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Oct 16, 2010, 03:40 PM
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Have you ever cleaned your child's face with spit in front of everybody in public?
I have seen mothers do this at restaurants and parking lots. I wonder what others think about this
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Oct 16, 2010, 03:46 PM
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I did that too but it was not spit as you say. It is just licking your finger and wiping off a small spot of dirt on my child's face. I really didn't care what others thought. Many moms over the years and beyond have done this without even thinking about it.
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Oct 16, 2010, 03:48 PM
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My kids call it a "cat bath" and they forbid me to do it. LOL
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Oct 16, 2010, 03:56 PM
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I've done it.
A little spit on a kleenex to wipe off dirt. My mom did it to me, I do it to my kids and I'm sure the tradition will continue. ;)
Moms spit is like WD40. :)
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Oct 27, 2010, 02:04 PM
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No, I have never done that... I remember as a child having that done to me. Disgusting. I have however dipped the napkin in the ice water glass before wiping their face, I remember that to and thought as a child it was gross and vowed not to do that to my own... but I did do the napkin in the water glass, Just not the "spit and polish"...
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Oct 27, 2010, 02:28 PM
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 Originally Posted by jelly1bean
No, I have never done that...I remember as a child having that done to me. Disgusting. I have however dipped the napkin in the ice water glass before wiping their face, I remember that to and thought as a child it was gross and vowed not to do that to my own...but I did do the napkin in the water glass, Just not the "spit and polish"...
Spit and polish, is just a saying. My son hated it too, but it wasn't actually spit. It was a little moisture from my tongue. Spit and Polish actually refers to a quick shoeshine from the old days. Spit was actually used then because it brought up the shine from the shoe polish.
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Oct 28, 2010, 01:08 AM
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Yeah, I have been around long enough to know that "spit and polish" is a term that was used for polishing/cleaning shoes. I was saying it "tongue in cheek" as in humor.
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Oct 28, 2010, 04:17 AM
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 Originally Posted by jelly1bean
Yeah, I have been around long enough to know that "spit and polish" is a term that was used for polishing/cleaning shoes. I was saying it "tongue in cheek" as in humor.
Thanks for clearing that up. I wouldn't have known you meant it in a humorous way; maybe unless you put a smiley face beside it to indicate that.
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