I don't know how I survived to this ripe old age. I'm all for much hand washing, but I think we do our children no real favors by not allowing their immune systems to grow a little. Having said that, I know we live in a more crowded environment and people seem to have suspended common sense about proper hygiene. I always use those sanitizers for the grocery carts.

ewe, sponges....I'm throwing mine away right now....gross!

I dont use sponges,but germs are on everything YUK! I"m going now to wash my hands

gosh, don't get too carried away. Yes sponges are gross, but we need to have germs around so our bodies are used to fighting them. Just use bleach once in a while--and leave the anti-bacterial crap at the store!