Love is Blind....

So, to preface this rather cute story there needs to be some background information. Alex goes to a wonderful day care, "school" as we call it, and she and we are very happy with it. However, there is one little boy in her class that ALWAYS has an immense amount of boogery goo coming out of not one but BOTH nostrils! And it's not just a clear run as is commonly seen among the younger kiddos with the germ sharing, but it is THICK, GREEN, SLIMY, GOO BOOGERS! It is disgusting! It is noticeable enough that both Tim and I both noticed it and brought it up to each other. He is now known to us as "Snot Nose" and when we are taking Alex to school we avoid this boogery monster as much as possible. In fact, I hate to say it but we rather dislike this kid strictly on the boogery nose basis--CONSTANT DISGUSTING Boogery nose. I feel bad for these feelings, and I'm/we are not proud of them. But I'm sure any parent reading this can empathize...or non-parent for this matter. It's like her teachers just gave up on trying to keep it cleared of disgusting schmootz all the time...I can understand how exhausting it would be because it would probably take nearly 20 baby wipes to get it all cleared away...and to repeat this over and over all day? Well, it's tiring just thinking about it...not to mention a less than desirable task.

Just the other day a woman Tim works with (whose daughter is in Alex's class and SNot nose's class) were discussing that strep was going around their classroom. Without Tim saying anything, the always very polite and quiet woman said, "It was probably that snotty nose kid who always has snot streaming out his nose" or something to that effect. Even she noticed! Ok, anyway, I digress...

Tim came home last night with a story that only illustrated the fact that our daughter is already rebelling against her parents' wishes for her...ALREADY! He said when he was getting her daily note out of the notebook he saw Alex, for no real reason other than on her own whim, hug Booger face and THEN tried to kiss him!!!! On her own! YUCK! Tim said he went along with the hug, but as the kiss was approaching he quickly intervened!

I guess in her defense, as I'm sure she will have impecable taste in all aspects of life and stray away from booger infested boys in the future, it just so happened that Snot Nose was not snotty on this particular evening! And maybe, afterall, that is why she was hugging him and wanting to kiss him. Maybe she was trying to show him that life can be much sweeter without gooey messes malingering below one's nose....that is how I like to think it anyway... What a wise ol' bean pie she is...teaching life lessons so young! Or maybe she just has a bigger heart than all of us and felt sorry for the poor kid and took her one snot free chance to give him an understanding hug.