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Never, Ever.

Posted on February 15, 2013 9 Comments

Mom Spit

I swore I would never clean my kids’ faces with my own spit.

Never, ever, ever.

And yet, just the other day, right before an important meeting where I wanted to make a good impression, I realised my toddler’s face was filthy. Of course were were in a carpark, and of course the pack of wipes was empty… of course.

So I did the unthinkable… I spat on a tissue and traumatised my child for life.

What things did you say you would never, ever, do as a parent…. and yet you somehow find yourself doing?

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  1. Kathy says

    I was never, ever going to reply to a whined “But whyyyyy?” with “Because I said so.”

    Guess what I said when the kids were moaning about not getting ice cream last night.

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  2. Alana says

    I also said that I would never use spit on my kids faces, but sadly, have also done it once or twice..yuck!

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    • katef says

      It’s so gross and yet so convenient!

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  3. Michelle C Holland says

    I said, “My children won’t watch any TV until they are two years old and even then it will be a once a week event.”

    I wish I could go back and slap myself ha ha ha

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  4. Ali says

    I cleaned my child’s face with spit on a tissue for the first time two days ago….. I cringed at myself. I remember my mum doing it to us as kids and I thought it was gross then…. and it is still gross.

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  5. Nicole says

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    kidsbynicole.com

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  6. ginger says

    My kids are 49 and 47. they swore they would never do this because I did. I said, “Yes, you will”. I don’t know if they ever did! funny!

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  7. ginger says

    oh, I did send them this link!

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  8. Mrs B says

    I had to laugh. I hated having my face cleaned by spit as a kid but have found myself doing it with my son (who hates it)…we told him it’s the “glory of life” LOL – something all mums do to their kids :-)

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