B is for Boogers, or "How to Deal with Snotty Nosed Kids"

All of a sudden I looked over at my son and realized he was the quintessential snotty nosed, sticky fingered little tot. He was howling in the shopping cart and I was trying to wipe away his boogies and he was just NOT having it.

He actually said "YOU CAN'T TOUCH MY BOOGIES THEY ARE MINE I MADE THEM"

His nose was so gross and phlegmy.

Today. Today. Let me tell what you he did today.

I wiped his booger off his nose and he grabbed it from me and PUT IT BACK IN HIS NOSE.

HE PUT A BOOGER BACK INTO HIS NOSE.

I did not think that move was even possible and he pulled it off and followed it up with indignation at me!

Well I am not a boogie master.

My kid hates it when I try to clean his nose. It is a constant battle.

But what I have learned in my two years as a mother is that:

1. Boogs are gross:

Seeing the grossness of a boogie is decent incentive to get them to want it off their face.

2. Boogs are sensitive:

I dunno, but my kid will run into a wall and laugh, but if I touch his nose it's like I'm severing a limb. Be gentle.

3. Boogs are best cleaned yourself:

It doesn't matter how old you are or even if your mom still wipes your butt; its embarrassing when your mom wipes your nose. Hand the kleenex directly to the kiddo and its somehow alright.

4. Boogie wipes are magic:

I thought all wipes were created equal before I had a kid, but now I recognize that some wipes are better than others. Specially made for little kid noses wipes ARE magic, they just are.

5. Boogs are temporary:

It feels like my kid went from infancy to snotty-nosed-ness, but there are moments where his nose is clean, we are all happy, and the sun is shining. I'm sure that someday I will look at my adult son with no boogers on his face and I'll miss the days of this runny nosed toddler.