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Cleaning up poop, pee, snot, vomit, chewed & spit out food, & drool doesn't bother me much at all. Before I became a parent, just thinking about doing that stuff made me squeamish.
More mindblowing to me is not how desensitized I've become, but how sensitized I have become to things I previously thought of as harmless. For example, I never used to understand how certain TV shows could be considered harmful or inappropriate for kids. Now, even certain cartoons that my kids watch make me cringe from some of the language used. Shows that have characters calling each other "stupid", "idiot", or "loser" make me feel uneasy. I try to only let my kids watch shows with positive messages even though they might not be as exciting or "cool" as the mindless stuff. Unfortunately, I think I'm losing this battle as they get older.
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