Boogers, mucus, and more (oh my)

April 19, 2007 – 6:21 am

On Monday after preschool, CJ and I spent the afternoon at the Pacific Science Center. Currently they’re featuring the Grossology exhibit (the impolite science of the human body). One of the features of this exhibit is that there are little squiggly signs hanging here and there with bits of gross trivia that you never knew you wanted to know, like this one:

If an object gets stuck in the nose, it may eventually be covered in a crust of calcium. The largest calcium mass ever removed from a nose was the size of a chicken’s egg.

Can you imagine?? I’ve seen some big boogers in my day, but a chicken egg? That’s not something you’re going to discreetly pick and wipe…

Then there was this little gem:

In some cultures, it is normal for mothers to suck and spit the snot from their baby’s nose.

No matter how much I do for my child, there’s always some mother out there who does more. And as much as I want to be a good mother, this whole “mommy as snot-vacuum” concept does NOT compute.

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8 Responses to “Boogers, mucus, and more (oh my)”

  1. By Jen on Apr 19, 2007 | Reply

    Will not-sucking competitions become the new Mommy vs Mommy battle at playdates now?

    I’ll pass on that one, I think. I love my babies… I do.

    I’ll clean their poop, their pee and their vomit…. I’ll wipe their nose with a tissue, I will even pick a booger with my bare hand.

    And THAT my dear is as far as I’ll go! :D

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  2. By Jennifer on Apr 19, 2007 | Reply

    Hey don’t know sucking snot ’til you’ve tried it. Okay, maybe not!

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  3. By www.nolanotes.com on Apr 19, 2007 | Reply

    Oh the pressures from “some cultures.” EEEWW!!

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  4. By shizzknits on Apr 19, 2007 | Reply

    Ewww ewww EWWWWW

    !!!

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  5. By Kristi on Apr 19, 2007 | Reply

    Nice. Time for lunch!

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  6. By tAnYeTTa on Apr 20, 2007 | Reply

    I sucked snot out of both my kids noses. I never knew this was a gross thing to do. Geez, once again, I’m losing at this perfect mommy thing. *sigh* :)

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  7. By Heather on Apr 20, 2007 | Reply

    Oh gross. And I bet that is the same exhibit that is scheduled to come to our Exploreum later in the year. What fun. I’ll remember not to eat before going.

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  8. By Brillig on Apr 20, 2007 | Reply

    Oh MY GOSH!!! I never knew what an underachiever I am! You’re right… there’s always someone out there doing more.

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