I did something similar when I was about 2. My parents were chain smokers, and I got curious. Apparently I licked an ashtray. That’s according to my Mom. Glad I have no personal memory of that.
Parents get weird when it comes to kids and money too. They think it’s cute to give the kid a paltry allowance, but when the kid gets nontrivial cash, the greed kicks in fast. When I was not very old, I found a $20 bill on the ground. My Dad promptly confiscated it “for the family”. My guess is he spent it on cigarettes. Profits before people, every damn time.