Teaching my children to sniff glue

Yet another entry for "Mother of the Year."

I was in the shower a few days ago and saw Ellie (almost 2) and Blake (3) playing with something in my bathroom. I peaked out of the shower and it was one of those Zicam nasal sprays and the two were taking turns putting it in their mouths like a bottle. I quickly called out, "Ewww, stop! That goes in your nose!"

To an adult, this means, "Eww--that's been in a nose, don't put it in your mouth." To a toddler, this means, "Ohh. It's supposed to go in my nose. Thanks for the tip, mom." I took it away as soon as I could get out of the shower.

That afternoon I was mostly ignoring them while I put together 2 counter stools from Cost Plus. When I finally looked over they were in the corner of the kitchen, making snorting sounds and laughing. I went over and found them with a tiny bottle of wood glue that came with the stools, taking turns sticking it up their noses and sniffing. NO, THE GLUE WAS NOT OPENED!

Obviously, I had taught them that when you find small bottles with squeezy containers and pointy tops, the correct thing to do is put it in your nose. At least they have good technique. . .