Don’t chuckle just yet; I have a pressing question. Backspace backspace backspace Okay, here goes. I found myself in a bit of a pickle and absolutely needed some advice, but asking for help on a public platform like Facebook felt like airing my dirty laundry for everyone to see. What would the other parents think? Would they judge me and say their kids would “never” resort to such behavior?
But I had to take the plunge. My fingers hovered over the keyboard as I bravely typed out my query: How do you get dried snot off walls?
To my astonishment, the comments flooded in almost immediately, and I braced myself for a wave of “WTF”s and “LOL”s. Instead, it turned out that dealing with dried boogers is a surprisingly common dilemma among parents. “Just wet them with a warm washcloth!” offered one helpful soul. “My partner just paints over them,” confessed another. “Following this thread… for a friend,” piped up someone else. I felt a wave of relief wash over me, knowing I wasn’t alone in this sticky situation.
I never imagined my life would involve scrubbing chunks of nose debris off my walls, but here we are, all because my kids seem to have a peculiar aversion to finding a tissue. It doesn’t matter that I have boxes of them placed around every corner of the house or that I probably keep the tissue industry afloat with my constant stockpiling. I even carry travel packs in my bag, crammed into my coat pockets until my hips resemble a shelf (Yeah, that’s it. It’s the tissues’ fault).
These little ones, who can sprint around the house and bounce off the walls while chatting away, suddenly become incapable of locating a tissue when it comes to disposing of their nasal byproducts. Instead, they opt to smear it on the nearest wall, leaving this booger-cleaning mama in a bind. And here I am, seeking advice on social media? Ridiculous!
To make matters worse, I’m convinced that dried mucus could be the ultimate adhesive; it could probably survive an apocalypse. Those “miracle” cleaning sponges? They’re no match — poof! — as the boogers obliterate them like cheese against a grater. These stubborn little nuggets withstand the harshest cleaners and the roughest scrubbing pads. Trying to scratch one off is like asking for a paint disaster. You could use a sander on a section of the wall, and there it would remain — a tiny, sticky reminder of the mischief that took place.
Even worse is that I’ve yet to catch the little culprit in the act. Is it all four of my kids? A few? Or just one particularly runny-nosed rascal? When I do find the guilty party, you can bet I’ll make them walk around with tissues firmly shoved into their nostrils until they learn where to dispose of their “treasures.” Flush ‘em, go out and find a leaf, or wipe them on a sleeve if need be—at least that way the washing machine can handle the cleanup, unlike my poor, snot-smeared walls. Or here’s a revolutionary idea: use the tissues that I so generously leave lying around.
Sure, I may have chosen decorative boxes with pretty designs, but they’re certainly not there just for show!
Resources for Parents
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Summary
Navigating the challenges of parenting often includes dealing with the gross realities of kids, like finding dried boogers on the walls. Despite their proximity to tissues, kids somehow avoid using them. Parents bond over these struggles and seek advice on how to handle such sticky situations while keeping a sense of humor about it all.