"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them." – Albert Einstein

Once again, I have lured you into the illusion that my mind is occupied with deep thoughts.  This is not entirely dishonest – it is, a great proportion of the time, which will be fodder for my next post on how I can honestly leave the house with my shirt inside-out.  More than once.

But you can only sustain deep thinking for so long before you have to turn your mind to more pressing matters of daily life.  For me, that means mommyhood.

Yep.  This is the obligatory poo post.

I don’t know if this is reassuring to any other moms out there, but here it is:

I am a trained specialist in disease.  Yep.  Bonafide, diploma-carrying PhD biochemist with creds in host-microbe relationships.

And yet, despite this, when my son’s poo becomes the color and consistency of wallpaper paste for three days in a row (unfortunately, without the bland wallpaper-pastey smell) I am on the phone with the pediatrician, demanding instant gratification. 

Fix it.  Now.

Remember my reasons for not specializing in pathology.

January 16th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
3 Responses to “So here’s some metaphysical for you…”
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    Tara Says:

    Oh yeah, how amazingly interesting does poo become, and you’re willing to talk to anyone that wants to listen… pity not many people do 😉

    I’d share what’s been going on in my kids’ nappies, but nothing interesting has occurred.

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    Reminds me of a conversation I had with my Gastro who had his first baby just before I had Sean. I was telling him how terrifying it was to have a newborn and how I wished I had gone to med school when I bought a preemie home from the hospital. He said, “Yeah. Me too.” And then, “Oh wait, I did go to medical school.” It proves that no matter how much education you have, when it’s your kid, all bets are off.

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    Cinnkitty Says:

    Umm…so if you are what you eat…then what’s poor Harry been snarfing on? ewwww…..!