Coodie Bugs

Coversation while laying down with Abbie:

Abbie: "Mom, Tori got coodies."

Me: "Ohh, really, how did she get coodies?"

Abbie: "from a boy at her old school, cause he kissed her (on the cheek), boys give girls coodies."

Me: "Oh wow, if boys give coodies, how come I don't get them from Daddy?"

Abbie (smiling): "Cause he's a MAN!"

Doing some research for this story, I found a term in the dictionary for coodie bugs:

"a young girl's greatest fear of boys..."