It’s no secret. I have a really weak stomach and it doesn’t take a whole lot to make me gag (head out of gutter please). This is not exactly an ideal trait to have when raising a toddler. But it started well before now. What can make me gag? Top of the list GUM. Anything gum related…the smell, the sound, the texture…ugh – gagging right now. Sure it’s weird but I know others with weirder ones (aka my sister….the button gagger). Certain smells can put me over. Nerves. Anxiety. All of these will make me gag and then toss my cookies.
I essentially barfed my way through the first 6 months of being pregnant and I followed that up with a solid three weeks of post-partum barfing. Delightful.
Now as Will enters toddlerhood – I’m experiencing a new set off to the big gag. The LOLLIPOP. Laugh now but then watch my kid suck on a lollipop for half an hour. Picture the gooey state of that stick and the green mouth. UGH. Honestly – I’m so grossed out right now. He could barf all over me and I wouldn’t give a rat’s ass. But put that godforsaken stick anywhere near me and I’m out!
Now at the risk of feeling like an out and out loser….share some of yours! There has to be at LEAST one aspect of toddlerhood or babyhood that makes you toss your lunch!
The good news for me!!! It’s summer….and as of last night…POPSICLE season – they melt nice and quick and the wooden stick? Well….it stays solid my friends…and then so do I!
*I wonder if any other blog entry has used the word ‘barf’ this many times!!!!*
However, that doesn’t mean I find other kids snot and vomit appealing, no, it’s gross, it just doesn’t make me gag.
I have a cast iron digestive system. Nothing makes me gag. For reals.
Jealous?
slimy hair in tub drain
hands down
yah, what is with hoarking on the sidewalk anyway? swallow it for $@#% sake!
i’m okay with my kids snot but when one of their friends come over and they’re mining for gold i pounce on them with a box of tissues and a gallon of purell. i also had to wipe one of their friend’s butts once…heave….
Hey Sara,
I too have a really strong gag reflex. Changing diapers is almost sure to set it off, but that’s pretty normal, I think. I also gag when I hear or see someone else get sick to their stomach. You know that iconic scene in Stand By Me? I once threw up just watching it. I’m getting dry heaves just thinking about it.
Perhaps, though, my strangest gag reflex is when I brush my teeth. Weird, eh? The funny thing is that my dad does the same thing. Apparently the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. 🙂
oh there will be no hubba bubba….gag…just typing that I gagged
I have to say the smell of barf in my car for three hours has almost set me off and the gagging sound! I remember my oldest son having “gastro” and pooping right through his diaper on my jeans while we were in ER at Sick Kids and I was 8 weeks pregnant almost sent me gagging and holding the porcelain thrown… other than that we can share everything…lollypops, freezies, spoons and even snotty kleenex!! (gross I know but when there is only one you gotta share!!) Have to ask, aren’t you going show Will how to blow bubbles with his Hubba Bubba?
Runny eggs in any form on my plate. Holy gag-balls. *retches*
holy crap that made me laugh! PARSNIPS????? You eat Kale chips but a parsnip makes you gag???
Okay so this is easy….. snot bubbles ( barfing a little in my mouth just thinking about it!) and people who do those huge, nasty spits on the sidewalk ( GROSS!)…. oh yeah and parsnips!