When Brother – who has the same name as Husband and the same damn ass stubborn streak so really I just did this to myself. I’m an idiot. Anyway, when Brother was five, he sucked his thumb. All. The. Time. His thumb was a moist mess of creepy wrinkly skin. Not attractive. Not hygienic. Just plain nasty.
When Brother was sent to day care they did not care for him sucking his thumb. In fact, they were very upset about the continual sucking so they tried to make him stop. First they put some nasty tasting stuff on his right thumb, the primary soggy thumb. They figured he’d stop sucking and the problem would be solved. He didn’t. He just switched his comfort sucking from his right to his left thumb. He considered it a win. They considered it a challenge. They dosed both thumbs, smearing the icky tasting stuff all over, and considered themselves smarter than a five year old. They were wrong. Brother just went to the bathroom; liberally squirted soap on both thumbs, scrubbed them thoroughly clean and then went back to sucking the right thumb. They were not smarter than a five year old. Well, neither am I. I took the spatula hostage. I laid out my demands. I expected results. I expected Husband to comply. I expected my spatula to enjoy a dried on egg free environment from now on. Husband did not comply. He just went on Amazon, bought himself his own spatula and had it delivered on Sunday. Lesson not learned. For either of us. Damn.
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Q.D
7/24/2015 09:54:19 pm
I was a compulsive nail biter (the family story is that unlike other babies who sucked their thumbs, i gummed at my nails), so at about 4 years old, to try and break me of the habit, my nails were liberally coated with that revolting stuff, at which point i had an anaphylactic reaction!
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ej
7/26/2015 12:29:35 am
Glad you broke the habit. Can you imagine if they had solved the problem when you were 4 with acrylic nails?
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Q.D
7/26/2015 06:55:13 pm
Toddlers and Tiaras wasn't around in the dark ages! :D Leave a Reply. |
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