Discovered at eight o'clock last night that my three year old has head lice! Yuck! Too late and too difficult to get any potions or lotions so put him to bed scratching. Felt bad but perhaps an itchy head will take his mind of the persistent cough he seems to develop every time he lays flat!
Teenage step son now paranoid in case he gets them. Apparantly this would be particularly distressing at this time in his life 'cos he's just started with his first girlfriend and would never live it down on MSN if he passed them on to her. Can see his point. Maybe this will persuade him to rethink 'flock of seagulls' haircut. Checked this morning and found livestock in 10 year old daughter's hair too. Pretended I didn't as couldn't face the hissy fit first thing.
Did school and preschool run and then to a meeting with web designer. Difficult to concentrate as I kept wanting to scratch my head. Straight from meeting to Chemist. Apparantly all Head Lice potions need to be left on overnight and showered off in the morning. Who thought that up? Not someone who has to get three kids up, washed, dressed, fed and out and then get to work. Plus three year old hates getting his hair washed and we are currently having the bathroon redone and so don't have a shower.
Phoned Mum for some moral support. As always when the kids pick up some ailment her initial response was "Where on earth did they get that from?" Not sure what she feels would be achieved by hunting down the source of the latest cough/cold/contagious disease, but it's always her starting point. Usually followed by suggesting it can be treated with a honey and vinegar concoction!
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