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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Lady you are neurotic. What 12yr old boy is hygiene-focused? Poor kid.[/quote]

Omg seriously? Yeah, my 12 year old boy is hygiene focused and he kind of always has been. He finds some of his classmates to be kind of disgusting too. There’s one girl in his class who has worse B.O. than any of the boys in the class. He told me he wishes she’d learn to wear deodorant and take an occasional shower. Another girl took off her shoes while they were doing an assignment and he said he was gagging from the smell. He won’t use the school bathrooms because of how dirty they are and he said none of the boys wash their hands. I’m glad my son CHOOSES to shower every day and that he keeps his bathroom clean and I’m glad that I don’t have to remind him to wash his hands after using the toilet. I’ll take being judged as neurotic ANY DAY over having a dirty smelly kid that I have to argue with about basic hygiene. [/quote]

You've got a son that won't use the school bathrooms and who gags at the smell of multiple classmates.  It's good that he has great hygiene and it's wonderful that he is naturally neat but not using the school bathroom all day isn't healthy.  It doesn't sound as though he is staying properly hydrated at school so that he doesn't have to go all day.  Poor kid.

Is he able to use the restrooms at restaurants and shopping centers?  Or must he always go at home?

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The funny thing is that he drinks a ton of water. You’ll probably hate me even more for this, but while he’s a clean, hygienic kid, his room is littered with empty water bottles and I have to nag him every couple days to pick them up. He will use public toilets if they are clean, but like me, he prefers going at home. Have you been by a school bathroom recently? They are repulsive. You may not be bothered by it though. Sounds like you’re ok with this kind of thing.[/quote]

How is he drinking water and staying hydrated at school for 7 hours and not using the bathroom?  Yes, I've been in the school bathrooms, they can get kind of gross but they haven't been so horrible that I couldn't at least find one acceptable stall to use.[/quote]

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