Sunday, July 25, 2010
Brrr! Its cold in here!
Ok, so people are always really worried with exposure to cold here. I'm a Utah girl, so what I would consider a nice cool breeze is freezing-cold for the people here. Of course my apartment gets freezing, but outside is usually mild to slightly chilly at worst. Regardless, Everywhere I go, people are always chastising me for not bundling up my kids more, saying we are going to get sick. Well, I don't believe in needlessly bundling, (and I believe that viruses cause colds, the weather does not). But I also don't really want to argue with every little old grandmother that I come across when I'm outside, so I do tend to bundle when we go out anyway. Still, I slip up occasionally. The other day, we went to a dance performance for my sis-in-law, Michelle. And for some reason, they took a really long time letting everyone in to the auditorium, so there were like 200 people all squished into this little foyer waiting. I was holding Owen around the armpits to keep him from escaping and getting lost in the crowd, and he was - in return - kicking me in the shins. A lady next to me reached over and tapped my shoulder, and said, "You're baby's shirt is coming up. He's going to catch a cold." I'm sure I must have given her a strange look. Because besides the fact that I was lucky I still had a hold of him at all (he can be pretty slippery when he wants to) it was hot in there. Hee hee. I have to admit, I am still laughing and confused about that exchange.
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yeah, but your belly button sucks in viruses like a vacuum!
I guess it's nice that people are concerned. But I'll bet the shirt coming up wasn't anywhere on Owen's list of worries.
I've tried lots of times with the virus explanation, but it never worked for me either, so here's different approach: Say that they'll only get sick if they BELIEVE that cold weather will make them sick. Tell them that you don't believe in it and you've never gotten sick from it. They can't argue with that.
Nice idea John. Yah, its impossible to argue with 1000 years of tradition.
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