Q: Are there any kinds of "tricky" cacti out there?
A: Funny you should ask. There is one pretty tricky cacti. You will know it by it's furry needles. You might even get tricked into thinking that there are no needles because they seem so soft.
Q: Where is this "tricky" cactus's habitat?
A: The treacherous deserts of Home Depot.
Q: Would you recommend introducing you children to this particular cacti?
A: Visually, yes. physically, I would have to say no. They may seem okay to touch, but leave tons of tiny, painful hair-like needles wherever they are held. For this reason, YOU SHOULD NOT LET YOUR KIDS HANDLE THEM.
Q: If you are unaware of this very important rule, and say, allow your child to hold it, and then rub his face with the then-needled hand, thus spreading needles to both cheeks, what should you do?
A: Definitely leave the Home Depot. I'm sure people will stare at your crying child, and you will most likely get the pit sweats from worry and embarrassment.
Q: Is there a medical treatment you would recommend for needle removal? It seems that removal by tweezers would be near impossible, tedious, and painful.
A: Nice observation. If you happen to try the tweezers method and find it very unsuccessful, try putting a thin layer of glue on the needled area and then place gauze over the glue. When the glue is dry, remove the gauze, and the needles will be taken out as well. Make sure to follow up with lots of kisses, sympathetic gazes, and bubble gum. Don't forget to wash the area with warm soap and water to remove any extra glue.
Q: Should you call your husband in a panic?
A: It never hurts to needlessly concern someone else who is at least 1 1/2 hours away. You might see if he has access to free gauze as well.
Q: Does Elmer's wood glue work as well as Elmer's white school glue in this case?
A: After reading the label, I can affirm that it does because it is considered non-toxic.
Q: How did you learn so much about cacti?
A: I got my online degree just today.
Q: Are you ever worried that you might scar your children for life with all of your crazy Mom antics?
A: Everyday.
15 comments:
You are so funny. Have I told you that before?
Well, you are so funny.
For real.
Oh man, that is such a sad little picture!!! I am way impressed with your solution, did you find that online? I actually learned from Ellen that you can do the same thing to your nose (with out the gauze) to pull out black heads....interesting.
I love those mom moments when you feel like a complete idiot....like the time I wasn't watching Josh as he fell off the McDonald's bench and broke his collar bone, or the time my friend was lifting her little baby up in the air on an airplane and smacked his head hard on the ceiling....
That was awesome!!!! Poor little boy. I have a lot of "Oh, crap" moments in motherhood. Gotta love it.
ha! I love how it took a few questions to realize where this was going. Good stuff. :)
Is it wrong for me to laugh at his pain? Probably, but I can't stop laughing.
This had me laughing at the library. Funny stuff. Sorry this AZ girl was useless in helping you out, but sounds like you got under control.
Poor little dude! I'm glad he's ok. So, now it's ok that I laughed. That made my day! I shall learn from your wisdom, Oh Great Katie!
Man! This is hysterical! I am not laughing at your child's expense though. Just your talent in telling it. I second what Cally says. You are so funny.
How can I not laugh at that picture! He looks like a miniature Santa with a spotty beard. Was it tape bubble gum?
Ouch!! He doesn't look too worse for the wear with that beautiful smile. Of course, with a funny mom and story teller like you how can he help but not smile. (Have you ever considered coming to the Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough. I think you would be a hit.)
I would have never thought to use glue! Genius. I would have never thought to Google it. Double genius. Genius genius.
He still looks happy! And I agree with Jeigh: Genius. I think I would have panicked. You're an inspiration!
Ok, so I read this blog yesterday and thought it was quite a clever way to tell your story. That being said, Billy went riding yesterday to catch some cows. Well, he called me at about 11:30 last night sounding half way dead. To make a long story short...he roped a bull which ended up pulling his saddle off the side of his horse, making him land right in the middle of a huge cactus! He was covered in cacti. I felt so bad for him! I couldn't believe that I had read all about your story previously the same day and I now knew the method for him to get the cacti out! Well, I guess he had been picking them out throughout the day, (who has medical supplies on a horse? not him) but after returning to his parents house he took a hot bath and his mom pulled out the others with tweezers! I told him the glue thing, but what do I know? Maybe glue and gauze weren't on hand (they do live about 30 minutes from the closest town). LOL! Needless to say, I'm still plucking cacti out of him today and I have an all new sympathy for your little man! Thanks for sharing your story! :o)
I am leaving a comment for Conan. He thinks this is hilarious. We laughed our heads off together. It's even funnier the second time, Katie.
You know maybe I should get my online degree about Walmart having fish tanks close to the floor where 2 year olds can stick their hands in
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