Prepoceros

I’m still working on editing my vacation footage, and I’ll post more videos soon, I promise.

Right now I’m working on getting back on Houston time . . . and getting sick. Yesterday morning I spent a solid hour feeling horribly nauseous. My throat tickled off and on all day, and tonight it’s full-on sore. Now my ear hurts too, so that’s promising.

I feel like I’m coming down with a cold, or at least I hope I am. I can handle a cold. Having recently flown internationally, though, I’m afraid of something more exotic.

If it turns out to be a cold, this will be the third time I can remember being sick in the last six months, which is A LOT. I don’t get sick often, a luxury for which I credit the “dirtiness” of the house I grew up in. I put “dirtiness” in quotes because our house wasn’t grimy or covered with actual dirt, but at the same time we didn’t go nutso with the Lysol and antibacterial crap like some folks do, and I think I’m better off for it. I have no allergies (that I know of), and, like I said, I rarely catch colds or the flu or whatever else may be going around.

The evidence for this link is a combination of anecdote and wishful thinking, which I realize is none too solid, but I’ll believe it until I have a good reason not to. I’m not a fan of all the sanitizing wipes and sprays and whatnot that are advertised as ways to protect your children from those evil, evil germs. Kids need germs! Yes, they should wash their hands and not sneeze on people, and no, I’m not saying you should feed them moldy bread or rub their toothbrushes in the cat’s litter box in the name of strengthening their immune systems. But if your kid eats a cookie off of your unsanitized floor, it probably won’t kill her. It might even help her out in the long run.

My kids will have a Recommended Dirt Allowance to ensure they get enough filth and germiness every day. If they don’t get a full RDA’s worth into their mouths on their own, they’ll get heaping spoonfuls on their dinner plates, and they won’t be allowed to leave the table until they’ve finished every bite. Mmmm, now that’s some good parenting.

Tags: miscellany

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