK, cool. But just to set the record straight i am not the one calling people idiots, trashy, tacky, gross and all of the other stuff that's been directed at me. About something that has no impact on their life.

I've just argued with you about the hygiene part, that's it. I think it is unkind to call them trashy (or to call anything trashy, for that matter).

The thing is, by being similarly insulting, you will bring no one over to your way of thinking. If you love your nails, wear them, but you can't make other people like them. And if you are comfortable with the germy part, that's your choice, but understand many of us have a hard time with the germy part and don't want them on our teens. Why would you feel the need to argue with us about that?

Please point out where I have been "similarly insulting." I haven't. And I'm not trying to make anyone "like my nails." I just want to be left alone to enjoy them without being called trashy and stupid. Did I argue about germy parts? Dont see that either. Pretty sure I said it didn't bother me personally but if I were a NICU nurse I wouldn't wear them.

Be honest. Has anyone ever actually called you trashy and stupid in real life? Probably not. But you have learned from voluntarily putting yourself out there on an anonymous message board that many of us do *think* that, so do with that information what you will.

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my nails and so does my DH. I'll ask your opinion on them when you start paying for me to get my nails done.

You’re a teen? With a husband? Or just making irrelevant comments?

Oh she is just trying so desperately to be relevant.

See that's where you make another mistake. I like my nails. My DH likes my nails. I've had them for the better part of 30 years. They were ALWAYS relevant to me. It matters not one iota what you think of them. Zero.

The difference between you and me is that I couldn't care less what you wear. It's your body and you can do with it what you like. It speaks volumes about your character that something as innocuous as my nails is bothering you SOOOO much.

No sane male person likes acrylic nails - they just tolerate them.

Ok, I guess you know my DH better than I do. It kind of tracks with everything else you said

You're so smart.

DP and you are coming off the opposite of how you intend. Unless you intend to sound awfully insecure.

I don't think you like the implication of this thread that so many people out there in real life see your nails and inwardly cringe with disgust. These people don't have bad character, as you want to pretend to make yourself feel better. They are simply care more about hygiene than you do.

Oh please. Again, I don't care what you think about my nails. I'm 46, not some 16 year old seeking approval from every person I meet.

If it's about hygiene for you that's totally fine. Tell yourself whatever you want. But again, that has NOTHING to do with me. Just don't wear them and it's all fine.

The only thing stupider than a 16 year old wearing acrylic nails is a 46 year old wearing acrylic nails.

You look like an idiot.

DP, are you in HS still because at this point you are just reaching for petty insults to sling to keep this going. When you use the words “stupider” and “idiot” in an argument you’ve already lost.

I am the PP who called you insecure, but I did not write the post above. You are responding to more than one person.

You can't win this argument if you are talking about hygiene. Facts are against you on that one. The appearance part is a different thing and simply a matter of preference. If they were not so dirty, many of us wouldn't care about nails one bit. It would be no different than the style of your shirt etc.

Show me the evidence that my nails are inherently more dirty.

Are you unfamiliar with Google? Try searching "artificial nails and pathogens" or "acrylic nails or germs" or however you want to approach it. There are multiple studies linking artificial nails to higher amounts of pathogens. Just one example, since you seem unable to do a basic search yourself. Your nails are dirty. Go ahead and wear them, but stop trying to argue with those of us who are pointing out that they are gross.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10968715/
"Conclusions: Artificial fingernails were more likely to harbor pathogens, especially gram-negative bacilli and yeasts, than native nails. The longer artificial nails were worn, the more likely that a pathogen was isolated. Current recommendations restricting artificial fingernails in certain healthcare settings appear justified."

As I’ve said numerous times before, I’m not in healthcare so this is not a concern for me. I also don’t eat with my hands and wash my hands like 30 times a day. I’ll be just fine. Probably better than you.

Unlikely. Based on your last sentence and other posts, you are hostile and unkind.

At this point I think she is just trolling. Nobody likes their fake nails that much or doesn’t understand what trashy means.

It's not about my nails. It's about pointing out how ridiculous some of you look when you worry about someone else's business.

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And they aren’t even worried about someone else’s business, they are obsessed with it. Like literally obsessed with other people’s nails. It’s unhinged. They need a hobby.

Did you read the subject of this thread before you got on here and made this ridiculous comment. Grown women invaded this thread to defend their own nail wearing. This thread is about paying for your teens to get them. They brought the scrutiny on themselves.

The first page of the thread shows that it devolved almost immediately into a discussion of adults with nails and how it’s gross, etc. The invasion was of grown women feeling to need to espouse their opinions on other grown women who have acrylics.

it's relevant. many people think teens should not wear plastic nails because they are dirty, tacky etc. and that holds for both adults and kids. so, discussion about various issue around acrylic nails, including how they are perceived socially, is highly relevant. my own teens think that girls who wear acrylic nails are dumb. that's only one data point, yes, but nevertheless relevant for the discussion.

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my nails and so does my DH. I'll ask your opinion on them when you start paying for me to get my nails done.

You’re a teen? With a husband? Or just making irrelevant comments?

Oh she is just trying so desperately to be relevant.

See that's where you make another mistake. I like my nails. My DH likes my nails. I've had them for the better part of 30 years. They were ALWAYS relevant to me. It matters not one iota what you think of them. Zero.

The difference between you and me is that I couldn't care less what you wear. It's your body and you can do with it what you like. It speaks volumes about your character that something as innocuous as my nails is bothering you SOOOO much.

No sane male person likes acrylic nails - they just tolerate them.

Ok, I guess you know my DH better than I do. It kind of tracks with everything else you said

You're so smart.

DP and you are coming off the opposite of how you intend. Unless you intend to sound awfully insecure.

I don't think you like the implication of this thread that so many people out there in real life see your nails and inwardly cringe with disgust. These people don't have bad character, as you want to pretend to make yourself feel better. They are simply care more about hygiene than you do.

Oh please. Again, I don't care what you think about my nails. I'm 46, not some 16 year old seeking approval from every person I meet.

If it's about hygiene for you that's totally fine. Tell yourself whatever you want. But again, that has NOTHING to do with me. Just don't wear them and it's all fine.

The only thing stupider than a 16 year old wearing acrylic nails is a 46 year old wearing acrylic nails.

You look like an idiot.

DP, are you in HS still because at this point you are just reaching for petty insults to sling to keep this going. When you use the words “stupider” and “idiot” in an argument you’ve already lost.

I am the PP who called you insecure, but I did not write the post above. You are responding to more than one person.

You can't win this argument if you are talking about hygiene. Facts are against you on that one. The appearance part is a different thing and simply a matter of preference. If they were not so dirty, many of us wouldn't care about nails one bit. It would be no different than the style of your shirt etc.

Show me the evidence that my nails are inherently more dirty.

Are you unfamiliar with Google? Try searching "artificial nails and pathogens" or "acrylic nails or germs" or however you want to approach it. There are multiple studies linking artificial nails to higher amounts of pathogens. Just one example, since you seem unable to do a basic search yourself. Your nails are dirty. Go ahead and wear them, but stop trying to argue with those of us who are pointing out that they are gross.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10968715/
"Conclusions: Artificial fingernails were more likely to harbor pathogens, especially gram-negative bacilli and yeasts, than native nails. The longer artificial nails were worn, the more likely that a pathogen was isolated. Current recommendations restricting artificial fingernails in certain healthcare settings appear justified."

As I’ve said numerous times before, I’m not in healthcare so this is not a concern for me. I also don’t eat with my hands and wash my hands like 30 times a day. I’ll be just fine. Probably better than you.

Unlikely. Based on your last sentence and other posts, you are hostile and unkind.

At this point I think she is just trolling. Nobody likes their fake nails that much or doesn’t understand what trashy means.

It's not about my nails. It's about pointing out how ridiculous some of you look when you worry about someone else's business.

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And they aren’t even worried about someone else’s business, they are obsessed with it. Like literally obsessed with other people’s nails. It’s unhinged. They need a hobby.

Did you read the subject of this thread before you got on here and made this ridiculous comment. Grown women invaded this thread to defend their own nail wearing. This thread is about paying for your teens to get them. They brought the scrutiny on themselves.

The first page of the thread shows that it devolved almost immediately into a discussion of adults with nails and how it’s gross, etc. The invasion was of grown women feeling to need to espouse their opinions on other grown women who have acrylics.

it's relevant. many people think teens should not wear plastic nails because they are dirty, tacky etc. and that holds for both adults and kids. so, discussion about various issue around acrylic nails, including how they are perceived socially, is highly relevant. my own teens think that girls who wear acrylic nails are dumb. that's only one data point, yes, but nevertheless relevant for the discussion.

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You had best deal with that extreme ignorance (and perhaps racism). Oh, wait … perhaps they have learned to make assumptions about intelligence based on appearance at home? Apple falling not far from the tree?

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my nails and so does my DH. I'll ask your opinion on them when you start paying for me to get my nails done.

You’re a teen? With a husband? Or just making irrelevant comments?

Oh she is just trying so desperately to be relevant.

See that's where you make another mistake. I like my nails. My DH likes my nails. I've had them for the better part of 30 years. They were ALWAYS relevant to me. It matters not one iota what you think of them. Zero.

The difference between you and me is that I couldn't care less what you wear. It's your body and you can do with it what you like. It speaks volumes about your character that something as innocuous as my nails is bothering you SOOOO much.

No sane male person likes acrylic nails - they just tolerate them.

Ok, I guess you know my DH better than I do. It kind of tracks with everything else you said

You're so smart.

DP and you are coming off the opposite of how you intend. Unless you intend to sound awfully insecure.

I don't think you like the implication of this thread that so many people out there in real life see your nails and inwardly cringe with disgust. These people don't have bad character, as you want to pretend to make yourself feel better. They are simply care more about hygiene than you do.

Oh please. Again, I don't care what you think about my nails. I'm 46, not some 16 year old seeking approval from every person I meet.

If it's about hygiene for you that's totally fine. Tell yourself whatever you want. But again, that has NOTHING to do with me. Just don't wear them and it's all fine.

The only thing stupider than a 16 year old wearing acrylic nails is a 46 year old wearing acrylic nails.

You look like an idiot.

DP, are you in HS still because at this point you are just reaching for petty insults to sling to keep this going. When you use the words “stupider” and “idiot” in an argument you’ve already lost.

I am the PP who called you insecure, but I did not write the post above. You are responding to more than one person.

You can't win this argument if you are talking about hygiene. Facts are against you on that one. The appearance part is a different thing and simply a matter of preference. If they were not so dirty, many of us wouldn't care about nails one bit. It would be no different than the style of your shirt etc.

Show me the evidence that my nails are inherently more dirty.

Are you unfamiliar with Google? Try searching "artificial nails and pathogens" or "acrylic nails or germs" or however you want to approach it. There are multiple studies linking artificial nails to higher amounts of pathogens. Just one example, since you seem unable to do a basic search yourself. Your nails are dirty. Go ahead and wear them, but stop trying to argue with those of us who are pointing out that they are gross.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10968715/
"Conclusions: Artificial fingernails were more likely to harbor pathogens, especially gram-negative bacilli and yeasts, than native nails. The longer artificial nails were worn, the more likely that a pathogen was isolated. Current recommendations restricting artificial fingernails in certain healthcare settings appear justified."

As I’ve said numerous times before, I’m not in healthcare so this is not a concern for me. I also don’t eat with my hands and wash my hands like 30 times a day. I’ll be just fine. Probably better than you.

Preparing food for yourself and family involves touching it with your hands and nails. No matter how many times you wash your hands, it does not remove the pathogens living under long fake nails. Nursing with fake nails were responsible for tons of NICU baby deaths, traced to their nails. I’m positive those nurses were washing their hands way more than you do.

Never been an issue for me. I don't go around trying to live in a sterile environment. If I were a NICU nurse I would not wear them, nor did I when I had a newborn myself.

why not? i thought there were not hygiene issues.

You might want to read what I wrote again.

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my nails and so does my DH. I'll ask your opinion on them when you start paying for me to get my nails done.

You’re a teen? With a husband? Or just making irrelevant comments?

Oh she is just trying so desperately to be relevant.

See that's where you make another mistake. I like my nails. My DH likes my nails. I've had them for the better part of 30 years. They were ALWAYS relevant to me. It matters not one iota what you think of them. Zero.

The difference between you and me is that I couldn't care less what you wear. It's your body and you can do with it what you like. It speaks volumes about your character that something as innocuous as my nails is bothering you SOOOO much.

No sane male person likes acrylic nails - they just tolerate them.

Ok, I guess you know my DH better than I do. It kind of tracks with everything else you said

You're so smart.

DP and you are coming off the opposite of how you intend. Unless you intend to sound awfully insecure.

I don't think you like the implication of this thread that so many people out there in real life see your nails and inwardly cringe with disgust. These people don't have bad character, as you want to pretend to make yourself feel better. They are simply care more about hygiene than you do.

Oh please. Again, I don't care what you think about my nails. I'm 46, not some 16 year old seeking approval from every person I meet.

If it's about hygiene for you that's totally fine. Tell yourself whatever you want. But again, that has NOTHING to do with me. Just don't wear them and it's all fine.

The only thing stupider than a 16 year old wearing acrylic nails is a 46 year old wearing acrylic nails.

You look like an idiot.

DP, are you in HS still because at this point you are just reaching for petty insults to sling to keep this going. When you use the words “stupider” and “idiot” in an argument you’ve already lost.

I am the PP who called you insecure, but I did not write the post above. You are responding to more than one person.

You can't win this argument if you are talking about hygiene. Facts are against you on that one. The appearance part is a different thing and simply a matter of preference. If they were not so dirty, many of us wouldn't care about nails one bit. It would be no different than the style of your shirt etc.

Show me the evidence that my nails are inherently more dirty.

Are you unfamiliar with Google? Try searching "artificial nails and pathogens" or "acrylic nails or germs" or however you want to approach it. There are multiple studies linking artificial nails to higher amounts of pathogens. Just one example, since you seem unable to do a basic search yourself. Your nails are dirty. Go ahead and wear them, but stop trying to argue with those of us who are pointing out that they are gross.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10968715/
"Conclusions: Artificial fingernails were more likely to harbor pathogens, especially gram-negative bacilli and yeasts, than native nails. The longer artificial nails were worn, the more likely that a pathogen was isolated. Current recommendations restricting artificial fingernails in certain healthcare settings appear justified."

As I’ve said numerous times before, I’m not in healthcare so this is not a concern for me. I also don’t eat with my hands and wash my hands like 30 times a day. I’ll be just fine. Probably better than you.

Unlikely. Based on your last sentence and other posts, you are hostile and unkind.

At this point I think she is just trolling. Nobody likes their fake nails that much or doesn’t understand what trashy means.

It's not about my nails. It's about pointing out how ridiculous some of you look when you worry about someone else's business.

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And they aren’t even worried about someone else’s business, they are obsessed with it. Like literally obsessed with other people’s nails. It’s unhinged. They need a hobby.

Did you read the subject of this thread before you got on here and made this ridiculous comment. Grown women invaded this thread to defend their own nail wearing. This thread is about paying for your teens to get them. They brought the scrutiny on themselves.

The first page of the thread shows that it devolved almost immediately into a discussion of adults with nails and how it’s gross, etc. The invasion was of grown women feeling to need to espouse their opinions on other grown women who have acrylics.

it's relevant. many people think teens should not wear plastic nails because they are dirty, tacky etc. and that holds for both adults and kids. so, discussion about various issue around acrylic nails, including how they are perceived socially, is highly relevant. my own teens think that girls who wear acrylic nails are dumb. that's only one data point, yes, but nevertheless relevant for the discussion.

And it’s a point of pride for you that your teens think someone is dumb because they have acrylics?

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This thread is hilarious. Some people will glom onto anything to make themselves feel superior. Not doing your nails isn’t the flex that you think it is.

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In the 80s when I was in high school acrylic nails were very popular. It's not like it is some new strange trend. Most people wore them sort of squared off, but not everyone and nail art was common back then too.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is hilarious. Some people will glom onto anything to make themselves feel superior. Not doing your nails isn’t the flex that you think it is.

Since when does "not wearing acrylics" mean "not doing your nails?" You can have really well manicured nails without gluing something hideous on them. If you love your neon yellow and black striped acrylics, good for you. The rest of us are free to chuckle at them.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is hilarious. Some people will glom onto anything to make themselves feel superior. Not doing your nails isn’t the flex that you think it is.

Since when does "not wearing acrylics" mean "not doing your nails?" You can have really well manicured nails without gluing something hideous on them. If you love your neon yellow and black striped acrylics, good for you. The rest of us are free to chuckle at them.

Because you can’t have French manicured acrylics? Or is there something else you are really aiming your diatribe at? Oh I know you’re going to play dumb, but it’s pretty easy to see.

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my nails and so does my DH. I'll ask your opinion on them when you start paying for me to get my nails done.

You’re a teen? With a husband? Or just making irrelevant comments?

Oh she is just trying so desperately to be relevant.

See that's where you make another mistake. I like my nails. My DH likes my nails. I've had them for the better part of 30 years. They were ALWAYS relevant to me. It matters not one iota what you think of them. Zero.

The difference between you and me is that I couldn't care less what you wear. It's your body and you can do with it what you like. It speaks volumes about your character that something as innocuous as my nails is bothering you SOOOO much.

No sane male person likes acrylic nails - they just tolerate them.

Ok, I guess you know my DH better than I do. It kind of tracks with everything else you said

You're so smart.

DP and you are coming off the opposite of how you intend. Unless you intend to sound awfully insecure.

I don't think you like the implication of this thread that so many people out there in real life see your nails and inwardly cringe with disgust. These people don't have bad character, as you want to pretend to make yourself feel better. They are simply care more about hygiene than you do.

Oh please. Again, I don't care what you think about my nails. I'm 46, not some 16 year old seeking approval from every person I meet.

If it's about hygiene for you that's totally fine. Tell yourself whatever you want. But again, that has NOTHING to do with me. Just don't wear them and it's all fine.

The only thing stupider than a 16 year old wearing acrylic nails is a 46 year old wearing acrylic nails.

You look like an idiot.

DP, are you in HS still because at this point you are just reaching for petty insults to sling to keep this going. When you use the words “stupider” and “idiot” in an argument you’ve already lost.

I am the PP who called you insecure, but I did not write the post above. You are responding to more than one person.

You can't win this argument if you are talking about hygiene. Facts are against you on that one. The appearance part is a different thing and simply a matter of preference. If they were not so dirty, many of us wouldn't care about nails one bit. It would be no different than the style of your shirt etc.

Show me the evidence that my nails are inherently more dirty.

Are you unfamiliar with Google? Try searching "artificial nails and pathogens" or "acrylic nails or germs" or however you want to approach it. There are multiple studies linking artificial nails to higher amounts of pathogens. Just one example, since you seem unable to do a basic search yourself. Your nails are dirty. Go ahead and wear them, but stop trying to argue with those of us who are pointing out that they are gross.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10968715/
"Conclusions: Artificial fingernails were more likely to harbor pathogens, especially gram-negative bacilli and yeasts, than native nails. The longer artificial nails were worn, the more likely that a pathogen was isolated. Current recommendations restricting artificial fingernails in certain healthcare settings appear justified."

As I’ve said numerous times before, I’m not in healthcare so this is not a concern for me. I also don’t eat with my hands and wash my hands like 30 times a day. I’ll be just fine. Probably better than you.

Unlikely. Based on your last sentence and other posts, you are hostile and unkind.

OK, cool. But just to set the record straight i am not the one calling people idiots, trashy, tacky, gross and all of the other stuff that's been directed at me. About something that has no impact on their life.

I've just argued with you about the hygiene part, that's it. I think it is unkind to call them trashy (or to call anything trashy, for that matter).

The thing is, by being similarly insulting, you will bring no one over to your way of thinking. If you love your nails, wear them, but you can't make other people like them. And if you are comfortable with the germy part, that's your choice, but understand many of us have a hard time with the germy part and don't want them on our teens. Why would you feel the need to argue with us about that?

Please point out where I have been "similarly insulting." I haven't. And I'm not trying to make anyone "like my nails." I just want to be left alone to enjoy them without being called trashy and stupid. Did I argue about germy parts? Dont see that either. Pretty sure I said it didn't bother me personally but if I were a NICU nurse I wouldn't wear them.

Be honest. Has anyone ever actually called you trashy and stupid in real life? Probably not. But you have learned from voluntarily putting yourself out there on an anonymous message board that many of us do *think* that, so do with that information what you will.

Ah, so it’s my fault that you choose to insult me. Should have known!

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my nails and so does my DH. I'll ask your opinion on them when you start paying for me to get my nails done.

You’re a teen? With a husband? Or just making irrelevant comments?

Oh she is just trying so desperately to be relevant.

See that's where you make another mistake. I like my nails. My DH likes my nails. I've had them for the better part of 30 years. They were ALWAYS relevant to me. It matters not one iota what you think of them. Zero.

The difference between you and me is that I couldn't care less what you wear. It's your body and you can do with it what you like. It speaks volumes about your character that something as innocuous as my nails is bothering you SOOOO much.

No sane male person likes acrylic nails - they just tolerate them.

Ok, I guess you know my DH better than I do. It kind of tracks with everything else you said

You're so smart.

DP and you are coming off the opposite of how you intend. Unless you intend to sound awfully insecure.

I don't think you like the implication of this thread that so many people out there in real life see your nails and inwardly cringe with disgust. These people don't have bad character, as you want to pretend to make yourself feel better. They are simply care more about hygiene than you do.

Oh please. Again, I don't care what you think about my nails. I'm 46, not some 16 year old seeking approval from every person I meet.

If it's about hygiene for you that's totally fine. Tell yourself whatever you want. But again, that has NOTHING to do with me. Just don't wear them and it's all fine.

The only thing stupider than a 16 year old wearing acrylic nails is a 46 year old wearing acrylic nails.

You look like an idiot.

DP, are you in HS still because at this point you are just reaching for petty insults to sling to keep this going. When you use the words “stupider” and “idiot” in an argument you’ve already lost.

I am the PP who called you insecure, but I did not write the post above. You are responding to more than one person.

You can't win this argument if you are talking about hygiene. Facts are against you on that one. The appearance part is a different thing and simply a matter of preference. If they were not so dirty, many of us wouldn't care about nails one bit. It would be no different than the style of your shirt etc.

Show me the evidence that my nails are inherently more dirty.

Are you unfamiliar with Google? Try searching "artificial nails and pathogens" or "acrylic nails or germs" or however you want to approach it. There are multiple studies linking artificial nails to higher amounts of pathogens. Just one example, since you seem unable to do a basic search yourself. Your nails are dirty. Go ahead and wear them, but stop trying to argue with those of us who are pointing out that they are gross.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10968715/
"Conclusions: Artificial fingernails were more likely to harbor pathogens, especially gram-negative bacilli and yeasts, than native nails. The longer artificial nails were worn, the more likely that a pathogen was isolated. Current recommendations restricting artificial fingernails in certain healthcare settings appear justified."

As I’ve said numerous times before, I’m not in healthcare so this is not a concern for me. I also don’t eat with my hands and wash my hands like 30 times a day. I’ll be just fine. Probably better than you.

Unlikely. Based on your last sentence and other posts, you are hostile and unkind.

At this point I think she is just trolling. Nobody likes their fake nails that much or doesn’t understand what trashy means.

It's not about my nails. It's about pointing out how ridiculous some of you look when you worry about someone else's business.

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And they aren’t even worried about someone else’s business, they are obsessed with it. Like literally obsessed with other people’s nails. It’s unhinged. They need a hobby.

Did you read the subject of this thread before you got on here and made this ridiculous comment. Grown women invaded this thread to defend their own nail wearing. This thread is about paying for your teens to get them. They brought the scrutiny on themselves.

The first page of the thread shows that it devolved almost immediately into a discussion of adults with nails and how it’s gross, etc. The invasion was of grown women feeling to need to espouse their opinions on other grown women who have acrylics.

it's relevant. many people think teens should not wear plastic nails because they are dirty, tacky etc. and that holds for both adults and kids. so, discussion about various issue around acrylic nails, including how they are perceived socially, is highly relevant. my own teens think that girls who wear acrylic nails are dumb. that's only one data point, yes, but nevertheless relevant for the discussion.

And it’s a point of pride for you that your teens think someone is dumb because they have acrylics?

nah, i am glad they are able to spot some basic patterns around them, but that is too obvious to be a big accomplishment.

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my nails and so does my DH. I'll ask your opinion on them when you start paying for me to get my nails done.

You’re a teen? With a husband? Or just making irrelevant comments?

Oh she is just trying so desperately to be relevant.

See that's where you make another mistake. I like my nails. My DH likes my nails. I've had them for the better part of 30 years. They were ALWAYS relevant to me. It matters not one iota what you think of them. Zero.

The difference between you and me is that I couldn't care less what you wear. It's your body and you can do with it what you like. It speaks volumes about your character that something as innocuous as my nails is bothering you SOOOO much.

No sane male person likes acrylic nails - they just tolerate them.

Ok, I guess you know my DH better than I do. It kind of tracks with everything else you said

You're so smart.

DP and you are coming off the opposite of how you intend. Unless you intend to sound awfully insecure.

I don't think you like the implication of this thread that so many people out there in real life see your nails and inwardly cringe with disgust. These people don't have bad character, as you want to pretend to make yourself feel better. They are simply care more about hygiene than you do.

Oh please. Again, I don't care what you think about my nails. I'm 46, not some 16 year old seeking approval from every person I meet.

If it's about hygiene for you that's totally fine. Tell yourself whatever you want. But again, that has NOTHING to do with me. Just don't wear them and it's all fine.

The only thing stupider than a 16 year old wearing acrylic nails is a 46 year old wearing acrylic nails.

You look like an idiot.

DP, are you in HS still because at this point you are just reaching for petty insults to sling to keep this going. When you use the words “stupider” and “idiot” in an argument you’ve already lost.

I am the PP who called you insecure, but I did not write the post above. You are responding to more than one person.

You can't win this argument if you are talking about hygiene. Facts are against you on that one. The appearance part is a different thing and simply a matter of preference. If they were not so dirty, many of us wouldn't care about nails one bit. It would be no different than the style of your shirt etc.

Show me the evidence that my nails are inherently more dirty.

Are you unfamiliar with Google? Try searching "artificial nails and pathogens" or "acrylic nails or germs" or however you want to approach it. There are multiple studies linking artificial nails to higher amounts of pathogens. Just one example, since you seem unable to do a basic search yourself. Your nails are dirty. Go ahead and wear them, but stop trying to argue with those of us who are pointing out that they are gross.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10968715/
"Conclusions: Artificial fingernails were more likely to harbor pathogens, especially gram-negative bacilli and yeasts, than native nails. The longer artificial nails were worn, the more likely that a pathogen was isolated. Current recommendations restricting artificial fingernails in certain healthcare settings appear justified."

As I’ve said numerous times before, I’m not in healthcare so this is not a concern for me. I also don’t eat with my hands and wash my hands like 30 times a day. I’ll be just fine. Probably better than you.

Unlikely. Based on your last sentence and other posts, you are hostile and unkind.

At this point I think she is just trolling. Nobody likes their fake nails that much or doesn’t understand what trashy means.

It's not about my nails. It's about pointing out how ridiculous some of you look when you worry about someone else's business.

+1

And they aren’t even worried about someone else’s business, they are obsessed with it. Like literally obsessed with other people’s nails. It’s unhinged. They need a hobby.

Did you read the subject of this thread before you got on here and made this ridiculous comment. Grown women invaded this thread to defend their own nail wearing. This thread is about paying for your teens to get them. They brought the scrutiny on themselves.

The first page of the thread shows that it devolved almost immediately into a discussion of adults with nails and how it’s gross, etc. The invasion was of grown women feeling to need to espouse their opinions on other grown women who have acrylics.

it's relevant. many people think teens should not wear plastic nails because they are dirty, tacky etc. and that holds for both adults and kids. so, discussion about various issue around acrylic nails, including how they are perceived socially, is highly relevant. my own teens think that girls who wear acrylic nails are dumb. that's only one data point, yes, but nevertheless relevant for the discussion.

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You had best deal with that extreme ignorance (and perhaps racism). Oh, wait … perhaps they have learned to make assumptions about intelligence based on appearance at home? Apple falling not far from the tree?

it's ok to connect the dots. it really is.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is hilarious. Some people will glom onto anything to make themselves feel superior. Not doing your nails isn’t the flex that you think it is.

Since when does "not wearing acrylics" mean "not doing your nails?" You can have really well manicured nails without gluing something hideous on them. If you love your neon yellow and black striped acrylics, good for you. The rest of us are free to chuckle at them.

Do you normally get this worked up about things?

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Acrylic nails gross me out.

Eons ago when I had a short lived fast food job while in high school, we weren't allowed to have any kind of acrylic nails. It was a health code violation. I don't know what changed since then, but I wish it'd change back. I see SO many young women with nasty looking acrylics because they don't was them properly.

I told my teen if she wanted them, she had to pay with her own money. That changed her tune pretty quickly. I pay for them once a year: Prom. That's it.

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my nails and so does my DH. I'll ask your opinion on them when you start paying for me to get my nails done.

You’re a teen? With a husband? Or just making irrelevant comments?

Oh she is just trying so desperately to be relevant.

See that's where you make another mistake. I like my nails. My DH likes my nails. I've had them for the better part of 30 years. They were ALWAYS relevant to me. It matters not one iota what you think of them. Zero.

The difference between you and me is that I couldn't care less what you wear. It's your body and you can do with it what you like. It speaks volumes about your character that something as innocuous as my nails is bothering you SOOOO much.

No sane male person likes acrylic nails - they just tolerate them.

Ok, I guess you know my DH better than I do. It kind of tracks with everything else you said

You're so smart.

DP and you are coming off the opposite of how you intend. Unless you intend to sound awfully insecure.

I don't think you like the implication of this thread that so many people out there in real life see your nails and inwardly cringe with disgust. These people don't have bad character, as you want to pretend to make yourself feel better. They are simply care more about hygiene than you do.

Oh please. Again, I don't care what you think about my nails. I'm 46, not some 16 year old seeking approval from every person I meet.

If it's about hygiene for you that's totally fine. Tell yourself whatever you want. But again, that has NOTHING to do with me. Just don't wear them and it's all fine.

The only thing stupider than a 16 year old wearing acrylic nails is a 46 year old wearing acrylic nails.

You look like an idiot.

DP, are you in HS still because at this point you are just reaching for petty insults to sling to keep this going. When you use the words “stupider” and “idiot” in an argument you’ve already lost.

I am the PP who called you insecure, but I did not write the post above. You are responding to more than one person.

You can't win this argument if you are talking about hygiene. Facts are against you on that one. The appearance part is a different thing and simply a matter of preference. If they were not so dirty, many of us wouldn't care about nails one bit. It would be no different than the style of your shirt etc.

Show me the evidence that my nails are inherently more dirty.

Are you unfamiliar with Google? Try searching "artificial nails and pathogens" or "acrylic nails or germs" or however you want to approach it. There are multiple studies linking artificial nails to higher amounts of pathogens. Just one example, since you seem unable to do a basic search yourself. Your nails are dirty. Go ahead and wear them, but stop trying to argue with those of us who are pointing out that they are gross.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10968715/
"Conclusions: Artificial fingernails were more likely to harbor pathogens, especially gram-negative bacilli and yeasts, than native nails. The longer artificial nails were worn, the more likely that a pathogen was isolated. Current recommendations restricting artificial fingernails in certain healthcare settings appear justified."

As I’ve said numerous times before, I’m not in healthcare so this is not a concern for me. I also don’t eat with my hands and wash my hands like 30 times a day. I’ll be just fine. Probably better than you.

Unlikely. Based on your last sentence and other posts, you are hostile and unkind.

At this point I think she is just trolling. Nobody likes their fake nails that much or doesn’t understand what trashy means.

It's not about my nails. It's about pointing out how ridiculous some of you look when you worry about someone else's business.

+1

And they aren’t even worried about someone else’s business, they are obsessed with it. Like literally obsessed with other people’s nails. It’s unhinged. They need a hobby.

Did you read the subject of this thread before you got on here and made this ridiculous comment. Grown women invaded this thread to defend their own nail wearing. This thread is about paying for your teens to get them. They brought the scrutiny on themselves.

The first page of the thread shows that it devolved almost immediately into a discussion of adults with nails and how it’s gross, etc. The invasion was of grown women feeling to need to espouse their opinions on other grown women who have acrylics.

it's relevant. many people think teens should not wear plastic nails because they are dirty, tacky etc. and that holds for both adults and kids. so, discussion about various issue around acrylic nails, including how they are perceived socially, is highly relevant. my own teens think that girls who wear acrylic nails are dumb. that's only one data point, yes, but nevertheless relevant for the discussion.

.

You had best deal with that extreme ignorance (and perhaps racism). Oh, wait … perhaps they have learned to make assumptions about intelligence based on appearance at home? Apple falling not far from the tree?

it's ok to connect the dots. it really is.

Says every white supremacist ...