Last night, my son refused to drink some water that had been out for a while. He said that it was "old water." I told him there's no such thing as old water, and then drank the top of the water and told him I just "drank the old part." That worked, but it got me thinking: is there such a thing as old water? I mean, doesn't all water just sit there in a reservoir before it comes out of the tap?
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I won't drink water that's been sitting out for hours. I like my water ice cold though. DH drinks old water.
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I won't drink water that has been out for a day because who knows what could have dropped into it by then. I'll drink it if it's a couple of hours old, though.
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I'll drink it. I usually put some fresh water on top though (just so it's nice and cool).
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I don't drink old water
LO1 won't either but LO2 will.
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Haha I will! I don't care at all.
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I'll drink water that's been in my water bottle for a couple of days or water that's in a glass for for several hours. Sometimes I will add ice to freshen it up a bit and make it colder.
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If it's in my house, I'll drink it if it's been out all day. But if it's a water bottle in my car, I dump it.
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I usually drink from the same Contigo water bottle throughout the day. I just add water on top when I get low but would never throw out "old" water! I'm super not picky about water though - always drink tap, room temp water doesn't bother me. I don't drink from bottled water bottles that have sit in the car, though. Well, unless I'm desperate, haha.
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No. We all use water bottles and I will usually empty the bottle a few times a day to put fresh water in there (eg before nap time, before dinner, and again before bed). To be fair though, the water is usually at least half gone before I dump it.
I feel like sometimes the water takes on a plastic-y taste if it's been in the bottle too long, which is just gross. Also, with my LOs, I worry about food particles that may have gotten in their cup, so refreshing it after meals helps with that.
ETA: when I said we drink from water bottles, I meant the heavy duty Thermos bottles for DH and I, and Camelbaks for the LOs.
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Depends on how desperate I am!
I won't usually drink old water from a plastic cup or opened plastic bottle, because old water gets a weird plastic flavor that doesn't seem healthy to be eating. Plus, I really prefer ice water.
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I'll drink old water but my DH won't. And if he "catches" me drinking old water he'll go pour it out and get me a new glass.
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I'll drink water in the morning that was sitting on my nightstand all night, or water that was in my water bottle overnight on my desk. I'm not picky.
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@mrbee: Ha, reminds me of the little girl in Signs who won't drink old water because "it has amoebas in it."
I have no problem drinking old water if it's my own cup.
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@mrbee: I think it tends to taste old or dusty if it sits out for a while uncovered. I usually use "old" water to water our indoor plants.
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I only toss it if it's been out a few days and I can see dust on it , haha gross
I tend to leave water glasses littered around my home so that I can have one in each place rather than carrying it with me, and it really bugs me when someone else (usually dh) goes through and picks them up!
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I have to side with your son on this one
I remembered reading something about this and I just found it:
http://time.com/3104999/old-water-sick/ -
@mrbee: how old is he? my girl has become SO particular about (what seem to me) the smallest things since turning four.
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@jlm22: Great article! I don't drink water older than a day or so though... the main time I drink "old water" is if it's been out overnight.
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@rosegold: He turns 6 in a few months!
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I drink day old water!
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I don't like to drink old water. I'm sure its all mental but I feel like I can taste the dust lol. I also like very cold water.
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I love that you drank the "old part."
I don't like water that has been sitting out because I feel like it could get germy? Especially if you put your mouth on it and then the germs just keep growing on there... I realize it's your own germs but it grosses me out if I think about it.
If it's in a bottle, that doesn't bother me as much for some reason.
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I do not. DH does. LO will if she is given it, but if I'm the one giving her water, I will usually give her new water.
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I've never even thought twice about it!
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It gets slimy after a day or so, especially in plastic bottle. So I try to drink fresh, and let the tap run to flush out the pipes.
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By the way, my husband even gives the dog new water every day! He pours the last day's water out in the yard every morning.
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Maybe he knows that the aliens are coming.
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Haha uh, yeah... I have never thought about old vs new water!
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I don't if it's been sitting in plastic.
It's funny you phrase it that way though because my LO always asks me "Mama is this old water or fresh water?"
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I totally do! And DH thinks it's gross. But he has to get a new glass every sip of water, I swear, and then leave mostly full glasses of "old water " all over the house. He also claims it it will be useful when the aliens come
but I hate picking them up all the time
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I will drink it if it's in a glass glass, but not out of plastic.
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I have a same-day rule. I use the same water glass I refill throughout each day (and I prefer room-temp water so no hurry to drink it). But I won't drink water from the day before if it somehow got left out. Never know if a cat stuck a paw in it or something lol.
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Yes.. if its covered in a Contigo or something. If it is in an open glass I dont. I feel like it has dust on it or something. Weird, I know.
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If its covered I'll drink it. We don't drink tap water here, it tastes gross. So as long as its in a pitcher or a bottle, I'll drink it. I worry about dust (its dusty here!) and dog hair lol
LO1 won't either but LO2 will.
I tend to leave water glasses littered around my home so that I can have one in each place rather than carrying it with me, and it really bugs me when someone else (usually dh) goes through and picks them up!
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