tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post9034426105142473603..comments2024-03-19T05:45:33.244-04:00Comments on the underwear drawer: Michelle Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04938937923678734252noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-25573945677289621362010-10-25T22:22:19.454-04:002010-10-25T22:22:19.454-04:00Hard to convince kids that they really need to act...Hard to convince kids that they really need to actually wash their hands (thoroughly, with soap and water and friction) when they can hardly tear themselves away from whatever they are doing to pee! But I insist.<br />I can handle my own germy loveable kids, but admit to feeling like I have failed if I come down with what they had, because that means I haven't cleaned, de-germed and washed well enough myself!kghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152719516197876921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-76783636787454306222010-10-25T12:06:49.677-04:002010-10-25T12:06:49.677-04:00Thanks for you review of your new camera. If you ...Thanks for you review of your new camera. If you have a moment, I have a quick question: do you think this would be a good camera for taking pictures in the OR? I'mm a plastic surgery resident and therefore obligated to take pictures of EVERYTHING I see and touch and do. Dragging an SLR in my bag o' tricks everywhere with me is practically a varsity sport, so I have been making do with my iPhone 4 camera, which I conveniently happen to have with me ANYWAY. But one day when I grow up, I think I will want something , you know, real. Your new camera sounds like a good option. What do you think?<br /><br />I have been a reader of your blog for a while now, since med school, and have always enjoyed it. Lately, I particularly love reading how you have segued from residency to attendingdom. I look forward to reading your book when it comes out!alli_oophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966943575978161077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-52952114352077224682010-10-25T01:08:04.521-04:002010-10-25T01:08:04.521-04:00I'm studying for my ph.d. in immunology, and h...I'm studying for my ph.d. in immunology, and have a 2 year old son with the exact same habits as Mack... and it also GROSSES ME OUT. Anything and everything goes straight into his mouth. He also likes to use his mouth as a third hand when climbing.<br /><br />You'd think that I, having a more in depth knowledge of the whole hygiene hypothesis, would be more lax about this sort of thing than my husband, but no. <br /><br />Thankfully, once he reached 20 months, the hands stopped going into his mouth as often, and I spend less of my time cringing.Whttp://thegradmomblues.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-68242411030941907062010-10-24T23:36:08.206-04:002010-10-24T23:36:08.206-04:00I have the sudden need to wash my counter tops wit...I have the sudden need to wash my counter tops with bleachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-59084662397467539662010-10-24T20:38:22.896-04:002010-10-24T20:38:22.896-04:00GlassHospital: I know! I'm just about ready t...GlassHospital: I know! I'm just about ready to fire myself, actually.Michelle Auhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04938937923678734252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-56716415527951909972010-10-24T18:45:04.296-04:002010-10-24T18:45:04.296-04:00Good thing you don't work for NPR. Your honest...Good thing you don't work for NPR. Your honest sentiment about contact isolation could get you in hot water!GlassHospitalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125026979326544590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-27714535803301080582010-10-24T18:29:55.131-04:002010-10-24T18:29:55.131-04:00You know, the sad thing about washing hands carefu...You know, the sad thing about washing hands carefully & properly is that people may look at you like you're weird. One of my co-workers said to me "You spend the longest time washing your hands...like you're a surgeon or something". I was thinking "You're just dirty and don't know how to wash your hands properly." :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-4667069568085547002010-10-24T04:24:40.872-04:002010-10-24T04:24:40.872-04:00"IN THEORY." Oh, I feel your pain. I rea..."IN THEORY." Oh, I feel your pain. I really want my daughter to be the grubby little dirt-dauber that she is, but I was raised by an OCD mother and that training is hard to shake. (Though it has served me well in clinical environments.) And while I can rationalize away my aversion to my daughter's encounters with all the crud our species has evolved to deal with, I cannot get over the fact that synthetic toxins are inevitably getting ingested/absorbed along with it. There is a logical reason to not want your offspring licking a city sidewalk, and it's not dog poop. (Or, I mean, dog poop is one of the least of your worries. Feel better?)Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079552576892053555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-61440797132511931242010-10-24T03:57:19.580-04:002010-10-24T03:57:19.580-04:00Wow!! This is one of the best post i have read so ...Wow!! This is one of the best post i have read so far.hot newshttp://www.worlds-hot-micro-news.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-53435227165428168682010-10-23T23:11:48.867-04:002010-10-23T23:11:48.867-04:00The same scenario has been unraveling in our famil...The same scenario has been unraveling in our family (for a little while longer though, as my boys are older now). Older son began using a napkin at every meal when he was barely 18 months old. The idea of getting something sticky and messy on his fingers was more than his toddler sensibilities could handle. He could not be compelled to even consider finger painting. Incidentally, he also sweats, a LOT, since neonate-hood.<br /><br />Younger son never met a dirty floor he did not want to hug, never had a piece of clothing he didn't want to decorate with a stain, never found food that did not taste better eaten with fingers (yes, that included soups), never failed to become best friends with mud, sand, dust and dirty rocks. <br /><br />He has gotten better with age. He washes his hands after coming home from school, after playing outdoors, after performing excretory functions, before meals and after messy activities without prompting (for the most part ;).<br /><br />On the plus side, his immune system is a fortress with a massive fierce army.<br /><br />Your boys are loved, cherished and healthy. They are a joy to behold now (even for us strangers) and will grow up to be wonderful human beings. And that is the most important part!<br /><br />(I might have to sign up for an ID, so I can stop posting anonymously. We'll start with initials for now.)A.S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-51607277035884990772010-10-23T22:25:04.818-04:002010-10-23T22:25:04.818-04:00Wait, isn't everyone supposed to wash their ha...Wait, isn't everyone supposed to wash their hands after spending time outside? That's the first thing we do when we get home.<br /><br />Aiman, my son, is the same way as Mack is with grime and dirt. I can't blame him though because at his age (and up until Cal's) I used to dig little holes in the dirt, fill them with water and make "authentic" mud pies. Then I used eat them. <br /><br />I used to really, really enjoy the taste of dirt.Amirahttp://www.definemature.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-39945968581215771452010-10-23T19:49:32.065-04:002010-10-23T19:49:32.065-04:00I was riding the bus today, which I HATE because I...I was riding the bus today, which I HATE because I can never find a place to wash my hands when I get off.... and there was this toddler sucking her thumb. And then she'd touch the seat, and then she'd suck her thumb. And then she'd touch the pole, and then she'd suck her thumb. <br /><br />It was seriously nasty. I had to repeatedly reassure myself that she wasn't *necessarily* directly innoculating herself with every germ on the planet. Just most of them.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.com