face rake.

so, mercer does this thing called a face rake. he curls his fingers and rakes mom and pop's face from top to bottom. it was cute when he was a wee little lad. his fingers were so tiny and so soft. nowadays, however, it's becoming quite a nuisance. no matter how much we trim the guy's nails, his fingers are still sharp. he does it when he's happy or simply exploring. we're trying to get him out of the habit because it's leaving mom and pop's face littered with scrapes and scratches. and forget about it if he gets a finger in your mouth for a good 'ol fashioned fish hook; you're done for.

we give him gentle face rakes right back and he seems startled that we would do such a thing to him. but, our normal reaction is to tell him, sternly, not to do that to people. i could just imagine him greeting the queen of england with a proper face rake. now, that would be bang out of order!