Don't wipe my nose
The boy's got a cold. I don't think it's much, just a runny nose and cough. I'll let you know how severe it really is in two days when I catch it.
Anyway, it turns out that babies really don't like to have their noses wiped. When he was younger, he'd fuss. He got a little older, he'd fuss and turn his head side to side to avoid it. Older yet, he'd fuss, turn, and push my hands away. Yesterday, he fussed, turned, pushed, and tried to file emancipation paperwork with the state.
I slipped him a couple of extra veggie puffs and he forgot all about it. But I'm curious to see what'll happen next time.
Comments
Syar said:
I hope the boy gets better. and you too, once you get the cold!
yeah, kids don't like people messing with their faces. its fine that they have a 50 types of jam, marmalade and other spreadables spread all over their mugs, but its not cool for you to attempt a wipe down with a Kleenex.
I laughed when you typed veggie puffs. I think anything puffs are amusing. *giggles*
Glo said:
Get better, boy! Stay well, dad!
Viking054 said:
Hehe... Made me laugh.
Oh, and that poll makes me want a burger...
Nadia said:
Not all burgers are made from beef, you know. If I had a chicken burger, I sure as hell wouldn't want it mooing. Dead or alive. But especially dead.
Jon said:
Kids are getting smarter and smarter every day. I blame the internet. It’s way to easy to consult with a lawyer and get the emancipation paper work. Sometimes I wonder what the cost of having information so readily available is? Something to ponder…
And Nadia, according to my recently published (and highly acclaimed I might add) article entitled “All Burgers Are Beef” it turns out that all burgers really are beef. I’m not trying to be argumentative here, I’m just telling you some cold, hard, scientific facts based loosely on an article I wrote and did surprisingly little research on. Veggie-burgers do not count, as we learned in the opening paragraph of my article, and chicken between two buns is simply called a chicken sandwich, nothing more, nothing less. (do you like the omarphillips.net tie in there? Yeah, I thought it was exceptionally clever too, but then I think Karma was trying to tell me something because a bird crapped on my head. I was inside at the time and I don’t have any birds as pets.)
cadiz12 said:
well, omar, as long as he doesn't have a fever. hope he feels better soon. and maybe you should be grateful you don't have to use that turkey-baster-sucking thing for the snot. he'd probably file secession paperwork if you were coming at him with that thing.
Cate said:
Burgers have to be well done. For health and safety reasons. Steak, on the other hand, can be any way you want it. I prefer mine medium rare. My sister likes hers dripping with blood. And A1, of course. It's not steak if there's no A1.
I said:
Good point, Cate. I've changed the poll accordingly.
Viking054 said:
I disagree. Burgers do not have to be well done. If I taste even a hint of carbon on my burger, I'm sending it back.
I said:
cadiz - Oh, we still do try to use the bulb syringe to get the snot out. But just like wiping his nose, he's found all kinds of clever ways to evade us. And yes, we are very thankful that he does not have a fever.
mep said:
So what exactly are these veggie-puffs that you are feeding your child?
I said:
Veggie puffs.
RaJ said:
Omar, I think you'll pardon the uncharacteristic (for me anyway) plug once you see the potential benefit for managing your son's cough.
Snot. Such a rich word.
Sarah said:
You could always use a restraint advice on his head. I don't recommend this, of course, but it would hold his head still.
I hope he feels better soon!
Glo said:
Icky. Cook your beef, people.
I said:
glo - Word up. Cook it!
sarah - We've considered it. It's getting that hard to keep him still. That and a straight jacket. I couldn't find any straight jackets for babies though.
raj - Interesting. I've decided to just take the snails that we have in our front yard, collect their slime, and add a little fruit juice to them. I'll let you know how it works out.
viking - Everything should be well done, in my opinion. Meat should be brown, not pink. Apparently though, the public does not agree, as medium rare is winning.
jon - I have no proof of how he got a hold of the paperwork, but I can't help but want to blame the internet as well. But the internet brings me so much good, I'm willing to overlook the fact that it makes it easy for my son to file for legal emancipation.
nadia - Jon's research is spot on.
syar - Yes, he does end up with all kinds of spreadables on his face, and he doesn't care about it one bit. I'm not sure I understand how that doesn't bother him, but he's the boss, so I shrug it off.
mep said:
So, i noticed that I got skipped, Omar. I'm hurt - I only was curious about the veggie puffs. I wasn't asking you to tell me what your next poll is going to be ahead of time. Sheesh.
mep said:
hahaha. I feel foolish now. [blushing]
I said:
mep - Sorry, that response to your question wasn't very elaborate (I was short on time). Glad you saw it now.
mep said:
I'm too embarrassed to be mad. lol.