I never thought this would happen to me. I always thought things would be different. That somehow this wouldn’t ever be my problem. Maybe I was arrogant, or naïve, but now that I am living with this I don’t know what I am going to do.

I have a child that sticks peas up her nose.

Is there a support group for this?

The Munch can no longer enjoy peas while playing around the house because I have to monitor her pea eating as if I were a warden. If I don’t, she will come up to me and say “uh oh… peas” and there will be one lodged in her nasal cavity halfway to her brain.

They are not easy to get out either, and I sweat like a whore in church while I try to extract them in fear of pushing it up further. Now I am on an anxiety spiral wondering what other produce she will get up there. One thing I know for sure is that I am keeping her away from carrots for a while.

“So you are saying the only place I can put these things is in my mouth? BORING!”

“Maybe The Munch has a point… they really are a perfect fit…”