Comments on: The Sound Of A (Stressed) Mother’s Voice http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/ Mid-life crisis, motherhood and martinis Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:42:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chelle http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-89565 Chelle Thu, 29 May 2008 15:11:43 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/#comment-89565 Brace yourself... She probably already knows how to do it. Boy #2 learned how to do use Google image search as a proxy in public school as that was how several students managed to get around their NetNanny to use MySpace while in the Computer Lab at school. Brace yourself… She probably already knows how to do it. Boy #2 learned how to do use Google image search as a proxy in public school as that was how several students managed to get around their NetNanny to use MySpace while in the Computer Lab at school.

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-89564 Venomous Kate Thu, 29 May 2008 15:00:56 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/#comment-89564 Uh-oh. This is where I start praying my daughter's not reading my blog, isn't it? Uh-oh. This is where I start praying my daughter’s not reading my blog, isn’t it?

]]> By: Chelle http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-89562 Chelle Thu, 29 May 2008 14:05:27 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/#comment-89562 Be glad, be very glad that his sister hasn't taught him how to circumvent parental content filters by way of using google image search as a proxy. My Baby Boy (who in addition to his other Dx's was finally Dx'd with Asperger's) learned by watching Boy #2 do this nifty trick and is now obsessed with Ebay. We can't even let him see a computer turned on or let him use one or it ends up with 12 hours of begging for this toy or that toy, "Mom, it's only $2 Buy it Now! With $10 shipping!" Our only solution is to block eBay on the router's firewall and then if myself or hubby need to check eBay for something we have to disable the rule on the router's firewall and restart the router and then remember to block it again. Be glad, be very glad that his sister hasn’t taught him how to circumvent parental content filters by way of using google image search as a proxy. My Baby Boy (who in addition to his other Dx’s was finally Dx’d with Asperger’s) learned by watching Boy #2 do this nifty trick and is now obsessed with Ebay. We can’t even let him see a computer turned on or let him use one or it ends up with 12 hours of begging for this toy or that toy, “Mom, it’s only $2 Buy it Now! With $10 shipping!” Our only solution is to block eBay on the router’s firewall and then if myself or hubby need to check eBay for something we have to disable the rule on the router’s firewall and restart the router and then remember to block it again.

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-89559 Venomous Kate Wed, 28 May 2008 22:08:37 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/#comment-89559 I think you're right, just as it's also possible to forget your own children's names and your actual age. Fortunately, the ears and poison ivy have cleared up. Unfortunately, today wasn't much better. Twelve days to summer day camp! I think you’re right, just as it’s also possible to forget your own children’s names and your actual age.

Fortunately, the ears and poison ivy have cleared up. Unfortunately, today wasn’t much better.

Twelve days to summer day camp!

]]> By: Anne http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-89558 Anne Wed, 28 May 2008 21:53:24 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/#comment-89558 I believe it is possible to forget how to count, so BEB is not completely off track, though he is hysterical. A few more birthdays and you will intentionally forget how to count. Very funny, though I'm awfully sorry about the ears and sleep situation. Annes last blog post..<a href="http://www.lifepundit.net/2008/05/raise-your-own.html" rel="nofollow">Raise Your Own Ostriches -- Or Just Look Like One</a> I believe it is possible to forget how to count, so BEB is not completely off track, though he is hysterical.

A few more birthdays and you will intentionally forget how to count.

Very funny, though I’m awfully sorry about the ears and sleep situation.

Annes last blog post..Raise Your Own Ostriches — Or Just Look Like One

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-89554 Venomous Kate Wed, 28 May 2008 16:33:31 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/#comment-89554 What, and share 3 drops of it? Not a chance. What, and share 3 drops of it? Not a chance.

]]> By: rammer http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-89549 rammer Wed, 28 May 2008 03:55:07 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/#comment-89549 As I say to anyone foolish enough to try to share my martini, "It kills yeast, so it's sterile." Just swab your boy's ear out with a bit of martini and he's sure to thrive. As I say to anyone foolish enough to try to share my martini, “It kills yeast, so it’s sterile.” Just swab your boy’s ear out with a bit of martini and he’s sure to thrive.

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-89542 Venomous Kate Tue, 27 May 2008 23:41:11 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/#comment-89542 I love you, too, Tari! The B-EB gets Swimmers Ear regularly thanks to our hot tub, which we actually keep at pool temperature during the warmer months because we're too cheap to buy a real pool. (Yes, World, I also love pork rinds and love my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013EA5AW/?tag=electricvenom-20" rel="nofollow">leopard-print stilettos</a>, which makes me officially White Trash, I hear.) Two tips: 1. Before the boys go into the pool, gently run a cotton swab dabbed Vaseline around the opening to the ear canal to discourage water getting in there. 2. After they come out put some white vinegar that's been warmed to body temperature into their ears and wiggle the lobe around. Then have them tilt their heads to let that stuff drain. Vinegar will kill any bacteria that's got in there. We're continuing to use the vinegar approach with the Big-Eyed Boy right now. It still works as long as there's no puss, inflammation or swelling. I've also given him Children's Motrin for the pain. Yesterday he needed a hot water bottle wrapped in a hand-towel which helped a lot. Today? He's fine as long as I don't ask him how his ear feels. Vinegar is truly amazing stuff, it is. So is a martini for Mommy about 15 minutes after administering it. This will probably get me bitched out by countless people, but when it comes to antibiotics I prefer to save them for the <em>truly serious</em> stuff: strep, staph, surgeries, etc. That way I know my kid's not building up antibiotic resistance, and HE knows I'm not making him take meds that aren't really going to help much. I love you, too, Tari!

The B-EB gets Swimmers Ear regularly thanks to our hot tub, which we actually keep at pool temperature during the warmer months because we’re too cheap to buy a real pool. (Yes, World, I also love pork rinds and love my leopard-print stilettos, which makes me officially White Trash, I hear.)

Two tips:

1. Before the boys go into the pool, gently run a cotton swab dabbed Vaseline around the opening to the ear canal to discourage water getting in there.

2. After they come out put some white vinegar that’s been warmed to body temperature into their ears and wiggle the lobe around. Then have them tilt their heads to let that stuff drain. Vinegar will kill any bacteria that’s got in there.

We’re continuing to use the vinegar approach with the Big-Eyed Boy right now. It still works as long as there’s no puss, inflammation or swelling. I’ve also given him Children’s Motrin for the pain. Yesterday he needed a hot water bottle wrapped in a hand-towel which helped a lot. Today? He’s fine as long as I don’t ask him how his ear feels. Vinegar is truly amazing stuff, it is.

So is a martini for Mommy about 15 minutes after administering it.

This will probably get me bitched out by countless people, but when it comes to antibiotics I prefer to save them for the truly serious stuff: strep, staph, surgeries, etc. That way I know my kid’s not building up antibiotic resistance, and HE knows I’m not making him take meds that aren’t really going to help much.

]]> By: Tari http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-89540 Tari Tue, 27 May 2008 22:58:19 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/#comment-89540 I love you, Kate! William did swimmer's ear this weekend too, and when I used up the family supply of kiddie Tylenol-3 we went to the doctor (today), because even with the antibiotic drops I found in the cabinet (next to the emergency T-3) he wasn't getting better. Of course that was because the infection is now deep in both ears. So we have oral antibiotics as well and the hope that he is on the mend. The bad news is that the doctor we could see when they "squoze us in" today didn't think we needed advanced painkillers, so it may be William having a martini tonight instead of me. :) Anything to get him to sleep! Taris last blog post..<a href="http://thegrasswidowsdiary.blogspot.com/2008/05/memorial-day-in-backyard.html" rel="nofollow">Memorial Day in the Backyard</a> I love you, Kate!

William did swimmer’s ear this weekend too, and when I used up the family supply of kiddie Tylenol-3 we went to the doctor (today), because even with the antibiotic drops I found in the cabinet (next to the emergency T-3) he wasn’t getting better. Of course that was because the infection is now deep in both ears. So we have oral antibiotics as well and the hope that he is on the mend. The bad news is that the doctor we could see when they “squoze us in” today didn’t think we needed advanced painkillers, so it may be William having a martini tonight instead of me. :) Anything to get him to sleep!

Taris last blog post..Memorial Day in the Backyard

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-89535 Venomous Kate Tue, 27 May 2008 22:40:27 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/parenting-bites/the-sound-of-a-stressed-mothers-voice/#comment-89535 While others preferred them shaken and not stirred. While others preferred them shaken and not stirred.

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