Torturing the baby

How is it that the worst torture you can visit upon your child, it appears, is to wipe his or her nose?

Nathaniel's nose has been runny and he's had numerous ear infections. We're hoping to avoid another, so we've been wiping his nose like crazy. And he screams like we're trying to do serious harm to him. Almost nothing else brings out this kind of response. He's as agreeable as can be otherwise.

But just show him a tissue, and the screaming starts.

What a kid.