tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post427689022698830046..comments2023-10-30T05:55:55.898-07:00Comments on Motherhood: A Descent Into Madness: PSA #3: Poison Control and Managing PanicMotherhood: A Descent Into Madnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536244695350565096noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-15998467005381585312013-01-31T06:13:01.524-08:002013-01-31T06:13:01.524-08:00Howdy, is that your one and only portal or you per...Howdy, is that your one and only portal or you personally have others?FunkyForLifehttp://funkyforlife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-45358726559819054542013-01-17T17:50:16.030-08:002013-01-17T17:50:16.030-08:00Holy shit! I mean, yes, we ARE going to survive ha...Holy shit! I mean, yes, we ARE going to survive having kids. I think. Motherhood: A Descent Into Madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536244695350565096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-41168212041440229602013-01-17T09:26:14.686-08:002013-01-17T09:26:14.686-08:00My kids have eaten the following: deadly nightshad...My kids have eaten the following: deadly nightshade berries, cigars, ladybugs, weed killer, a container of chewable calcium, and many others. i hate calling about it all, because...i just look irresponsible. Lordy. We're gonna survive having kids, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-31324012950302099632013-01-14T10:55:25.788-08:002013-01-14T10:55:25.788-08:00SEE? Bloggers: saving the world, one post at a tim...SEE? Bloggers: saving the world, one post at a time!<br /><br />Yep, after 5, we're absolved of any responsibility. It's the magic age.Motherhood: A Descent Into Madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536244695350565096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-4066538583815354162013-01-13T20:42:30.716-08:002013-01-13T20:42:30.716-08:00Sometimes it's seriously a good thing to spend...Sometimes it's seriously a good thing to spend too much time reading blogs. The other day a dad blogger re-posted an article about a little girl who died after a dresser fell over on her. Tragic. And now my next project is securing all of our dressers, bookshelves, etc., to the wall.<br /><br />And now I have poison control in my phone. My daughter will probably live past 5, now. After that, we're not responsible anymore, right?neal callhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285975416175230777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-22401252585774492472013-01-13T10:01:58.911-08:002013-01-13T10:01:58.911-08:00Sorry to make you want to drink! ;-) Thank you aga...Sorry to make you want to drink! ;-) Thank you again for all of your copyright help last night!Motherhood: A Descent Into Madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536244695350565096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-70567710747383994762013-01-12T23:11:12.352-08:002013-01-12T23:11:12.352-08:00I need a shot just after reading this...jeezus! I ...I need a shot just after reading this...jeezus! I need to find something about rainbows and unicorns to read before bed...The Aums Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185295586179720264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-18375529736539627812013-01-12T18:56:50.776-08:002013-01-12T18:56:50.776-08:00Oh my gosh! Glad everyone was okay! Good luck with...Oh my gosh! Glad everyone was okay! Good luck with son #3.Motherhood: A Descent Into Madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536244695350565096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-33220184949722589892013-01-12T00:44:52.475-08:002013-01-12T00:44:52.475-08:00My two eldest boys swallowed rubbing alcohol a yea...My two eldest boys swallowed rubbing alcohol a year apart. (I swear I put it up way higher after the first incident.) I'm also convinced the woman at Poison Control remembered me when I called the second time. My third call to Poison Control came a couple of years later when my preschooler swallowed a few of my birth control pills. I thought he got mostly placebos, but you can never be too sure. I was told he would be fine. Boy, that one cracked up the ladies at daycare. Son #3 is almost four and I haven't had to call for him once. I guess there's still time. (I haven't retired the cupboard safety locks yet.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-58934449795754889642013-01-11T16:55:32.650-08:002013-01-11T16:55:32.650-08:00Kylee! Well now that you said it...Kylee! Well now that you said it...Motherhood: A Descent Into Madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536244695350565096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-26179398604211022162013-01-11T16:55:06.773-08:002013-01-11T16:55:06.773-08:00YEAH, Teri! Although, hopefully, your girls are ol...YEAH, Teri! Although, hopefully, your girls are older and wiser at this point!Motherhood: A Descent Into Madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536244695350565096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-72550024490475436822013-01-11T16:54:27.930-08:002013-01-11T16:54:27.930-08:00Oh Kelly, you're too sweet! Wow, didn't yo...Oh Kelly, you're too sweet! Wow, didn't you ever give Josh stuff to eat or drink? Poor kid... having to shoot acne wine liquid and window cleaner and eat flowers... ;-)<br /><br />Hey you know what, Kelly? I adore you, too! I miss our rides home together.Motherhood: A Descent Into Madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536244695350565096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-58647496005188551752013-01-11T16:46:29.150-08:002013-01-11T16:46:29.150-08:00Thank you! And I, too, hope that your hubby pulls ...Thank you! And I, too, hope that your hubby pulls his shit together if something ever happened!Motherhood: A Descent Into Madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536244695350565096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-43532116406986707352013-01-11T14:30:55.529-08:002013-01-11T14:30:55.529-08:00I could see doing that. I've been known to jig...I could see doing that. I've been known to jiggle a 12-pack of soda while cradling it, as if it were a newborn (more than once).Jenn @ Something Clever 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/01286074881865297507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-25407384630600061372013-01-11T13:59:02.787-08:002013-01-11T13:59:02.787-08:00I totally added the number to my phone. Something ...I totally added the number to my phone. Something HAS to happen.<br /><br />I deserve it. lol.kyleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508695629852618372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-91823171590697063092013-01-11T13:58:04.025-08:002013-01-11T13:58:04.025-08:00 OMG. That sounds like something I would do while ... OMG. That sounds like something I would do while not under the influence of caffeine.kyleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508695629852618372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-89796217496843930202013-01-11T13:41:39.397-08:002013-01-11T13:41:39.397-08:00I'm freaking out FOR you Elizabeth!! Thank God...I'm freaking out FOR you Elizabeth!! Thank God everyone is okay! I'm putting Poison Control on speed dial now. SnarkfestBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654521423192515080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-37719579986350587032013-01-11T13:39:45.871-08:002013-01-11T13:39:45.871-08:00Elizabeth, I adore you! I had to call the poison c...Elizabeth, I adore you! I had to call the poison control three times with Josh too, and was scared the third time that they might actually send out CPS or someone to investigate me for child endangerment! The first time I had to call Josh was when he was about nine months old. I was holding him while talking on the phone and he grabbed a container of acne wipes, and drank some of the liquid! He was fine, as barely any went into his mouth, but yikes! The second time, he was a little over one y/0 & I was using spray window cleaner inside of the house. The in-laws arrived (hence the cleaning of the INSIDE of the windows haha), and I went to let them in. I come back into the living room, and Josh is happily squirting away big streams of the window cleaner into his mouth. Luckily it was one of those hippy cleaners, and really only contained vinegar, so again..he was fine. Third time, he was around 3, and ate a bunch of wild flowers growing the back yard, which as it turned out were actually edible, phew! I love your blog sweet girl! <br />xx Kelly FKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146442942878510397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-84208749758031105212013-01-11T13:06:25.983-08:002013-01-11T13:06:25.983-08:00Great post. my hubby flips out if he even things s...Great post. my hubby flips out if he even things something is about to happen, but I suspect (hope that) it would be different if I wasn't there. I like your plan, because that's exactly right. you gotta thinkRunning Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527797706403953395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-37927279948325455332013-01-11T12:18:39.240-08:002013-01-11T12:18:39.240-08:00Thank you! And way to be with the paramedic mode a...Thank you! And way to be with the paramedic mode and keeping your cool. Hopefully I don't have to experience that mode in a couple of months, but it's good to know that you'll be able to handle it if shit happens! Oh wait... you'll be drinking. Shit. And here's to hoping that your kids never have an emergency when alone with Daddy!Motherhood: A Descent Into Madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536244695350565096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-22791234303913763212013-01-11T12:16:03.765-08:002013-01-11T12:16:03.765-08:00OH DEAR GOD! I'm so happy the medication was h...OH DEAR GOD! I'm so happy the medication was harmless! Now stop beating yourself up. And place a coffeemaker next to your bed. ;-)Motherhood: A Descent Into Madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536244695350565096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-45875622697674846542013-01-11T11:52:43.109-08:002013-01-11T11:52:43.109-08:00Great post.
When H fractured his leg (and during ...Great post.<br /><br />When H fractured his leg (and during every other emergency) ADD Daddy shut. the. fuck. down. I always have to figure it out on my own, which is nice so there aren't two people trying to fix something at once. I, on the other hand, go into paramedic mode without an ounce of panic. He just can't handle the thought of the kids being hurt. It is actually really sweet. <br /><br />ilikebeerandbabies.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11641425510744950355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405937624063727621.post-19669912771939004192013-01-11T10:54:47.146-08:002013-01-11T10:54:47.146-08:00I have my Mother of the Year Poison Control moment...I have my Mother of the Year Poison Control moment one morning just over a year ago. Our morning routine went something like this at the time: (1) hubs and I wake up, (2) hubs goes to 18mo old son's room to get him dressed, while (3) I go downstairs and make coffee, feed the cat, and pull out some milk and cereal for the kid. <br /><br />Well, this particular morning, I was behind. Hubs and kid were already downstairs, and I was still trying to get the cat fed with nary a drop of caffeine in sight. I was in a fog, and really just trying to survive going through the motions. The cat, over 15 years old, had serious arthritis, so he was on liquid pain meds that I would give him via syringe to the mouth every morning before feeding.<br /><br />I don't know what the hell I was thinking (clearly I wasn't), but that morning, instead of putting the syringe to the cat's mouth and giving it to him, I GAVE IT TO MY SON INSTEAD. And he just stood there, gave me this funny look, and swallowed it. I realized JUST as the plunger was all the way down what I had done and screamed for the hubs to call poison control. <br /><br />Luckily, the dosage was for a cat about half the weight of our son, and it wasn't an opiate or anything like that, so poison control said he'd be just fine. But honestly... if you ever worry about what your kid ate during that two seconds you looked away, just remember the lady who gave her kid cat meds. I feel guilty to this day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com