What a light weight.
soak with water .. then put iodine on it and squeeze it out.
What a light weight.
Tie a plastic bag around it. The lack of oxygen (or something like that) will make it come out.
Works every time.
They have been wrestling all day long and I'm just waiting to hear the big *crash*
Have you tried a piece of duct tape? put it over the finger then squeeze the finger as much as you can to try and get the glass to pop up and hopefully catch on the tape.Then pull off the tape. It's worth a try. It's always a great way to take out splinters. Maybe it will work with glass. ????
...2Blonde
I'll tell you about a "Real Woman".
She's a wife and mother to a four month old and a three year old.
She makes sure the infant gets fed whenever he squaks and puts up with the three year olds incessant questions and comments.
She keeps the house clean.
She keeps the family finances in order.
She does the laundry and grocery shopping.
She does all this with her husband working out of town during the week only seeing him on the weekends.
And she doesn't , moan or complain about her situation.
That "Real Woman" is my wife.
The woman is a freaking saint.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'm gonna try them out. Except for Zak's...believe it or not, we are out of tequila!
oh i believe it.
Ahhh the wonderful summer that us kids love, and as our parents count down the days till were back in school.
Man my brother and i were horrible, i feel sorry for my mom for what we put her threw. If my kids are half as bad as my brother and i were im in for a whole heap of trouble. Especially since i want two boys.
Damn right she is!
from a pediatric website
HOME CARE ADVICE FOR MINOR SPLINTERS OR SLIVERS
1. Tiny, Pain-Free Slivers: If superficial slivers are numerous, tiny, and pain-free, they can be left in. Eventually they will work their way out with normal shedding of the skin or the body will reject them with a minor skin infection.
2. Tiny Plant Stickers: Plant stickers (e.g. stinging nettle), cactus spines, or fiberglass ules are difficult to remove. Usually they break when pressure is applied with tweezers.
* Wax Hair Remover: Warm up wax in your microwave for 10 seconds, and apply a layer over the skin containing the stickers. Cover it with the cloth strip that came with hair remover. Let it air dry for 5 minutes or accelerate the process with a hair dryer. Then peel it off. It will remove most of them. The others will usually work themselves out with normal shedding of the skin. You can also try all-purpose white glue, but it is far less effective.
* Tape: Another option is to lightly touch the area with packaging tape or another very sticky tape.
3. Needle and Tweezers: Remove larger slivers with a needle and tweezers.
* Check the tweezers beforehand to be certain the ends (pickups) meet exactly. (If they do not, bend them.) Sterilize the tools with rubbing alcohol or a flame.
* Wash the skin surrounding the sliver briefly with soap and water before trying to remove it. Don't soak the area if FB is wood. (Reason: can cause swelling of the splinter)
* Use the needle to completely expose the large end of the sliver. Use good lighting. A magnifying glass may help.
* Then grasp the end firmly with the tweezers and pull it out at the same angle that it went in. Getting a good grip the first time is especially important with slivers that go in perpendicular to the skin or those trapped under the fingernail.
* For slivers under a fingernail, sometimes a wedge of the nail must be cut away with fine scissors to expose the end of the sliver.
* Superficial horizontal slivers (where you can see all of it) usually can be removed by pulling on the end. If the end breaks off, open the skin with a sterile needle along the length of the sliver and flick the rest out.
4. Antibiotic Ointment: Wash the area with soap and water before and after removal. Apply an antibiotic ointment to the area once after removal to reduce the risk of infection.
5. Call Your Doctor If:
* You can't get it all out
* FB is removed, but pain becomes worse
* Starts to look infected (e.g. redness, pus, increasing pain)
* You become worse or develop any of the "Call Your Doctor" symptoms.
Splinter or Sliver
A splinter or sliver is a foreign body (FB) embedded in the skin. Most of these are slivers or splinters of wood. Others are slivers (thin fragments) of glass, metal or plastic. A few are thorns or cactus needles.
Most slivers are in the superficial skin and do not cause much pain. Deep or perpendicular slivers are painful to pressure.
Pencils contain graphite (harmless), not poisonous lead. Even colored graphites are nontoxic. They will cause a tattoo, however, and should be scrubbed out.
If slivers need to be removed in a medical setting, it’s better to see them quickly before they become hidden by swelling or pushed in more deeply by the parent or child.
When to Call Your Doctor for Splinter or Sliver
Call Your Doctor Now If:
* Deeply embedded FB (e.g. needle or toothpick in foot)
* FB has a barb (e.g. fish hook)
* FB is a BB (from a BB gun)
* FB is clear (glass or plastic)
* Pencil lead or other pigment left in skin after FB removed
* FB is causing severe pain
* You are reluctant to take out FB or can't get it out
They are bored. They're bored with the pool and it's too hot outside for them to play. August 22nd can't come soon enough.
hey atleast they are wrestling with each other and not killing their friends. My mom and i were talking about two nights ago and she was like when your brother entered high school i much rather prefered him to be fighting with you than, worrying what his ass was gona get into next in school lol!
This heat has been a real mother this year.
My kids are ready for school too.
Mine start the 15th.
Huge ing pay-raise for mommy.X 100
Isn't slavery...like over?
!!
you best be doing right by her!
I'm glad my girl is so young. when she starts compaining (aka throw a fit ) i just put her to bed.....
of coursethat isn;t going to last forever adn I'll soon be in ya'll s boat!
Mine start the 15th.
Huge ing pay-raise for mommy.
Next year we start after labor day!
*sigh*
10 1/2 more hours.....
GiG was banned from the site last night. FYI
Why was he banned?
He posted ZStomp's phone # and refused to take it off. When Kori reprimanded him he talked back.Why was he banned?
well damn it.
there goes my summer entertainment.
. whose gonna be the ST boob now?
Maybe only a temporary ban? I was thinking the same thing...
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