OCD - Do you, so or kids have it?

Crystalina wrote: Me....I leave the house and always think that something is turned on. Even if I know it's turned off. I do this with the curling iron all the time. Sometimes I will even take the curling iron with me so that I know it's not turned on. It's really pathetic and my neighbors the people who live on my road have even asked before why I will drive down the road and come back several times. I had to tell them why.

Evan...can not eat a Hershey bar if it is not in one peice. God forbid a square falls off. He freaks out!

Izabella is fine so far.

Dh is has ocd when it comes to dead animals. If and animal dies (living on a farm it happens often) dh has to make sure it's dead. He will do everything but feel for a pulse and he has even tried that on occassion. He will set the animal off to the side for a few hours to make sure it's dead before disposing of it. He's so afraid to bury something alive. Even when he shoots it he makes sure it's dead. His birthday is coming up and I think I may get him a stethascope.

My3LilMonkeys replied: I think Brooke is a little OCD....she is very specific about where her toys go and freaks if you put them in the wrong spots.

Calimama replied: I'm picky about the cleanliness (sp?) of the house, but I'm no Monk.

luvmykids replied: I don't but sometimes wish I did Maybe my house would be a little more organized. I don't think any of the kids do either. I have some things I'm kind of weird about, like when I eat sunflower seeds I have to have four on each side of my mouth, or my coffee pot has to be on the left side of the sink, or the bedroom door has to be open or I can't sleep.

Oh, and checking to make sure the doors are locked....I do it over and over and over even though I know I just checked.

Jamison'smama replied: I have some compulsions and I think many if not most people do. I count things alot. I prefer things in even numbers. I have to smell milk each and every time I use it, even if I used it 10 minutes prior. I also clean the house from top to bottom before all trips, drawers, closets, all laundry has to be done and put away even if I am going to pack it. "Packing Brenda" as DH calls this phase, drives him insane. I have a couple of other things I do that would sound a little bizarre if I tried to write them.

cameragirl21 replied: if i'm leaving the house, especially on a trip, i tend to check and recheck that i locked the doors, turned off the stove/oven, etc.
also, whenever i'm driving to a photoshoot, i always have to have my camerabag where i can see it (this is because i left it somewhere once and was lucky it was still there when i came back to claim it) and i always unzip it to make sure my main camera is in it...reach in and feel for it, often several times throughout the car ride to the photoshoot.

ZandersMama replied: Definitely myself, I think my oldest as well, he is anal to the point of being OCD.

mummy2girls replied: i am with one thing... before i leave the house I have to check and recheck everything and even unplug things like my taoster or coffee pot so it wont catch fire..its wierd I know!

mom2my2cuties replied: When it comes to my house I am pretty particular. Although if you saw me the last few months you wouldn't know. Stupid ex husband crap drains too much energy.

Andrew says I am OCD when it comes to handwashing. I wash non stop. I absolutely can not stand my hand (or any part of me for that matter) to be dirty at all! I also will only drink ONE type of water and have been struggling with the change since moving to TN since they dont carry it at our Sam's Club. (How Monkish of me)

My books MUST MUST MUST be arranged in not only alphabetical order, I consider height of the book before purchasing it to make sure it wont be too much taller or shorter than the rest of my books. I also have them arranged like a book store by type/author/something.

Andrea - She is pretty OCD with handwashing and bathing. 2 hour showers everyday and non stop handwashing with mom. She is also freakish about the bathroom. But that is just too bizzare.

Michael - His only compulsion is to make the biggest mess possible and see how long it takes mom to clean up while I make a mess somewhere else

MomToJade&Jordan replied: Yeah I tend to be that way. Like with my Lesson Plans for my new job. Each thing I do has it's on legal pad. I write the lesson down every week and highlight it so I know whats going on. I swear those things are ore organized then my whole life is. When I clean Jade's room each little animal has it's onw bin. For example there's a horse bin, dinosaur bin, exotic animal bin...I think you get the point. I can't stand it when the playdoh colors are mixed. Even I freak myself out with that one. I'm constantly checking if I have stuff before I walk out the door. I do the milk thing too. Oh I'm sure there's a bunch more, but I can't think of them right now.

C&K*s Mommie replied: I have things that I am wierd about. OCD probably, but it is not severe that it impairs my ability to function like some people with severe OCD.

C&K*s Mommie replied: I must be more anal than I would like to admit. Putting clothes away in the closets a little while ago, they have to be organized in a certain way- maybe that is borderline OCD, maybe not.

There are other things, but that is the main one that sticks out.

TheOaf66 replied: yes yes yes

Tanner will be literally running through the house and if he sees the corner of the throw rug is curled over he will STOP and fix it

Always has to fix the little doiley (sp?) on the coffee table if it is not straight

None of his food can touch each other (but that is most kids)

he gets this from DW

My only quirk is when I eat, I have to eat ALL of one thing before I can move onto the next, I cannot go random on my plate...I eat all of one thing and then rotate the plate so the next is in front of me

lisar replied: The only thing I really do is when I am home alone. I have to make sure the doors are locked. I will check them ALL the time to make sure.

As for Lexi and Raygen nothing that I have noticed yet.

Boo&BugsMom replied:
Oh, you have other quirks, they just don't fit this category!

I am OC about cleaning and keeping things in order and put away. I hate clutter. It makes me crazy to see anything laying out that doesn't need to be. I hate seeing dust build up. Yuck! I'm not OC about other stuff, just germs, cleaning, and keeping things picked up. Tanner hasn't picked up on the cleaning part, but he has been taught to keep things tidy and does a pretty good job. He just isn't obsessed about it yet. I'll get to him sooner or later! He doesn't like things out of order though.......that's my boy!!!

redplaydoh replied: I'm a little freaky when it comes to toys. They have to go in their place and I have to locate ALL the little pieces to a set which is near impossible to do with Playmobil now. I will search high and low for a specific piece and tell DH to look for the missing item... he drives me NUTS when he says it doesn't matter, pieces will get lost... I can't imagine thinking that way.

I was HORRIBLE about pacifiers, I had over 100 at one time, different designs, different colors, and I'd color match them to their outfits. I only lost one during their baby stages. I was visibly upset and depressed on losing that one stupid pacifier... (btw it was peach and gray colors with roller blading bears). I knew every one I had... and I'd lose sleep looking for the missing pacifier until I found it. Bizarre now that I think about it.

What will be my OCD when I no longer have to worry about pacifiers and toys?

stella6979 replied: I hate wrinkles and will not walk out of the house until everyone is wrinkle free.

Crystalina replied: I see that most of you are OC about cleaning. Ya Freaks! (JK ) I wish I had that one. My sister has severe OCD when it comes to cleaning. She's an RN and dh is a Doc and they have 7 kids but yet you walk into their house and it's sterile. Don't kids live there? All the kids are OCD about cleaning as well. They also can't walk bearfoot outside. One of her twin boys (age3) will not walk on grass and will actually freak out if he does. I took photos of them last summer in their barefeet and you would think I was beating him.

lgood22573 replied: I have OCD when it comes to germs. I've always been a little freaky about it, and then when I put my child in a program twice a week she caught some illness every time she went. My ped kept reassuring me it was just "nature" and that is how they build up their immune system. So I suffered through a different illness every week so she could get the socialization (she's an only child). So I tried again for year #2 and the exact same thing. Her last illness ended her up in the hospital. Now I don't want her near other toddlers who go to daycare. Needless to say, after 2 years of illness she is no longer in any program, she is at home with me. I feel so bad, I know she needs other kids to play with, but I'm afraid of her getting sick every time she is around other kids who go to programs or daycare. I'm NOT putting down daycare or programs in any way, I know they are great, I just obsess over all the illnesses they get there.

Boo&BugsMom replied:
You could check out small home preschools. ??? That is what I do. I can count how many illnesses have gone through my house in the last 2 1/2 years on my hands, and only one "bigger" illness (a flu). I use to run a large center, and I know what you mean about illnesses, but that's just what happens when you have that many families/kids coming in and out of one place. It also depends on how well the center is kept clean though too, and what a center's illness policies are. Being that your child wasn't in a daycare setting before too, it's normal for them to be sick often. Perhaps if you check out smaller places you will have a different experience.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: Kinda... but in a weird way.

When the kids were babies, if it happened the odd time that they slept late and I woke up and they weren't crying, I'd immediately think "OMG, They died of SIDS!" and I'd start panicking...getting out of bed and tripping all over myself, often falling flat on my face because I forgot to push the blankets back befoe getting out of bed. then I'd stop and think to myself "ok, if they're dead, they're dead, nothing I can do about it by rushing around and hurting myself" so I'd calmly push the blankets off me, and grab my glasses, then go check on them. Of course they were always sleeping, nopt dead.

I have to check the time, all the time. Not like I'm going to be late to go anywhere, I'm always home. I can't wear a watch, because I look at it like every 30 seconds. Not kidding. I can't have any clocks in my house, really... I have the time on my alarm clock, on my microwave and on my oven, and that's it. Oh of course on the computer, and I'm ALWAYS looking at the time. If I happen to catch the time just as it changes, I have to count to 60. It's really annoying, actually. I don't usually look at my fingers when I type... but when I do, my eyes fly to the bottom corner where the time is.

My daughter shows signs of it... she likes things just *so*, and closes every door int he hosue that she possibly can, everytime she crosses the threshold.