tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post1386707425230372899..comments2023-10-19T23:31:13.746-07:00Comments on Field Notes from an Evolutionary Psychologist: Is a 3-yr-old who eats paper normal?Field Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-84019073406868859752008-10-09T22:38:00.000-07:002008-10-09T22:38:00.000-07:00I wish I had a good animal story, but mine eat the...I wish I had a good animal story, but mine eat the normal stuff. Except for my dog, Pepper, who, like a puppy, ate everything. But when she ate the chile tepin ristra, well, my ex took her to the vet because she had "bloody stools". The "blood was pieces of chile husk!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, there was a really good Nova(?) special on geophagy 5-6 years ago. From the West African markets of all the clays, to English individuals licking potato eyes, quite wide-ranging and interesting.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone actually have the answer yet?RunzwithScissorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529050687657083864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-34250594840649918772008-10-09T18:17:00.000-07:002008-10-09T18:17:00.000-07:00You have a very interesting and informative blog!You have a very interesting and informative blog!Sweet 'n Sassy Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038685936448588337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-91269165532255500512008-10-09T15:03:00.000-07:002008-10-09T15:03:00.000-07:00i enjoyed paste as a child during art... now aday...i enjoyed paste as a child during art... now adays i stick to food.Kim Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704606305499397552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-8380666423491868102008-10-09T08:57:00.000-07:002008-10-09T08:57:00.000-07:00Thank you! I can't tell you how challenging it is...Thank you! <BR/><BR/>I can't tell you how challenging it is to keep the quality content high =DField Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-76854512942725449452008-10-09T08:43:00.000-07:002008-10-09T08:43:00.000-07:00Man, I cant tell you how much I love reading your ...Man, I cant tell you how much I love reading your blog! Intellegent, insightful, and a fun read! Kudos and a great blog!Fuzzy Izmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-65842879728152364312008-10-09T05:57:00.000-07:002008-10-09T05:57:00.000-07:00There was a kid in my kindergarten class that ate ...There was a kid in my kindergarten class that ate paste ALL THE TIME, huges globs of it. I can remember us whining to the teacher, "Alvin's eating the paste again Ms. Massey!"<BR/><BR/>He eventually stopped, guess it must have been a phase or maybe an attempt to gross out the girls in class...SquirrelGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250021359943339819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-65099248096665971622008-10-08T21:53:00.000-07:002008-10-08T21:53:00.000-07:00Thank you for joing my Esty blog forum. You have a...Thank you for joing my Esty blog forum. You have a great blog! <BR/><BR/>All the best, <BR/>Jude <BR/>artist <BR/><BR/>My Atsy Art Shop:<BR/>http://paintingsbyjude.etsy.comJudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414634729969449550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-57300063698474026062008-10-08T21:12:00.000-07:002008-10-08T21:12:00.000-07:00You know, I've always wondered if some mild cases ...You know, I've always wondered if some mild cases of pica were just the body trying to fix or prevent something that instinct was telling them needed attention. I remember being grilled constantly by healthcare workers while pregnant as to whether or not I wanted to eat laundry soap, or paint chips, or drywall scraps. I didn't, but it got me to thinking *why* an otherwise healthy person would have those cravings. Sort of like a dog who eats grass to settle his stomach, I suppose.The Ebon Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06550628417878394389noreply@blogger.com