I read it somewhere that a mothers spit is one of the most powerful cleaning solvents known to man when it comes to cleaning up a dirty child. My mother must have believed this to be true because Ive had more than my fair share of spit baths. I ALWAYS thought it was gross beyond anything on the gross-o-meter it was so gross there wasnt even a scale to measure it. But if there was a scale I believe Ive had a few F-5 spit baths in my younger days. I remember one particular spit bath, mom had eaten garlic and coffee at lunchtime and it was especially unappealing in aroma and in slime factor, and I recall stomping my little adolescent foot and telling her "if I ever had kids I would NEVER spit on theri face" Her response was something in the way of a reminder that it was the only way most animals had to wash their young, and I should be thankful I had a mom who cared about my face being clean, and tho I was young, knowing my mother tehre was probably a little nugget in there about how I would change my tune when my kids came along. Perhaps the main scar wasnt the foul stinch of coffee and garlic being smeared across my face, but more and unfortunate incedent once where I walked in on my parents engaging in some marital antics, that left a young impressionable girl with the misfortune of knowing where her mothers mouth had been.

In any case, I am proud to report that my youngest child is 12 years old and I have never to this day rubbed my spit across their faces, or any other part of theri being. Ok.. I might have slicked down a hair or two on a baby with mama spit, but that was way before they were old enough to remember any of it, so I dont think that counts. Besides, It was never as close to their smeller as a spit bath  facial might be.

I go into all this to get to one point, Dont give your child a spit bath with your spit moms. If they absolutely have to have a spit bath, there is no baby wipes, or sink with water, or wet rag handy, they please, O beg of you please, for the childrens sake, let them do the spitting. wash that childs face with their own spit. Kids love to spit, im sure it would be no great feat to get a child of either gender to spit on a rag, and you might be surprised at how much less protest you meet when the spit in their face is their own.