So, Jeremy woke up again this morning with diarrhea and vomiting. This happens with all kids, periodically. Viruses go around, kids get them, and dealing with them is part of motherhood. But this time (not to mention last time), it has nothing to do with a virus. It has to do with Jeremy's disgusting habit of putting anything and everything in his mouth. I mean, seriously!! I expect this from a 1 year old, maybe even a 2 year old. . . but he's 4!!! He's REALLY good at linking cause and effect, or has been in the past with lots of other things. The last time he came down with these symptoms, we had a discussion and discovered that he had been licking the bench at Texas Roadhouse. REALLY!?? What would posess a child to do this? We discussed, (as he screamed and cried about having to wear pull ups all day) that this was a direct result of this disgusting habit of licking everything he sees and that there are germs on everything. He SEEMED to get better for awhile.
So, on Monday, on the way home from school, I realized that that dirt on his snow clothes was NOT just mud. There was definitely some sort of animal poop on his snow gear. We discussed that, and washed everything. . . except his boots. So, what did he do on Wednesday? He decided to eat snow off the bottom of his boots. What happened this morning? Surprise, surprise, he got sick. AARGH!!! He CANNOT be that hungry!! How do I stop this oral fixation?
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Eew Jeremy! That's nasty!
Wow. That's... interesting... and really, really gross. I doubt he's hungry. He's just a kid and wants to eat snow - he just hasn't learned when it's not safe to do that. Have you had a discussion about yellow (and brown...) snow?
Poor Jeremy and poor you for having to put up with the after effects of a curious child... This too shall pass..... someday.
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