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yummychuckle this is on my list of super gross things that I will avoid doing for as long as I possibly can.

(babysitting 1 year old sister who has a cold)

{{its...not fun...}}
and just to make this worthwhile, yet not really:

snot oozes from her nose
and a tissue sops up the sickness
bitter with the indignation
of such a use.
thrown away and wasted
ignored and craving pity
for the tissue's thankless job.
I wipe away the annoyance
and cringe with a patient quiver.
i run to the sink
and rid myself of the feeling
that germs are crawling through my skin.
wiping a childs nose
is no easy feat.



hahahahahah! if you didnt notice that was supposed to be humorous.
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unhinged kids like stuff that is gooey

they like the snot to drip into their mouth because it tastes salty. you hold a tissue to their nose and they start to cry tantrums and as soon as you start to wipe they shake their head back and forth and it gets all over their cheeks.
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KindreDSpirit Take 10 toddlers outside for half an hour on a cool, damp day in spring and count how many noses you wipe.

Yes indeed, I wipe noses for a living.
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kerry GROSS! i've wiped many a nose. 020413
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bethany how about working for the mentally disabled for 6 years
how many 40 year old nones have i wiped?
we make this kit when colds get passed around group homes/DMR facilities where we tie a peice of string to a plastic bag and through a toilet roll- nose wiping machine

and not to gross you out more but imagine how much "other stuff" i've had to wipe
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god honest work, hon.
i salute ya, every time you wipe.
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flowerock I loved working at day cares, some were better than others, but kids are always amazing. It is impressive the volume of snot that can flow from a toddler's nose and the interesting variety of colors and shapes and kinds of boogies that come out... I once wiped a babe's nose and a long semi hard boogie came out.. the kind you feel sliding out of your sinuses... I think she felt it for the first time and her eyes just popped with surprise, she help perfectly still as it was extracted and then looked at it and me and let out a giggle. 150719