08/15/2011- Boogies

Kensley Poll 6 years old 08/15/2011 After a bath and a big sneeze, Kensley started the following conversation with me:
“Mommy, I hate that when I was 4 I used to pick my nose… And then I ate it!”
Mom
“Oh, why did you do that?”
Kensley
“I don’t know but I did it all the time. You know, before I found out that it was sand.”
Mom,
“Oh yes, they are made of some dirty stuff you breath in.”
Kensley
“Ya, and I was like addicted to them!”
Mom
“Ya, that’s kind of gross”
Kensley,
“I know, I wonder how long they are going to last in my body.”
Mom,
“I’m sure they are not still in your body.”
Kensley
“What do you mean?”
Mom
“I’m sure your tummy has digested them already”
Kensley
“I don’t think so because I keep having them in my body.”
Mom
“What do you mean?”
Kensley
“You know, I still have stuff coming from my head, and down my throat. So it is still there.”
Mom
“Oh, honey, that’s normal. It’s called mucus. You have that all your life if you eat boogers or not. It keeps your insides from being dry.”
Kensley
“Oh, I thought I had it because I ate my boogers when I was four.”
Mom had to walk away laughing.