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(Warning: if the sound of a child screaming causes your butt to pucker or milk to let down you may not want to listen)
Everyone is saying to just wait, that the splinter will work it's way out. I am about as patient as AJ is tolerant of pain. Not a good combination. She can't play violin with her finger sticking up in the air. She can't brush her teeth because it "huwwts!" The best case scenario is that it comes out in the pool on Tuesday.
*sigh* any other suggestions are welcome!
Update! We waited until she fell asleep and Joe went in with the mining tools: camping headlight, needle, kid's magnifying glass, tweezers. It's out! We had to dig a trench in her poor finger. I told her the angels might come while she is sleeping to take care of it and she said, "Yeah, I know!" The drama is over.
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Try this!
http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Splinter-Without-Tweezers,-Squeezing,-or-Pain
Good Luck!
R
Or this one
http://repair-place.com/page2/3934~What's_the_best_way_to_remove_a_splinter.html
R
Thanks for the research! I tried the baking soda last night and it didn't move at all. I haven't tried the glue because there isn't any sticking out at all. Plus, that would mean touching the finger which I am not allowed to do at this point. Maybe you could but she is hiding it from me :o)
My oldest is just like this. The neighbors probably think I am a terrible mother because of the way he screams sometimes.
Try numbing it first with an ice cube...she could do that herself...then she would at least let you touch it...maybe...
otherwise wait or there's always hold her down and rip it out...
I'm kidding...mostly!;)
Tell her my story (do you remember it? were you there at Melisa's when I told all my surgery stories?)......three days in the hospital and surgery from a tiny little splinter getting infected from not coming out....
I am a worse mother than you. I am such a terrible 'picker' that I hold them down and do the deed against their will. I'm SURE there is an open file at family services with my name on it. I don't usually feel that bad because I WAS THAT child...and my father was the guy holding me down... see... I turned out ok? Right?
oh gosh. Is it out yet? give her a hug from gramma.
Splinter angels, some say splinter fairies, have magical powers. As you know there is a correlation between the age of the child and the depth of their sleep; the younger the child the deeper they sleep. Makes it easier for splinter angels to complete necessary tasks without llama drama.
Whew! I am so thankful for the "Splinter Angels" that came to visit in the night!
Does your splinter angel travel? I haven't had this kind of drama yet, but I know I will :)
Have mining lights, will travel!
I almost suggested that you try it when she was asleep...but I have tried that and it didn't work for me...
Just wait until you have the dangling teeth to worry about. Teeth that are so loose that a kiss would knock them out...but you can't touch them because it might hurt. :-) Ah the joy of girlie girls.
Oh Stacey... I feel "your" pain. Kyndra got stung by a bee this summer and she screamed for two hours... I am not kidding, I timed her. We now refer to everything that is going to take two hours to as long as you screamed when the bee stung you. I did go to the neighbors to explain the situation... I mean we are in a trailer for pete's sake, they can hear everything. Yeah Joe... pretty sly. I will try this technique.
I just noticed...or maybe it is new...the 'I open my mouth and my mother comes out'. I about fell over. I LOVE THAT...I AM THAT. Hee hee. Taryn this weekend used MY MOTHER TONE and WORDS on her little sisters...I told her she was too young and hadn't given birth to the girls so she couldn't use my words/tones on her sisters.
LOVE the graph letting us know when to expect the next outburst!!
Reminds me of a time on a campground with Lindsay when her feet were pretty well sliced up from stepping on oyster shells.....not a pretty picture, and the screaming was much more intense than Avery's!
What a wonderful memory you'll share with her in later years!
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