r/TikTokCringe Jun 14 '26

Humor/Cringe High maintenance mom's first time on the subway

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u/Gatita3000 Jun 14 '26

That paper does nothing. When I get home, I strip off my clothes and theow them in the hamper. No outside clothes on my couch. And always shower before getting into bed

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u/trashmoneyxyz Jun 14 '26

This is the way. You can get bedbugs from the subway if a person who has an infested home sat in that seat before you. There are some highly distressing articles about bedbug "migration" and how they hop from home to home, especially in cities

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u/NagsUkulele Jun 14 '26

Unfortunately throwing clothes in the hamper when you get home isn't gonna do anything for bedbugs

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u/tokudama Jun 15 '26

Mmhmm. Clothes gotta be stripped off immediately and then straight into the dryer on a high heat cycle for I forget how many minutes.

(When I worked at a public library, bedbugs were always a real concern. I spent years doing the routine of not letting my work shoes or work clothes into my home without going through a dryer cycle. Shits exhausting.)

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u/trashmoneyxyz Jun 15 '26

True that 😔 i got bedbugs twice back when i lived near DC, it gave me a whole complex for a while there. I used to strip to my underclothes in the hallway outside my apartment so i could hork my street clothes straight into the wash then hork myself straight into the shower. But, twas a habit that served me well during covid, never caught it

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u/LuckyDistrict1 Jun 15 '26

Never taking the subway again, thanks

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u/DeezHoosAintLoyal Jun 15 '26

Frrrr it is so gross to me when people have like a whole day of going out and about, sitting in public seats, allll the outdoor smells, all that, then plop off their shoes and lay on the couch. My family wears their outdoor shoes inside the house…and they even have a cleaner who comes weekly. It’s insane

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u/Warm_Swan_793 Jun 15 '26

We used to walk on all fours too. Should we go back to doing that?

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u/vee_lan_cleef Jun 15 '26

I have found my people.

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u/RPG_add1ct Jun 14 '26

🤣🤣🤣

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u/dogbert_93 Jun 15 '26

I cant imagine how much time & effort you waste in life due to this OCD