Hello, Poison Control, It's Me Again

[3littleboysblue]

Uh, hi, Poison control?  Ya, I called you last year after my 2 year old ate a packet of silica beads.  We had just purchased a new stroller.  Why do they put those packets in the stroller bottom?!!?  Oh, right, the reason I'm calling again.  Well, you see, I planned on taking my boys to the park to play with friends, even though I didn't really feel like it.  Ya, I'm in a funk.  So, I parked all three boys on the couch while I took a quick shower.  Our cat died on Monday, and I've just kind of stopped functioning.  That's strange isn't it?  Well, this was my first shower in 3 days.  Just a few minutes no extra indulgences.  When I came out of the shower, the younger two boys, 2 and 15mos, were getting along so well in the corner.  Isn't that nice?  Until I realized they had shared an entire bottle of Teething Tablets.  How many?  About a hundred.  Oh, this is one of your most popular calls?  That's what you said about the silica beads.  Gosh, my kids are such followers...Right, they should be okay, but if they start having burning, hot skin or eye dilation, oh, sedation?  That could work out alright since the baby has given up sleep altogether.  Ya, no naps either... Okay, thanks Pam.  Ya, I'll call you back if their skin starts lighting up.  Talk to you next year. 

Yes, I am making light of this.  Of course, it wasn't funny either time I had to call.  I've never had to deal with this before Alex arrived.  That kid is a goat.  And the teething tablets were accessible because I had forgotten that I used them for the baby last night.  Sleep deprivation and all...I feel like such a bad mom...I'm gonna be alright though. 

So I keep bouncing between these two thoughts, hence my funk:

Any idiot can survive a crisis, it's the day to day living that wears you out. -- Anton Chekhov

and

People often say that motivation doesn't last.  Well, neither does bathing.  That's why we recommend it daily.  -- Zig Ziglar

You know, in high school our band would play this really "funky" song.  And in the song we would yell, "who's got the funk, we got the funk!"  As if the funk was good!!!!!!!!

Now I say Funk be gone!!!!  In the name of Jesus, I will be motivated to not wallow in the funk.  That's my prayer at least.  While I'm at it, I'm gonna pray against next year's call to the friendly state poison control office. 

[Kiter]

Mar. 12, 2008 at 5:53 PM

awww.... being a mom to little boys....

I have 3. we have gone beyond the swallow everyhint to broken bones and stiches.

I like the quote you have:

Any idiot can survive a crisis, it's the day to day living that wears you out. -- Anton Chekhov

 

--Kimberly

homeschooling mom to 3 boys

[sgsmom]

Mar. 12, 2008 at 5:55 PM Ok - I hope all is well, but that was a really funny post!  Gotta love having 3 kids!  Never a dull moment.  My youngest started choking on a button once b/c she was at the exact right height to open her mouth in her stroller in the women's clothing section at Kohl's.  They shouldn't let those things hang off the sleeves like that!

[flakie]

Mar. 12, 2008 at 6:00 PM

I haven't called poison control but I had to take my daughter to the ER 'cause she put a pop corn hull in her nose, and I mean way up into the nostril. I asked the dr. if I was the only one who brought a child in with something like this. And he told me oh no one child was a lot worse than mine. It made me feel a little better, but not much due to she was only 18 months at the time.

 

 

                          

[livelaughlove]

Mar. 12, 2008 at 6:21 PM I love that song!  I had to call poison control with makensie for sampling that gel thing that hangs inside the toilet to keep it fresh and clean.  Luckily I had bought an all natural one and lots of fluids was all that was needed.  Did you make it to the park? 

[Jerri269]

Mar. 12, 2008 at 6:33 PM

Um...my 10  year old ate rat poison pellets when she was 2.  She thought they were tic-tacs and knew she could only have a couple, so at least it wasn't a lot, but I still FREAKED out!  Epicac and everything....ugh.  I had the packet way in the back of the bathroom closet in the master bathroom, behind/under the toilet paper package.  I needed a shower to get rid of the "funk", so I thought she could play in the floor for a bit while I grabbed a 2 min. rinse-off.  WRONG!  Now...where was the then 4-year old????  Good question.  I don't remember! 

Anyway....make ya feel better?  Hope so!

:0)

[Jerri269]

Mar. 12, 2008 at 6:46 PM OH... My oldest stuck Kix cereal up her nose.  Lots of them.  I had to wait for the last one to get soggy before I could get it out.  I tried getting her to "blow" it out, but she was 2 or so.....funny now, but not then!  LOL :0)

[3littleboysblue]

Mar. 12, 2008 at 10:57 PM

Thanks for the encouragement...guess that's the lithmus test, huh?!  How many other moms can relate to you in that situation.

Sgs mom:  That's too cute.  My two year old would do something like that.  When you stop to think about how they get into the predicaments they do...I mean what goes on in those little minds???

flakie:  I can relate, 2 yrs ago we had to take my then 3 yr old in because he shoved a popcorn hull in his ear...it was bad.  I asked him why and he said he was saving it for spring so he could have sunflowers...ok...

kiter:  we've not had broken bones...yet...last yr was our first set of stitches.  I had to yank myself up by the bootstraps to deal with it.  Ugh.

You know there's some strange phenomena going on now that I think about it.  My husband is always absent on the interesting days...

Jerri and Suz:  I am so glad your my friends.  Birds of a feather...

(Original Poster)

[Judiemae]

Mar. 13, 2008 at 7:26 PM Oh, I stumbled upon your post and had to laugh.  I have been there too.  Never called poison control but I did end up in the ER with my 3 year old who had drank about  1/4 of a bottle of his sisters floride mouth wash.  In the end the ER nurses, giggled and said he would be fine to take him home, but maybe I should keep those kinds of things out of his reach.  That's when I really felt like saying Yeah, but if I did that I wouldn't get to come in and experience your charming personalities.  Now I am on Child #3 at that wonderful get into everything age, I often wonder what our trip to the ER will be with him......