lickomania
pronounced as [lee-ko-mey-nee-uh]–noun
defined as excessive excitement or enthusiasm to lick every object in sight
The initial stages of the disease are manifested by stuffing small bony fingers in to the mouth and pushing them in as far as they will go (and in turn retching and bringing out all the milk that one has drunk!), to putting tiny toes in and sucking furiously on them. At the later stages the fascination has turned to licking the collar of own t-shirts, sucking the threads out of any clothes nearby, bed sheets, pillow ruffles, stuffed toys, whatever is reachable. And if there is no object nearby one can just flip over and lick the mat/bed or whatever one is lying on!!! And god forbid if anyone tries to pull away the object. SCREAM SCREAM SCREAM... harassed neighbours put in ear plugs.. sigh...
We at the jungle house are hoping that this phase will pass soon, coz Sher Khan is running out on patience ( and dettol to sterilize everything!) .
Btw a small snippet that I have filed away for future blackmail (wicked!!! aren’t I)
While changing mowgli’s nappy, the moment I turned to get a clean nappy, Mr. licker had the soiled one in his mouth and was enthusiastically sucking away.. now if only he would display similar enthu for milk!
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