the things you learn on the internets

My kid is driving me insane today. She's whining constantly and I just don't know what to do. Nothing is making her happy.

I think she might be working on some teeth because she's been sucking her fingers constantly. Usually she only sucks them when she's tired, but this morning in Walmart, Petsmart and Target she was sucking away. This totally stresses me out because, ew, germs on the carts. Hello, Kathryn? I don't want you getting sick. Again. Mommy can't handle much more illness this winter.

So I'm avoiding my child, doing some research on thumb-sucking (although yes, she is a finger sucker, the second and third fingers on her left-hand) and I come across this:

Thumb suckers are mentally unbalanced. No they're not, neither are they emotionally impaired or destined to a life of masturbation.

Good to know. Heh.