Today’s Shak theme seems to be creatures. Over at Shak Yard, we talk about the dangers of brown recluse spiders moving in for the winter – and there’s a picture of a bite my friend showed me this morning. Here, we’re going to talk about other creatures that are almost taboo to talk about: LICE.
As proof that anyone can get lice, I admit that when my daughters were much younger, I found lice-a’plenty in one girl’s hair and then subsequently found them in everyone else’s in my house. I was horrified, I tell you. But we did what had to be done … shampoo and nitpicking for what felt like weeks (it was actually a couple of days thanks to my oldest daughter’s blond, thick hair). It’s the one time in my life I wished my children were boys – I would’ve just shaved their heads and been done with it.
All of these memories flash before my brain when I read Jomegat’s post about making the same discovery and the doc’s confirmation of his suspicion,
Anyhow, the doc confirmed my suspicion and called in a prescription to our pharmacy. I called Va. Since the prescription was phoned in to Concord (which is where she was), Beth and I drove in and met Va for lunch. Then I went to the drug store. They won’t have the prescription until tomorrow. “What time?” I asked. “Usually by 3:00pm.”
I so feel your pain. We need to remind our kids not to borrow combs, brushes, hats, scarves, hoodies, or anything that touchesyour hair. Ugh… my skin will be crawling all day now.
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