don't touch this...

i have an issue touching people and i guess people touching me
actually i didn't used to... i think i'll blame it on (first) teaching.  i've gotten sick so many times by not minding the germs coming my way via a child's hand, a hug from that child's dirty hand (probably been in their nose or mouth or worse the bathroom), pencils touched by that dirty hand, etc. and (two) on the swine flu (i literally walked around with an alcohol gel in my classroom for weeks... well, i was pregnant so definitely didn't want to get sick)

but since these happened i've never been so aware of germs... they are everywhere!!! so if i am fully on watch i try not to touch people or if i do i feel the need to wash my hands... don't be offended it's not you, it's me REALLY

* but if you still wanna touch me or give me a hug, go ahead i'm working on not being so obsessive about this... and if i give you a hug know i am trying really hard :-)

anyway, i speak of this issue because evan is kind of the same way except he's like it from birth (scary!)
he doesn't like it when other people he doesn't know or like touch him... he doesn't even like it when we touch him in ways he doesn't want to be touched... like, his nose... he HATES it when we touch his nose or try to wipe off his boogers (which he has a lot of these days)

*sigh* what have we done to him... my little ocd booger