So as I sit here sipping my afternoon tea, I am yet again entertained by the moms of Indy. I love it when people have nothing better to do than complain. It's fantastic for my writing! So let me give you a quick run-down:
Mom A complains that her child keeps coming home with minor afflictions ever since being enrolled in preschool. Prior to this term, he has been at home with her and did not attend any type of childcare. She states that she believes parents should be respectful by keeping their sick children at home. (I will tell you MY opinion on this later) Differing opinions ensue, as you can imagine. THEN, Mom A comments that she has come up with a solution and has given her child a can of Lysol to bring with him to school and has instructed him to spray anyone who gets too close.
Here comes the party, folks! Moms get royally OUTRAGED at the fact that this mom could say such a thing. They lecture on about how dangerous Lysol is, from inhalation to skin reactions and actually went so far as to ask if Mom A has read the warning label on the can. One mom warned that if he used this "Lysol tactic" that he could be permanently expelled for assault. Yet another mom mentioned Poison Control...
And now for what you've all been waiting for...MY OPINION!!!
First of all, are you EFFING kidding me right now?! If we kept our kids (and ourselves for that matter) home for every sniffle, runny nose and cough, we would be friggin BEARS and hibernate all winter. This is an absolutely ludicrous idea. How the hell am I supposed to get groceries? What.ever. Give me a break. So if I'm evil for sending my kid to preschool with the sniffles, call me the Devil. I don't have kids that age, but believe me, when I do, I'm sending them to school. What are we teaching our children if we don't? We're teaching them that if they're stuffy or runny-nosed or just not feeling 100%, they can stay home. Fast forward several years, and you've got yourself a loser adult/child living at home with YOU with no job. Not only that, but we're often contagious before showing symptoms of something, so now what? My advice is to beef up your kids' immune systems during the fall/winter months, rather than expecting everyone to be the "responsible, respectful" parents. Do what YOU can because the rest is out of your control. And I have found that it's just not worth getting upset about things that are outside that realm.
Secondly, I canNOT believe how seriously some of these women take themselves! I mean, really, you think Mom A REALLY gave her kid a can of Lysol and said "go to town, Baby!" Doubtful. It's called sarcasm, humor, making light of an intense discussion. I honestly laughed out loud at the thought of a kid pulling a can of Lysol out of his holster and saying, "back off, buddy! I see that germ-infested snot hanging from your nostril, and I don't want none of that!" Loosen your ponytails, ladies. It's called a damn JOKE.
Til next time...
oof. You know I about flipped out when I heard my sister-in-law (whose a dumb bitch anyways) gave her kids the Chicken Pox Vaccination. I mean COME ON! When we were kids, you HAD to catch them! My mom MADE me play with the neighbors so I would catch them and then give them to my brother, who when he had them had HIS friends over to catch them as well! It's called building your immune system! Granted, mine didn't work and I had the Chicken Pox 3 times, but whatever - my body is broken LOL. I HATE the idea of Lysol... I have some wipes here but that's only bc they have a scrubby side, not bc of anything they can do. I think they're all ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, I also think that touch free soap pumps are the stupidest idea on the planet. So what if you get germs on your hands from the pump - the only reason you're touching it is to WASH YOUR HANDS! Meaning... you're gonna get the germs off anyways! But whatever, it's what my dad calls "SYC" Saw ya comin'....