Good morning Mrs. Monk! 
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Different strokes...
And if it is harmless and doesn't annoy me...go for it!
Yep, never bothered me since it was her doing it. But that adds a lot of work to buying groceries for a family of 6! We (her kids) all just kind of smile at each other when mom's peculiar habits rear up.
How often were you kids sick from something that some diseased asshole stocked on the shelf or bagged whole at the checkout?My wife is adamant about that very thing because as she put's it doctor visits are expensive though usually for nothing can be done thanks to virus.
Four year olds are a real pain in the ass when sick.
I don't know. I don't think we were
less sick from mom's habits though. We grew up washing our hands long before that made it into popular culture. Mom carried wet washcloths in containers to wash our hands when we traveled.
Some habits are hard to break. I admit I'm a avid hand washer. My husband's family is not as vigilant. My dear husband even eats stuff that falls on the floor. He not more or less sick than anyone else.
Mom always insisted we get a drink of water before we left the house because where we were going might not have any water fountains. It took years for me to break that! lol Now, of course, finding something to drink isn't so hard since everywhere has a concession stand. But mom still has to get that sip of water before leaving the house.
My brother and I have said to each other we could write a book with all mom's peculiar traits. No one would believe us or might even think we were ganging up on her and exaggerating. Trust me, we're not.
the upside to mom's habits is that unlike some OCD things it doesn't keep her from living life. It just slows it down for the rest of us.
