To loathe seeing rivers of slimy snot cascading from children's noses?

[BleedyGhoulzombiez]

I did once know someone whose child apparently had a nasal problem which caused this. Yuk. Poor things. But surely this can't be the cause in all children? Why do so many noses go unwiped?

YADNBA - and my children, particularly DD1, pour snot,'tis vile. DD1 had adenoid problem, removed aged 3, bogie situation better but not brilliant. If they start contant sniffing at some point then I will have to move out as that actually makes me want to vomit.

However, I have witnessed some quite astonishing sneezes since the birth of my DDs, at times they have truly been a wonder to behold.

YANU it took well into school to het DD2 to wipe her nose, she just didn't feel it needed it.

And my DD1 is five and a half and still can't blow her nose, oh the joys..

OP, you said why do so many noses go unwiped, ie that somebody isn't wiping them. You are being judgey.

Wipe their noses instead of moaning about them.

Can't stand this sort of passerby attitude.

Like the Mums who stand at the school gates moaning about dog shit and saying someones toddler 'will end up falling in it soon'.

So move it you lazy gits, and stop waiting for someone else to sort it.

I look like I'm an overprotective parent to my 2 yo - actually, I'm just attempting to tackle the constant trail of snot.

I'm sure I get judged on that, too...

Not snot, but similar, my DD when younger very often had food stuck to her face. I was looking through photos recently which reminded me of this, and the reason I didn't just wipe it away is that she really hated having her face wiped, she seemed to get really traumatised by it, and freaked out completely, fighting all attempts with gusto. So in the end I just didn't wipe her grimy face.

She did however have nightly baths where we were able to clean her up a bit better.

I can't understand it and it's totally disgusting. I don't blame any parent if they aren't with the child at the time, but you see parents with snotty children who do nothing about it. I keep my kids well clear.

Serin- can't you just see the AIBU thread from the child's mother now though?

At school,we used to call it "Candlewick Green" [hgrin]

I tried everything to keep DDs snotty face clear... after two long years of tissues, baby wipes, flannels, and even daily antihistamines, I found the answer for my snot monster was cutting out milk. Now she's only crusty when she gets a cold.

Some kids are seriously snotty, you can't help it.

cerealqueen, you are talking bollocks. If I had said "why are there so many parents who can't be arsed to wipe their kids' noses?" then that would be judgemental. Many kids' noses do go unwiped, as evidenced on this thread. I have asked why, and said that I strongly dislike it. No judgement, but an awful lot of retching!

serin, are you seriously going to tell me that if a complete stranger came up to your child with a tissue and started wiping their snot away, you'd be perfectly happy?

Rofl (and boak) at Candlewick Green!

My good friend's DC constantly suffers from this. Last week she wiped her snotty face on my PFB 6mo's cheek. I discreetly removed snot from face but now DD has a dreadful cold grrrrr!

Euuuurrrrgggghhh! Nose to cheek transfer! Your poor PFB DD!

Euughhh I hate the look of snot on kids faces. My youngest was a snot producer but always had a clean nose. He was always wiping on his sleeve! bleugh.

Before I had DS I used to think to myself 'gross, why allow your child to be tripping himself up on his own snotters? For goodness sake, introduce him to a hankerchief and be done with it'.

Oh how I chuckle at my own pre child nievity...snot is an unknown entity, apparition is from no where, untold amounts of tissue cannot control the streams from DS. He is a snot monster.

Oh, why oh why did I start this thread? I want to bring up everything I've eaten today!

My two were early nose blowers thank goodness! a friend taught Ds how to blow his nose ~ which was more impressive as he was childless! and I taught Dd to do it.
I often use baby wipes to wipe Dd's nose to avoid the soreness.

Ds often has a snotty shoulder though if he doesn't have a tissue to hand. He's 13 fgs! revolting child! I don't get that at all!!!

I think nose blowing should be included on those developmental milestone chart thingys. This might get those competitive mums who are less than assiduous at wiping their snot monsters' noses to see it as something more. Secondly, it would allow me to, for once, be smug about something my ds is advanced in since every other buffeting milestone he has been WAY behind in.

Buggering not buffeting!