Don't "blow it out"

Following suit with some advice for how to help kids shake something off, the other day I told Bryce to just, "blow it out" when he was distressed over something that was quite minor to put it mildly. However, he just kept on being distressed. Deciding that it wouldn't hurt to give a clear demonstration, I knelt down in front of him and gently repeated, "blow it out, it's okay, just blow it out" as I steadily blew. Bryce looked at me like I was crazy, and then very obediently blew his nose.