Boogers

Seriously folks, throw me a line. Let me know what you want to read and discuss. I can guarantee you that I'll have an opinion. And that I want to hear about yours!

Since parenting is noted first in my title, I think I'll ask for help with a recent revelation.

Yesterday, I was driving home with the kiddos in the back seat. It was way too quiet in the car, so I glanced in my rear view mirror to see why there wasn't any fussing going on. To my horror, I saw my adorable daughter staring out the window with her finger shoved up her nose. I gasped. She heard me. So, she pulled her finger out from her nose and stuck it in her mouth. Yuck! This is the same mouth that wants kisses all morning, noon, and night. This is a child who won't eat peas, or sauce on her spaghetti, yet she has no problem sticking a booger in her mouth.

Except for flinching and saying "EEEWWWWWW," I really didn't make that big of a deal out of it. Maybe I should have? She has enough to worry about - taking her library books back on time, if she should ride her scooter or her bike, and whether or not wearing purple socks with her tennis shoes is considered a fashion faux pas (even though they absolutely matched her skirt) - so I didn't want to stress her out.

This incident got me to thinking though about why people pick their noses. Boredom? Habit? Hungry?

This week, instead of playing the same ole' "I Spy" in the car with the kids - I spy something green, I spy something red, I spy something round - we're going to change it up a bit. I'm only going to have them "I spy" nose pickers! We can get a grasp on how many people are actually guilty of such a thing, as well as talk about how disgusting it is. Maybe making it fun will help her realize it's not acceptable? Or maybe it will backfire and she'll think that if everyone else is doing it, then it's ok? I don't know...maybe we should stick to "I spy" something green.

Getting started

Tonight, I'm losing my virginity. This is my first time. I've never blogged before. I'm a little nervous, but so excited!

While I love to play around on CNN forums and I definitely have alot to say on my local, online moms group, I'm new to the blogging scene. I'm not knowlegeable about the lingo (is there
blog-speak?), the etiquette, or even how to access this site once I'm finished with this post. But, I was told I'd love this experience, so I thought I'd give it a shot.

The name of my blog - Parenting (hardest job on the planet), Politics (totally addicted), & Pillow Talk (haven't heard any of this since I started the hardest job on the planet) - might lead you to conclude that these are the only issues I'll be writing about. And you'd be right to think that!

The title covers a broad range of topics - from why my kids insist on saying the word penis in every sentence when we are in public, to dealing with issues in a relationship: from whether or not vaccinations are a good thing, to confronting racism and sexism. I'm looking forward to sharing my stories, thoughts, and opinions about these issues. I encourage you to get involved with my blog - especially when politics are being discussed.

Even though I think highly of my own opinions, I truly do value and respect the opinions of others. That being said...one of the few things I can't tolerate is insulting, condescending, and/or foul language toward one another. Please refrain.

Now that all of that is out of the way...where should we begin?