1.0Socamomhttps://socamom.com/wEva Wilsonhttps://socamom.com/w/author/socasoca/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SnOViPThr9"><a href="https://socamom.com/w/the-war-on-germs/">The War on Germs…</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://socamom.com/w/the-war-on-germs/embed/#?secret=SnOViPThr9" width="600" height="338" title="“The War on Germs…” — Socamom" data-secret="SnOViPThr9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://socamom.com/w/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://socamom.com/w/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/parental_advisory_socamom.png400254I'm sick. So my house smells like all kindsa cleaning products - none of them "green" - I have to get over my need for things to SMELL clean (not that I would know because I really can't smell anything right now). Anytime a parent gets sick, we secretly (and sometimes not so secretly) blame our kids for bringing something yucky home to share. When I am out with the kids - it is war time. I don't think I'm that old. I do remember when there was no such thing as anti-bacterial soap, outside of hospitals.  I also remember when hand sanitizer didn't exist for the general public.  Now it is a staple in classrooms, grocery stores, desk drawers, and pocketbooks everywhere. So the kids know mommy has "issues". I do battle with germs on the daily... sometimes in my mind - sometimes with the Clorox wipes.  Yep, I have issues. I LOVE the smell of Dettol.  Sounds crazy, I know - but it just means clean to me, like the smell of bleach equates clean in America. Now, am I that crazy mom running behind her kids with wipes? No... not that anyone can see - and I definitely don't run, but I am on the look out for ways to keep my kids from getting sick.  As a homeschooling mom, the show must go on when one kid gets sick, so prevention for me is key.  Homeschool doesn't mean always home for us though. The boys have soccer, baby girl has ballet, and both have the potential to expose them to infection in locker rooms and on the soccer field. One of the most difficult infections to treat in kids and adults is MRSA. Here's what the National Library of Medicine's website says about MRSA: