WTF?

This afternoon Young Ladrinka had a playdate with a boy that he doesn’t often have playdates with.

I asked him how it went, and he gave me the “fine”.

And then, as he was settling in to go to sleep, he asked me if I liked it when he fell asleep right away. I was sure that it was some kind of a fancy trick question, possibly being secretly videotaped for a future parenting seminar, so I said something like “it is your choice when you go to sleep. I just ask that you rest quietly in your bed.” And he told me that when he was at Casa of Playdate, his friend told him that he has a stick that you can breathe in and it makes you tired and fall asleep in fifteen minutes. So Young Ladrinka did a few good snorts and, well, nothing happened, but he’s sure if we ordered it, he’d be out like a light in no time.

I tried to get a better description, but he just said that it looked like a chopstick, but white, and also smelled like mint.

I’m too scared to email the mom to ask.

What could this be?
And do they sell it in bulk?

UPDATE: I emailed the mom because I couldn’t take it anymore.

Here’s her response:

Re the smelling stick, I think we got it at East West Books on 5th Avenue. They have a bunch of aromatic sticks that are supposed to induce various psychological states, who knows if it really works.

So, there you go. If you’d like to induce any psychological states, let me know and I’ll get you a stick. And is it a coincidence that East/West Books recently closed? I’m too scared to check if they were shut down by the DEA.

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