Comments on OCTAMOM ©: Tempting the Fates

thanks for the good hearty laugh!! oh, life and ki...

2009-07-17T13:18:04.899-05:00

thanks for the good hearty laugh!! oh, life and kids and life without sleep... sigh...

I fear commenting on this post may tempt the Laws ...

2009-07-16T06:47:26.813-05:00

I fear commenting on this post may tempt the Laws of Vomitology... you have my sympathy but I can comment no further than that.

It seems that if I get near it, and actually have ...

2009-07-14T23:28:08.395-05:00

It seems that if I get near it, and actually have to touch it, that I will too get sick and vomit. Ugggh!! So I'm the mean mom who has my kids wipe up their own mess as much as possible and then I come in to make sure it is all cleaned up and disinfected. I HATE throw up!

Our rules are not fully developed since Elizabeth ...

2009-07-14T08:58:06.999-05:00

Our rules are not fully developed since Elizabeth isn't mobile yet, but we do have a couple from our childhoods:

1) Always cut the spaghetti into small pieces
2) No reading in a moving car
3) Never roll down the window of a car far enough to tempt a child to try vomiting out the window.

hilarious! I have a Social Vomiter on my crew...do...

2009-07-14T08:12:50.328-05:00

hilarious! I have a Social Vomiter on my crew...dontcha love it?? ugh.

Oh my gosh yes - fun being a mom!

2009-07-14T05:52:05.592-05:00

Oh my gosh yes - fun being a mom!

2009-07-14T05:51:53.353-05:00

Oh my gosh yes - fun being a mom!

Oh dear. Yuk. Wow. :) The joys of motherhood...on...

2009-07-13T21:56:49.432-05:00

Oh dear. Yuk. Wow. :)

The joys of motherhood...only we can claim to be experts on things like vomit! :P

I feel as if you could really shed some light on s...

2009-07-13T19:52:02.677-05:00

I feel as if you could really shed some light on so many topics and terms. I can't wait to hear what's next but I hope it doesn't involve a fever.

I am not just a vomit-phobe, but an any bodily-emi...

2009-07-13T19:11:44.776-05:00

I am not just a vomit-phobe, but an any bodily-emissions-phobe. Good thing I work with kids. And stick things into their mouths. Cuz that's never asking for trouble. ;)

I'm a vomitphobe after being the spot where the, a...

2009-07-13T13:42:52.909-05:00

I'm a vomitphobe after being the spot where the, ah, regurgitation, landed on several occasions. When Hannah says she feels ill, I'm very quick with "are you going to throw up?" "are you going to be sick?"

I like that you can find humor just about anywhere and in any circumstance!

Roban

I am a total vomitphobe. Give me any other bodily ...

2009-07-13T12:22:12.967-05:00

I am a total vomitphobe. Give me any other bodily fluid but *shudder* vomit.

I guess I am in for it then. I don't know what I ...

2009-07-13T11:52:48.359-05:00

I guess I am in for it then. I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that post. Alas!

Oh, and our number one rule is "Vomit in place." Attempting to get somewhere "better" to vomit only results in a way-too-large blast radius of puke. That's physics, though; and maybe that's not your strong point.

Ahhh! Parents deserve so much, just based on vomit...

2009-07-13T11:05:12.090-05:00

Ahhh! Parents deserve so much, just based on vomit clean-up alone. I can only imagine the amount that you have had to deal with over the years. Enjoyed the post, as always!

After reading that I'm feeling a bit queasy! LOL!

2009-07-13T10:56:18.189-05:00

After reading that I'm feeling a bit queasy! LOL!

Love your new header; I usually just catch you in ...

2009-07-13T10:03:27.652-05:00

Love your new header; I usually just catch you in my reader, but the header is fabulous! :) That being said, silly, silly you! A Ph.D. in the field of Vomitology, eight offspring to credit your research, and you go and TEMPT THE FATES?!? What in the world were you thinking? :)

As a sufferer from hyperemesis in both my pregnanc...

2009-07-13T08:49:21.431-05:00

As a sufferer from hyperemesis in both my pregnancies, the first followed by a baby who could target me from across the room with projectile vomit, and having seen two kids through enough puking to fill up the Grand Canyon over the course of fifteen years, I have fulfilled my vomit duty as set forth in the Book of Mom, article 17, subsection 2(c).

I will no longer do vomit. That's what dads are for. Book of Mom, article 17, subsection 2(d).

Oh dear. You definitely broke a rule. The hubby ...

2009-07-13T08:40:57.869-05:00

Oh dear. You definitely broke a rule. The hubby and I have also learned not to talk about how long it has been. I am nervous even writing that. If my children start puking I'll have to blame you. ;)

When I was a child I hated puking alone too. I think I thought there was a chance I might die or something so I needed my mom there. Puking scared the tar out of me. Now it just makes me mad. ;)

I, too, am a vomitophobe. And L is a frequent vomi...

2009-07-13T08:28:10.018-05:00

I, too, am a vomitophobe. And L is a frequent vomiter. I thought I was no longer a vomitophobe because of that, until someone had a few too many on our camping trip this weekend and puked not too far away from me. EWWWW. I am still a vomitophobe. Hope you stay well!

As someone who has observed many types of vomiting...

2009-07-13T08:12:21.495-05:00

As someone who has observed many types of vomiting, both as part of my hospital work, and among my family.
I feel I could offer assistance with both a personal and professional approach should you wish to extend your studies in this important area to a second continent!

Lil' D was a vomiter as an infant. He had allergie...

2009-07-13T08:11:06.629-05:00

Lil' D was a vomiter as an infant. He had allergies and needed special formula. As soon as he would eat....BARF! He has this gag reflex where if he does it hard enough he makes himself vomit. He hasn't done it in about 6 months. We tend to not pay attention to it, since we believe it is and ant to merely get our attention. I can't imagine dealing with more than one sick child. Thanks for the education in Vomitology. Have a wonderful day and take care.
-Kiki

I do have to edit my last comment about Caitlin be...

2009-07-13T07:11:21.518-05:00

I do have to edit my last comment about Caitlin being the Jedi Master as I reflect on a trip to NC and a night in the Best Western which was neither the BEST or very WESTERN. She and I shared a bed only to wake me with a very wet back. She told me years later that was the day she learned that Orange Sonic Slushy and Corn dogs are not a good combination. The rest of the trip the smell of oranges I had brought along for the trip made my stomach quiver. I too am a vomitophobe.