There was nothing about this in the manual

[taste_is_sweet]

One of my favourite memories from when my sister's kids were even smaller than they are now (I think the girl was two and a half or so, the boy not even a year), was being on the phone with my sister and hearing her suddenly say to her daughter, "stop putting stickers on your brother!"

Oh, how I laughed. I mean, we agreed later that neither of us would have ever thought we'd be saying that to anyone in a million billion years. Obviously children will always, always surprise you.

Well, I didn't think much would beat the 'don't sticker your brother' admonishment until this morning, when I had to tell Jav to stop licking the sole of his shoe.

O.o

Nope, never saw that one coming. And I have to admit I was so horrified at the idea that my 'NO! NOOOOO!' scared him. But seriously--licking your shoe? Who does that?

Three year-olds, apparently. Wow. I can almost see the attraction. Almost. Well, not really.

I explained exactly why I freaked the hell out (amidst much cuddling), and hopefully he won't do it again. ::shudders::

Some days I dread how he'll astound me next....

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[lalalaleigha.livejournal.com]

*shrug*

Mud could be crumbly cookies, you never know.

[taste-is-sweet.livejournal.com]

There wasn't enough to be crumbly, really--just a light coating of dirt. And he had already swiped a wet swath up the middle with his tongue when I realized what he was doing.

I think he just wanted to see what it would taste (feel?) like. He's licked the equipment at the playground, too.

[lalalaleigha.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, I used to do that too. I liked the smell of metal so it should taste good too, right?

I love kids. "...I KNOW!" *licks shoe*

No doubt you feel badly for scaring him, but it's for the best, I imagine. When I scared my parents, I never did that thing again out of fear of their reaction. Parents aren't supposed to get scared! So if you were scared, it must be a really bad thing to do, right?

[taste-is-sweet.livejournal.com]

That is true. Only, I scared him, unfortunately. I also pissed him off huge, which he certainly had a right to be.

I probably licked metal when I was a kid, too. I also loved the smell of car exhaust. And apparently when my sister and I were toddlers we ate dirt with chicken poop in it. Really, it's a wonder I made it to adulthood.