Warning: Amberlee, if you can't tell from the title, this post is not for you. Just stop right here. Don't even try it. Go no further. 'Nuf said.
Well, you can pick your friends, and you can pick your boogers. But you can't wipe your friends or your boogers on the carpet. Yeah. Something like that. Anyway, that's what I've been trying to teach the boys and Dad (that you can't wipe your boogers on the carpet). So, what do they do with them (the boys, not Dad)? They hand them to me (I know, pretty disgusting, but I'd rather them do that than eat them or wipe them on the walls), or anyone else that will take them. Like the time I had my friend Nicole in the car with me. Her daughter Nora was sitting in the back between the two boys and she says in a grossed out tone, "Eeewww, they're trying to give me their boogers." And Nicole says, "yeah, they try to give them to me, too." So sorry Nicole. Or like the time when they were staying with my sisters and they were out for a ride with Susie and Doran. One of them is trying to hand someone his booger and Doran is just a little grossed out and worried about getting boogers on the seat of his nice truck. I'm sorry Susie and Doran.
Now they are using this as their excuse to get out of bed when it's bed time. I had said my goodnights to the oldest and left the room, excited to have one down because I'm getting closer to getting some blogging in. And here he comes to hand me his booger (and it's not just a little one). "That's nice sweetie. Now, GO TO BED, and STAAAAYYYYY!"
Then of course I say my goodnights to the next toddler. Hugs, kisses, more hugs and kisses, let's get the blankets just right and the all the stuffed animals just right. K- now, "goodnight, sweetheart," as I try to walk away. "Booger, Mom." "Thanks, sweetie. Goodnight." "Oh, Mom. Another one." "Okay, now goodnight." "Booger, Mom." "Would you just stop picking your nose and LAY DOWN! No, Staaaayyyy!!! NO MORE BOOGERS!!!" "WAAAAA!!!. BOOOOOGER, MOOOOM. WAAAA!!!",(as I'm walking out slamming the door).
I can handle my own kids boogers (exept when they're just trying to keep me in the room when it's bed time), but when it's someone elses kids, GROSS! My sincerest apologies to anyone who has been handed one of my kids boogers.
Have I said that word enough? Do you think that word will get me a pg13 rating? I sure hope not.
My New Favorite Quote:
"All can walk where Jesus walked when, with His words on our lips, His spirit in our hearts, and His teachings in our lives, we journey through mortality. I would hope that we would walk as he walked with confidence in the future, with an abiding faith in His Father, and with a genuine love for others." President Thomas S. Monson
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Boogers
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I must have missed this one. But maybe everyone is tired of seeing 30 of my faces on each post.
First let me say Eeeew! Yes this is a gross subject. I will warn everyone to not let their kids START to eat their boogers! If they do then cut their fingers off immediately because I think it will take such drastic measures to make them stop! I never had a booger eater until I did daycare and there was one kid that shared his bogger eating habit with my littlest 2! Now I can't get them to stop! I have tried everything! I am ready to cut their fingers off!
Last week when Lex was the reverent child in sacrament meeting she was on the stand and I happen to glance at her just as she is cleaning one out of her fingernails (eeeeeeewwwww!) and I am FRANTICLY waving my hands and feet in the air to get her attention that NO you really don't want to do that in front of the whole ward! She caught my eye along with the rest of the ward, and understood my plea and did not treat herself to another one until later.
Ok sorry. I probably buried myself with that one but the truth is the truth. Please help me know what to do to stop my darling little girls from eating their boogers!!!
Okay, that is a new bedtime delay tactic that my kids never learned. I guess they won't be sleeping at your house anymore!
Put a box of kleenex and a garbage next to their bed. Just don't get them started on using the wall like one of their uncles who shall remain nameless because he has no blog to defend himself.
Okay, PP, thanks for not saying the name of the one brother who has no blog.
Yeah, this was a pretty gross one alright. However, none of you are alone. I too have booger eaters. (I think one learned from the older one.) And I have tried and tried and have also been tempted to cut off fingers; the only problem is they need those fingers to do dishes and help around the house, feed themselves, write, etc. And I wouldn't put it past my kids to then start using their toes to pick their nose, and then eat the boogers along with their toenails, which is another problem. Okay, so we have established that kids can be pretty disgusting at times, and unfortunately, ours are not exempt from such things--except maybe Shauna's kids because Shauna is so good at getting her kids to use tissues and such. ;-)
If it makes any of you feel any better, though, I think they usually get over it eventually. (That didn't sound very confident, did it?!)
I agree with Sharon, though, that I'd rather they give them to me than to eat them or wipe them on the walls or carpet or couch, or to flick them. Eeeewwww!!!
Good luck to all! :-) Tami
OK Tami,
Using toes, that is a creative one, but like you, a feel sure that would be a very strong option if we cut their fingers off. You really had me busting out. As for Bonnie, I am not sure if it is worse to have your daughter eat a big juicy booger in front of the whole ward or to have your son do a major crotch situating job in front of the whole ward. Now, not that my kid did that, It was my friends kid, I promise! Sharon, I did see your husband recieving many boogers from your kids while I was there. I was ok with that, really. Just so he didnt eat them.
Eeeeeewwwwww!!!!!!
Thanks for making me laugh, Sharon. I know I love your kids when their boogers don't really gross me out. Still, I don't think I can accept a booger when it's offered:)
Hey everyone, I want to introduce you to my good, okay, best friend, Nicole (see comment above). Just so you all know, it is her b-day tomorrow, so hop on over to her blog at thegardnerpage.blogspot.com and wish her a very happy day if you want. She is just a few months older than I am, so I guess that makes us twins, right?
I tried not to read this but when you tell someone (Amberlee) not to do something they do it just for that reason alone. I figured if it got too bad I could stop. Not as bad as I thought because I deal with Kierstyn and this issue at times. Yes, my poor sweet inocent little Kierstyn eats her boogies and does not hand them to me as your well trained children do :( Sooooo gross! She hasn't done it in public as far as I know...YET! I am sure I will have a moment like Bonbons when it does happen :)
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