Continuing on with my weird threads, I was a victim of the common nose picking growing up. I mean I somewhat do, kinda, still, but with a towel or napkin, especially pollen season and multiple sneezing for minutes. Though I now basically grab my outer nose to bend the septum a bit or something like that I don’t know.

Growing up you know, most kids being kids picking their noses, blowing with the boogeys hanging out or the occasional booger eating (don’t even say ew. I mean it is but we were kids. We adults now, most of us. Have a laugh) it was just one of those things that became second nature to us. I mean eventually we grow out of it from the constant nose picking every day, though we still have to from time to time to clear out our nostrils or just out of boredom who knows?

Is it really natural for us to pick our noses as kids? To me I felt like it was.

Does nose picking really make our nostrils bigger? Does it improve our immune system (don’t get me started on the water drinking from a hose schtick)

Did you often pick your nose, as a kid or anything or been a nose virgin?

Next month be about puking

Edit: I had a very good laugh at the original thread title. I needed that but don’t want to get in trouble

becerra95 : The title made me think of something very, very different.

Boy I do not like that thread title

.

I like how the title gets more attention than the thread itself. I must know the original title of the thread also.

Oh wait… derp

I’m a… perplexed user this year to say the least

becerra95 : I used to pick my nose a lot in Elementary school, and I remember I also used to have a lot of nose bleeds during that time too, so lots of class interruptions. As of now though, I haven't had a nosebleed in years, and I only pick my nose if there is a really big booger that is causing my nostril to get irritated.

Allysa8th : The original title was "So I used to finger a lot".

becerra95 : well brother, we are the same... I also pick my nose, but I am ending the habit because it is not really a good habit to get into. If anything, it would gross people out.

Didn't know a thread like this existed. I must say I haven't seen a thread like this on here. Granted there was a time when I was off this site.

I can remember when I was real little about age 3/4 picking my nose and yes eating a booger. I mean I was a little kid and thought it was funny and ccool. After that age I stopped that for a few reasons.

For starters I had a lot of sinus infections due to having a chronic illness. As one can imagine picking your nose when you have a sinus infection is not fun. Your nose is pouring, its irritated and well you get the idea.

Around age 5 I realized how gross it was to eat something you blow out of your nose. Even at that age I started thinking okay you have an illness this is probably not a good idea. I stopped picking my nose at that age.

I've had to blow my nose a lot for at least 10 years because anytime I eat just about anything my nose will run cause when I had a hip bone graphed into my mouth they made a hole in the roof of my mouth that they swore I didn't have and said I must have been doing it out of habit by swallowing in a super weird way and to know for sure they'd have to do a study on me but it turns out I don't swallow food in the weirdest way possible cause a few years ago I went to a new dentist for the first time and he instantly was like so I notice you have a hole in the roof of your mouth... But yeah if anything I think it's gotten worse like I remember it used to only be things like ice cream and things like that but recently I had a juicy steak and that caused my nose to run cause of that hole and I just had to sit there like seriously. Way back when I used to go to public school in 2nd grade I can remember getting in trouble for my nose running out eating a fruit roll (do they still make fruit rolls?) and some girl got a teacher cause it grossed her out cause I didn't instantly have something to wipe and blow my nose with and I got in trouble for it which I'm still pissed about however many years later.

I am firmly on the side of nose picking and eating being good for your immune system. Reputable sources have claimed it to be true, and it just makes too much sense. Boogers are essentially dirt and bacteria that your nose hairs have prevented from entering your nose. Surely introducing that bacteria to your body will cause your immune system to produce antibodies, right?

I was a nose picker (and eater) as a child. I rarely ever get sick now. Coincidence? I think not.