This is a blogging series for 30 days of me, a way for new followers to get to know me.
Bad habits
Day 4 is all about talking about a bad habit I have, and while I have a few I will say that I have one that annoys me more than others.
My bad habit is that I bite my nails.
Yes, one of the most annoying things I do and have done for so many years is bite my nails. I don’t know when it started, but it’s been with me for over 10 years.
Some days I will bite them so bad that they’re bleeding and it hurts to do anything with my fingers. Repeatedly I will do this over and over, the definition of crazy I know.
Some bad habits are hard to break
I’ve tried everything from bad tasting polish to stop biting, hot sauces, bandaids and they all didn’t work. I can go for a few weeks where I don’t bit them at all and my nails start looking really great and I can paint them with confidence.
However within 2 weeks I will start to bite them and then break the nail bed and start picking and biting and it’s all over with. No stopping this lady, my boyfriend has even tried with threats (not violence but taking away things) and he’s tried bribing me before. Nothing at all seems to work for me.
That’s my bad habit. My really bad habit that has been with me for a long time, I’ve even seen Korey start to do it sometimes so I’m mindful at least to not do it in front of him. Maybe it will break someday, hopefully, like when I have dentures I can take them out not to bite them, oh how hysterical that will be.
Aimee Trader says
August 12, 2015 at 2:21 amI bite my cuticles! All around my nail bed!
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
August 31, 2015 at 5:06 pmI don’t even think nail biting is even that. Compared to some other things people do LOL My bad habit is stress eating.
Liz Mays says
August 31, 2015 at 9:18 pmThis seems to be a pretty common one. I was never able to get my son to stop either. It’s strange!
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Patrice says
August 31, 2015 at 10:07 pmThe only bad habit is my sweet tooth aka sugar trying to break the habit. This take time like you say some bad habits are hard to break. Thanks for sharing.
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Kristen says
August 31, 2015 at 10:41 pmI heard that it takes 6 weeks to break a habit or to form one. We are trying to get my son to stop sucking his thumb.
Ron says
September 1, 2015 at 7:09 amNail biting was one of my habits too! Great that I stopped it after I turned 22.
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Ourfamilyworld says
September 1, 2015 at 8:24 amI am thankful that I don’t have a bad habit. I have a niece who’s sucking her thumb up to now and she’s already 16!
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Annemarie LeBlanc says
September 1, 2015 at 10:13 amI used to bite my nails a lot when I was a kid, but I guess I outgrew it. The bad habit I still have with me today is my indulgence to sweets.
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victoria says
September 1, 2015 at 11:57 amMy habbits is i bite my nail whenever i watched Tv
Mistee Dawn says
September 1, 2015 at 12:08 pmI used to bite my nails all the time, but stopped awhile back and I have no idea how I did it. lol. Still have lots of bad habits though!
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Ashleigh Walls says
September 1, 2015 at 3:15 pmOh I wish you had the wisdom to share with me! So lucky.
Shaney Vijendranath says
September 1, 2015 at 12:12 pmMy bad habit is I hate combing my hair. LOL My mom screams at me for this because I always look so untidy especially during the week…I have my moments.
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Ashleigh Walls says
September 1, 2015 at 3:13 pmMy mom constantly would repremand me when I got my first job working in the same building as her, LOL. I just put it up in a bun and didn’t care. 7AM was too early when I was 20.
Rosey says
September 1, 2015 at 12:30 pmMy son bites his nails. His dad and grandpa do the same. I don’t know if it’s learned or genetic, lolo!
Ashley Sears says
September 1, 2015 at 12:41 pmI used to bite my fingernails, but I finally gave up the habit about 10 years ago. I do catch myself nibbling every so often though.
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Ashleigh Walls says
September 1, 2015 at 3:08 pmDid you have any trick or were you just able to quit? I quit smoking cold turkey but biting my nails is just so hard to stop.
Elizabeth O. says
September 1, 2015 at 12:47 pmMy bad habit would be not eating on time. It’s really not healthy and I keep losing weight without gaining any nutrients.
Rebecca B. says
September 1, 2015 at 5:17 pmAs I was reading your post, I realized that I was biting on my thumb nail. It is the only that I bite for some reasson, but I wish I could break the habit…
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Stephanie says
September 2, 2015 at 3:00 amMy teenager is also a nail biter. I make her coat them with antibiotic ointment when they look red and hurt. I never even realized she was a nail biter until she was in middle school and told me.
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Maria says
September 2, 2015 at 7:14 amI can’t say I have a bad habit like chomping on my nails… but I do tend to enjoy snacking in front of the TV at night. I try not to make it a daily habit!
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Crystal Wachoski says
September 2, 2015 at 7:28 amI pick at the skin around my nails. Yes, very gross and annoying.
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Rachel @ Parenthood Highs and Lows says
September 2, 2015 at 9:29 amMy bad habit is I hold my breath for ages when I am concentrating. I don’t even realise I am doing it until my husband shouts, ‘Rachel, BREATHE!’
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Ashleigh Walls says
September 2, 2015 at 6:02 pmOh my goodness! Have you ever passed out from that?
Krystal says
September 9, 2015 at 9:28 amI’d love to cut soda and junk food. That is a terrible habit I have.
Uplifting Families says
September 10, 2015 at 10:25 amI bite my nails too. I am trying hard to keep them longer. I won’t bite them if they have polish on them.