tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510856114964257942.post9011990007780035266..comments2022-12-30T09:38:35.677-07:00Comments on Discovering Love: Mom-Spit bathsChristy K Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988458745832012138noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510856114964257942.post-8891728092100068832017-05-17T21:41:02.219-07:002017-05-17T21:41:02.219-07:00All comments are moderated, and I just got home to...All comments are moderated, and I just got home to "publish" it. Christy K Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988458745832012138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510856114964257942.post-10484755197595083282017-05-17T20:54:19.360-07:002017-05-17T20:54:19.360-07:00Great story...I wrote a long story about are non s...Great story...I wrote a long story about are non spit baths cause mom was a nurse and I don't know what happened to it. Might have gone anonymous? Stephanie Masonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510856114964257942.post-29878324201257225622017-05-17T20:50:16.790-07:002017-05-17T20:50:16.790-07:00My mother never used spit. When we travelled long ...My mother never used spit. When we travelled long distance like that she always carried 4 gallons of water. One gallon of water per each person.our names were on them. We used the one gallon for drinking and bathing per day. My parents also carried a five gallon gas can with water in case radiator overheated or emergency. Ours would be refilled between stops. My dad was a mechanic. We even travelled with an emergency supply of new a few gallons of gas.<br /><br />For our hair to be freshened up, mom used baby powder and sprinkled it all over our hair to absorb the oils and then brushed it out and then she made our arms and face glow with baby oil after our baths. This way we always smelled good and glowed when we had to do the courteous hugging. Mom was a nurse and was against sharing spit. Haha. <br /><br />If we wanted warm water to do our sponge baths, we each had 2 designated color washcloths,the light color one for face only, the darker cloth for "the private" areas. I had one pink, one red. My bro had one dark blue, one light blue. Mom had yellow and dad had brown. She would soak cloth, then wrap in individual discarded clean bread bags and place them in a square Tupperware container with lid and place on dashboard to soak up the sun to heat them. When it came time to daily clean our privates (the darker cloth per each individual set we had to use) we did our hygiene duty, got fresh undies daily and then she placed the used dark washclohs in a seperate "soiled" plastic bag. When we stopped at gas stations she would then thoroughly wash these and pour listerine mouthwash over them and wash our undies as well. Then she laid them out on a towel on dash to dry or in the back of the station wagon on side ledges. If she wanted faster drying she rolled them up in the back swat car windows with wash clothe in outside to get air dried. I hated her flapping my undies in the wind. Fortunately, they were smaller back then and didn't take long to dry on a hot day and we always took scenic routes across the country. Like one time route 66. We lived in Maryland and drove to California. Or we would go from Maryland to Illinois to visit grandma. Ah, those were the days...��Stephanie Masonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510856114964257942.post-5357693832358699562012-05-12T10:06:24.386-07:002012-05-12T10:06:24.386-07:00Comments from Facebook:
Cindy M, Arizona:
Yep al...Comments from Facebook:<br /><br />Cindy M, Arizona: <br />Yep always before family portraits, dance recitals and formal family events. Process: spit on finger, wipe sludge off and perhaps a little spit curl. Wonderful story. Well written. Thank you.<br /><br />Kara W, Wisconsin:<br />Mom Spit baths are still common in this house. Going out in public + a 2 year old = much needed mom or Dad spit baths on a regular. We do actually try to keep wipes on hand but they never seem to be in hand when needed. lol<br /><br />Karen C, Australia:<br />It's why I have such a problem with other people's mouths to this day.<br /><br />Sarah B, England:<br />I had grandma spit baths. Which was just as bad! :)<br /><br />Sunny L, California:<br />And I saw a recent video of a little giraffe (chasing a butterfly) and this little giraffe got a Mom Spit face cleaning (and didn't seem to like it any better than human kids do!)<br /><br />Pamela K C, Washington:<br />Periodically got a quick spit bath in car on way to church. Was a mystery to me since we had just bathed the day before. Then I became a mom and understood it is mom reflex. Spit on finger, produce a nice spit curl. Spit on hankie...get choco cake off face. As a grandma, I have taken to using baby wipes. No spit left!<br /><br />Christy K Robinson: <br />Since everyone has water bottles these days, maybe Mom Spit is on the decline. In that case, it's good to chronicle the experience!<br /><br />Patty N, Canada:<br />No matter how many water bottles you've got, your child will spill the water just before you reach grandma's, with a nice smear of something on their face. lol!Christy K Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988458745832012138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510856114964257942.post-64060131350795073492012-05-12T08:20:22.549-07:002012-05-12T08:20:22.549-07:00This is a beautiful post, Christy! I use the mom s...This is a beautiful post, Christy! I use the mom spit on my son, but he isn't old enough to know it's gross, yet. LOL My mom used it on me, and I remember trying to squirm away, too. Saliva is so personal. We swap it when we kiss, we smear it on our kids to clean them off, we imagine it on the rims of used cups. It's interesting the Jesus chose to use his own saliva.Pattyhttp://pattyfroese.comnoreply@blogger.com