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March 05, 2007
Flicking, wiping and smearing...
Apparently, it comes natural.
I was feeding Belle breadfast this morning and she had some strawberry residue left on her fingers from the frosted mini wheats. She held out her hand and grunted a little bit and I understood that she wanted me to wipe off her hand. However, I figured that since we had just started breakfast we would wait until she was done. I told her as much and she proceeded to look at her hand and then look at the table. She then streched out her arm as far as it could go and smeared the remaining strawberry stuff in a streak all down the side of the table! I thought, "We didn't teach you that!" I was about to say something to her when it reminded me of the following story.
A few years back we were in a leader's meeting at the Abdos house on a Sunday morning. Everyone was sitting in chairs in a circle, but I had opted for the floor. I was streched out on my stomach listening intently when I heard some sort of wizzing noise as something small flew by my ear. I found out quicly that there was a certain ball of something on the carpet right in front of me. "No!" I thought, "That isn't what I think it is..." But yes, it was a certain someone's nose boogie. I couldn't believe it! I turned around slowly and found the culprit. I pointed to the floor and looked at him and he started laughing! (Yes, I know you are still out there, but I will keep this a secret if you want to!) Anyway, he didn't think that him picking something from his nose and flicking across the floor would bother anyone, but I guess he forgot that I was on the floor right next to his chair! AAAHHH! I got over it though. I think I had actually forgot about it until this morning. Remember all those nasty desk chairs in high school? You would reach down and move your chair only to be greeted by some ball of nasty? Icky. I am wondering... if adults still flick, wipe and smear...is there any hope for our kids? :)
Lata
Posted by Leah at March 5, 2007 07:37 AM
Comments
I think it is only natural. If there is something on my hands that I don't want on my hands, I smear it on something else. Of course, I've learned that there are more "proper" places to smear then say, the table, or my shirt, or something.
Posted by: Sarah at March 5, 2007 08:38 AM
Wait till Belle is smearing her boogies on the wall and thinks it's art...oh yeah, it will happen!
Posted by: Terri at March 5, 2007 10:36 AM
I have heard of many children who do this kind of thing or won't eat until their hands are clean.
This is probably spiritualizing the general idea way too much and running a hundred miles down the road with it, but it was a question I had while reading your blog entry ... does our desire to be physically clean spin out of a desire to be spiritually clean?
Posted by: wendy sue at March 5, 2007 10:42 AM
Eew- gross story!(about the booger, not Belle!)
It makes sense though that Belle would want to wipe of her hands- it just doesn't feel good. If I get some food off my hands I wipe it off right then, instead of waiting until I'm done eating. Maybe she's trying to tell she's ready to learn how to use a napkin! :)
Posted by: Alicia at March 5, 2007 03:35 PM
Whoever that mystery flicker was, he should be sedated and sent to manners school! How sickening!
Posted by: Dan at March 8, 2007 10:44 PM