tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33632410.post4412050068403120015..comments2023-05-28T06:00:30.775-07:00Comments on The Battered Ham: Gag Mebatteredhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956354263065337435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33632410.post-12886317928726588002008-03-07T14:22:00.000-07:002008-03-07T14:22:00.000-07:00Oh man...sorry to dredge up those memories, but yo...Oh man...sorry to dredge up those memories, but your commentary is actually helpful. You're right, the gunk stinks, and her breath has been much fresher since she's started clearing it out. At least I now know that my child isn't a freak...or any freakier than she already is (she gets that from me, of course). I just can't imagine going through this for the next ten years! HELP!batteredhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956354263065337435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33632410.post-43710418667143529052008-03-07T10:41:00.000-07:002008-03-07T10:41:00.000-07:00*ahem* I .. uh... used to do that too. Probably...*ahem* I .. uh... used to do that too. Probably around her age up until grade 11 or so. Then the guck seemed to stop accumulating. I sympathize with both of you. It's gross to watch, but it's also a nasty feeling having it built up in there like a zit (and it STINKS, maybe contributes to bad breath?)<BR/><BR/>Perhaps just discourage the happy dance after a successful mining expedition :) I kept it to myself and only engaged behind a locked bathroom door, partially because it made me wretch occasionally :-D<BR/><BR/>As I recall it got worse before it got better, especially with strep throat or some of the other nasties that kids get.<BR/><BR/>*sigh* I'd forgotten about that... thanks for the reminder of another potential horror that's coming in a few years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com