bisous and germs and stuff...encore!

I should repost the post from a couple weeks ago about unhygienic bisous. It seems more appropriate now since, earlier this week, Suzanne broke out in strange sores around her mouth. After a couple days, I finally brought her to the doctor's because it was far beyond a canker sore or teething (ie was also on her feet and hands). Guess what the culprit is? Yup, cold sores, fever blisters, bouton d'herpès.

As I ranted to the doctor (not my normal bisousing doctor) about people bisousing with cold sores, he calmly told me that it wasn't necessarily the bisous' fault - it could have been a kid who she shared a toy with. But yes, he said, people don't realize it's a virus and is contagious. He also told me that not bisousing someone because of a cold sore, although a good idea, was a major faux pas. Who's side is he on anyway?

So it looks like I'm stuck bisousing. And it also looks like I've proved I'm either clairvoyant or damned.