Po's Peek at the Past

In his younger years, our son was a deep sleeper to say the least. This usually presented little problems for his mother and me until he got nauseous and sometimes vomited in bed, without fully wakening. That very sight and the accompanying odor have to rank close to the bottom of duties parents must deal with when raising kids. I know this to be true, especially for the miserable moms out there who usually end up handling the mess.

In my son's early years, the clean-up process was not a big deal and my poor wife always handled that duty without much grumbling on her part. But as he got older,...