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April 6, 2014 by: Shell

The Clorox Ick Awards: Because Life Is Beautiful and Icky

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Clorox.

We take our three boys on many adventures. They are so active, pretty much every day is an adventure in itself.

But when we travel, our stories get a little bigger. Sometimes in a good way, and sometimes in a truly icky way… like the Great Puke Incident of Spring Break 2011.

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We were on our way from coastal North Carolina to Pittsburgh. Our kids are used to very flat, very straight roads. Once we started climbing hills and going around sharp turns, our oldest’s stomach started to rebel.

Since that’s been known to happen to him when we make this trek, we were prepared with a barf bag for him. But we weren’t prepared for him to NOT STOP PUKING.

We had to pull over so that the bag wouldn’t overflow.

And when he started to climb out of the van to get outside into the fresh air, he puked AGAIN, all down the middle aisle of the van, hitting his two younger brothers with some of the splash.

Then, this little guy…

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…turns out to be a sympathetic puker and starts throwing up from the smell.

So, we’re on the side of a highway, with two kids pretty much covered in puke and a third who has now been splashed by the other two. Still about 5 hours of the drive left to go, a total stinky mess in the van…

And someone’s got to clean this mess up. Hubs starts heaving at the smell. So it’s up to mom, of course, to deal with all the icky messes so we can get back on the road.

Believe it or not, we didn’t give up road trips after that incident, though we do make sure we have spare clothes at the ready, along with cleaning supplies!

The Clorox Ick Awards

Clorox is teaming up with Chicago improve troupe The Second City Communications for the Clorox Ick Awards on Wednesday, April 9 from 6-10 p.m. ET. The #ickies promise to be the messiest virtual awards show ever, featuring real-time comedy inspired by your real-life moments.

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The Second City Communications will be turning tweets into #ickies video skits throughout the awards show. You can help pick the winners by voting for your favorites and win big as they give out $2,500 in prizes.

If you have a hilariously icky moment you want to nominate in advance, you can share it by using #ickies and then tune in to the first hour of the awards to see if it is featured in the opening number with a surprise celebrity guest. Though our Puke Incident of Spring Break 2011 is gross, I’m thinking that if I reach back to baby days, I can tweet: Instead of napping, my 1y/o was fingerpainting his textured bedroom walls, crib rails, and face with poop. #ickies Y’all, I just can’t even. *Shudder*

Don’t forget to visit http://bit.ly/1pAc9pq and sign up for Clorox’s email newsletter to learn more about how Clorox can help you laugh through the mess. Follow @Clorox on Twitter and share your “icky moment” using the hashtag #ickies to be entered to win.

What was one of your icky moments?

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Clorox.

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Comments

  1. Mitch says

    April 6, 2014 at 10:08 pm

    Yeah! I’ll be at that Twitter party! Parents see more ick than anyone! #ickies!

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:19 pm

      We really do! It was hard to figure out which moment to share because there have been so many!

  2. aimee fauci says

    April 6, 2014 at 10:24 pm

    I am dealing with potty training right now, so I have a lot of ickie moments. It’s crazy how I forget that it can be from that big gap between this child and the last. 

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:20 pm

      Oh yes! Potty training is full of ick. Good luck!

  3. Alison says

    April 7, 2014 at 4:36 am

    I’m like your hubby, I am heaving just reading this, too funny story.

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:20 pm

      It was so bad. We ended up pulling over again and throwing out their soiled clothes because the smell was making all of us sick.

  4. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    April 7, 2014 at 5:29 am

    Yup, I have two boys and sometimes I don’t even want to know.  But they really can be gross sometimes.

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:21 pm

      My boys manage to find messes every where they go. Sometimes I just want to tell them to hose off outside.

  5. Erica says

    April 7, 2014 at 7:10 am

    Ugh I have had so many icky moments. Most involving poop. Not very fun at all! My kiddos have given me a run for my money! 

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:21 pm

      So gross, right? I still get creeped out, remembering scrubbing poop out of the textured walls!

  6. Amy Desrosiers says

    April 7, 2014 at 8:36 am

    With three kids there are way too many icky moments. I suppose diaper blow outs are right up there.

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:22 pm

      For sure. Especially when I would be holding them when they happened!

  7. Julia says

    April 7, 2014 at 8:50 am

    Oh yuck! My brother used to vomit everywhere we went as kids, so I feel for your son who was splattered by vomit. 

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:22 pm

      Yuck! I got car sick when I was a kid- my poor brothers!

  8. Christie says

    April 7, 2014 at 8:57 am

    I’m sure there was poop, spit up and boogers involved! The joys of mommyhood

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:23 pm

      Of course! My yuckiest spit up moment was when my youngest, who was just over 1 at the time, spit up all down my dress at my brother’s wedding reception.

  9. Scott says

    April 7, 2014 at 11:45 am

    So many icky moments…the best was our toddler throwing up in her car seat.  We were finding chunks for weeks!

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:23 pm

      Oh, yuck! It’s really bad in a car seat since it gets into the crevices!

  10. Kecia says

    April 7, 2014 at 11:59 am

    We drove 5 hours to Charlotte, NC for a blogging conference in 2012. My husband had JUST gotten over a stomach bug and I was in the middle of it. Though I didn’t get sick along the way, our (then almost 2 year old) son did. It was terrible!!!

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:24 pm

      Oh no! That’s terrible timing!

  11. Sherry says

    April 7, 2014 at 1:00 pm

    Yuck and Ickies the kids puking in the car is the worst.. the smell. talk about a parenting moment.

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:24 pm

      It’s so terrible. We ended up stopping and throwing their soiled clothes in the trash because we couldn’t stand the smell.

  12. Dawn Lopez says

    April 7, 2014 at 1:29 pm

    Oh. My.! Now that is a seriously icky story, that I don’t envy! Yikes!! My story is a little less stinky, one time my son got gum stuck in his eyebrows and eyelashes from blowing a big bubble over his face while we were at the movie theater. I’ll never forget it, fortunately it makes me laugh every time!

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:25 pm

      That would make me laugh, too!

  13. Jessica (Savory Experiments) says

    April 7, 2014 at 1:41 pm

    No children, but I could tell you a few icky stories from my husband! 

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:25 pm

      Males are messy, no matter the age!

  14. Dina says

    April 7, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    Ugh I hate car sickness. I get it and so does another one of my kids. Sympathetic puker makes it so much worse then it already was. 

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:26 pm

      I don’t get it quite as bad as when I was younger, but it’s a terrible feeling.

  15. Keikilani says

    April 7, 2014 at 2:00 pm

    Oh my goodness! That is so gross! We have had a few puking sessions in the car. Cleaning carseats is the worst!

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:26 pm

      It’s so hard- it gets into all the crevices.

  16. Amber says

    April 7, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    Anything that has to do with puke is my icky moment. If I see or smell puke, I also puke. Blah. 

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:27 pm

      I almost puked from the smell in the van after this happened. We ended up stopping again and throwing out their clothes so we didn’t have to deal with the smell for the rest of the drive.

  17. Melissa @ This Girl's Life Blog says

    April 7, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    Ugh! I have been there before. Though that isn’t my ickiest moment it ranks right up there. 

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:27 pm

      My kids have given me so many to choose from. Unfortunately!

  18. Karen says

    April 7, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    So many ick moments and my daughter is only 2! I think the worst was when she peed all over me when she was a newborn. Total ick!

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:28 pm

      Definite ick. When I was trying to change his diaper, my oldest peed all over the carpet at my husband’s boss’s house. I was so embarrassed!

  19. Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama says

    April 7, 2014 at 3:15 pm

    Red has been potty training… and last week he pooped in the bathtub for the babysitter!! Ack! At least it wasn’t me!

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:29 pm

      Oh, man. Extra tip for that babysitter!

  20. Chasing Joy says

    April 7, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    OMG that is s truly icky moment.

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:29 pm

      It really was. The smell was awful.

  21. The Dose of Reality says

    April 7, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    OMG!! You have a known puker…and all three are covered in mess to some degree…and then you discover you also have a SYMPATHETIC PUKER…and you have 5 hours to go?!?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I definitely think you are in the running for an ICKY award!!
    Just tell me, have you traveled by car since then? I think I would just resign myself to staycations from here on out. THANK GOODNESS FOR CLOROX! –Lisa

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:30 pm

      Surprisingly, we have. We moved our regular puker up to the front and he has a puke bag attached to the seat in front of him. And we give him Dramamine. That has helped a lot.

  22. brett says

    April 7, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    yea, i have a carsick girlie in my life.  and when she loses it, it’s never just once.  EVER.  

    which is why she wore an 18 month random tank top as a tube skirt one day last summer LOL

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:30 pm

      Oh, that is hilarious! The tank top, not the puke. 😉

  23. Melissa says

    April 7, 2014 at 6:19 pm

    OMG! I have so been there before…with myself! Note: Do not throw up out the window while car is running. It won’t be pretty…it will be icky!!!! 

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:31 pm

      I used to get terrible car sickness when I was younger. I tried to puke out the window and it was so messy.

  24. Janeane Davis says

    April 7, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    The funny thing is that with kids, a lot of the happiest memories involve icky things. The more kids, the more ick.

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:31 pm

      That is so true! My boys manage to find or create messes everywhere!

  25. Jaime says

    April 7, 2014 at 8:27 pm

    The ick moments are definitely my least favorite. I didn’t realize just how tough of a stomach I had until I became a mom.

    • Shell says

      April 7, 2014 at 8:32 pm

      Mine has had to get stronger since having kids. There’s really no choice!

  26. Liz Mays says

    April 8, 2014 at 12:20 am

    After the fact, I’m sure it’s a hysterical family memory. However, in the moment that was definitely pure ICK!

  27. Pauline Cabrera says

    April 8, 2014 at 2:14 am

    When I was a kid, I used to get nauseated and vomit when travelling over a long distance. I know this is an icky stuff. But thankfully, I overcame that problem and don’t have any problem now when travelling. 🙂

  28. Amanda says

    April 8, 2014 at 8:37 am

    Love Clorox wipes! And you are right, life is beautiful and icky! 🙂

  29. brittney says

    April 8, 2014 at 11:01 am

    Oh no I couldnt have dealt lol youre stronger than me. When all 3 of my kids got the stomach virus at the same time…I thought I was going to die!

  30. Krystal says

    April 8, 2014 at 11:08 am

    Kiddie vomit. THE WORST!! On New Year’s Eve, after a nice night out with my husband, we come home to a child who literally just projectile vomited all over. We thank our sitter and are like … well there goes that good night! 😉 We can only laugh about it now. Our son went on to puke during our Valentine’s Day date too…got a call to COME HOME from the sitter… Maybe my son just likes to puke on our date nights…. what’s that about!? 

  31. Angie | Big Bear's Wife says

    April 8, 2014 at 2:16 pm

    That is totally a icky moment! I would have died! haha

  32. Toni says

    April 8, 2014 at 2:58 pm

    My ickiest moment is anytime a child throws up.  Blech I don’t do well with it at all.

  33. Alesha @ Full Time Mama says

    April 8, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    Oh man, that IS quite the icky story! I’m so thankful we don’t have these issues with my kids. I get a bit car sick but never to the point of vomiting. I have some friends who deal with the same thing with their kids though… All 3 of the kids get car sick very easily, and I’ve heard this same type of story from them a few times. They haven’t given up traveling either! 🙂

  34. Amber K says

    April 8, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    Baby + Bouncing + food = ICK! There have been so many ick moments it’s hard to pick the worst.

  35. Mina Slater says

    April 8, 2014 at 8:05 pm

    Ahh, so many icky moments to recall. Spit up in the cat seat is no fun, especially on the highway! I remember being so happy when I saw the next exit so I could pull over and clean kiddo up.

  36. Desiree M. says

    April 8, 2014 at 10:50 pm

    Any time my children have a dirty diaper it’s an ICK moment for me. Oh my gosh. I couldn’t deal with the puking. I’d be puking along with the kids. LOL

  37. Krissy says

    April 9, 2014 at 9:44 am

    Oh you poor thing, puke is the most awful thing to deal with! My daughter got sick on Black Friday, my husband was at home taking care of her…well, he doesn’t do puke and literally like 8 hrs later I came home and the puke was STILL on the floor by her bed. Talk about ick! I swear I cleaned the carpet 20x and still it has a bit of a funky smell….. 

  38. Cassie @ Southeast by Midwest says

    April 9, 2014 at 11:28 pm

    Clorox gets things so sanitized it’s not even funny. We use Clorox for all important and deep cleaning 🙂

  39. Christina S says

    April 10, 2014 at 12:24 pm

    Oh no! I don’t do throw up very well either. Luckily, my hubby is good about it.

  40. Stephanie says

    April 14, 2014 at 9:03 am

    Oh…just reading your descriptions of the puking and splashing has me nauseous. I don’t know if I could’ve done it, I’d probably have had to toss my own cookies with the kids on the side of the road, too. What a horrible and hilarious story.

  41. Alexa says

    April 14, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    Oh my gosh, I am such a sympathetic puker that just the description of this nearly had me hurling! Yes, that qualifies as a top icky moment in my book!

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