Monday, August 29, 2011

A Mother's Love

{Trust Me.  You do not want a picture of this event.}

This morning while I was walking Calvin to school I heard him sneeze loudly and exclaim, "Mom, I need a tissue!"  I turned around to see him bent over with the world's biggest snotty booger hanging out of his left nostril.  

And I had no tissue.  

And from where I was standing, I couldn't find even a leaf. (A disadvantage to living in the desert.)

So, I did what any mother who loves her child would do.  I let him wipe his nose on my shirt.

And it grossed me.

And I rolled up the bottom of my shirt onto itself so as to hide the grody (pronouced GROW-DEE, as in slang for gross) booger from other people, and I (with dignity) made my way home.  

Thank you Jenn, for standing by me.


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have been in the exact situation a couple times - no photo needed! The image is still deeply implanted in my brain. LOL - jennifer

Mom said...

I did that for you once, uh huh! It filled my heart with that yucky, I didn't sign up for this feeling! Its what love does.

Cathy Stevens and Erik Ching said...

Last night, at a soccer game, with no tissue in pocket, Anders said "hey mom, can you hold this?" and glancing down I thought it was a string, and I said yes, but it was a booger.... Yes, I was a little grossed too.

Tracy said...

Sooo funny! Reminds me of another story you told me...hee hee!

Sarahie said...

LOL! You are a good mother! I don't know if I could have done it! I'd be more likely to use his shirt. =) I should learn from you. Well done, Friend, well done!

Donna said...

shudder

jordan said...

Haven't you heard of flinging it?