More Head Lice Woes!
You guys might remember my headlice post from a couple of weeks ago. BM sent the kids to our house, they had headlice, she said she knew about it but didnt treat it. We treated it twice, just like the directions say. We are totally confident that they were gone when school let out.
School let out and BM gets the kids for two consecutive weeks beginning the day school lets out. We havent seen the kids in 15 days and she drops them off with headlice AGAIN! Now its pretty safe to say that since they havent been to school OR to our house in over two weeks that it is coming from BM's and she is, once again not treating it.
We spent over $100.00 (and countless hours) treating it last time and now we are going to have to do it again! Has anyone ever been in this situation? What, if anything, can we do? What would you say to BM? Advice please!
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We called CPS just to ask for
We called CPS just to ask for advice and they told us, "Some people choose to live that way."
LOL Im laughing but only
LOL
Im laughing but only because its ridiculous how right you are!!!
UUUGGHH! bm sent sd here 5
UUUGGHH!
bm sent sd here 5 times with head lice a couple years ago!
Is it a money issue? Head
Is it a money issue? Head lice shampoo can be pretty expensive. Would you be willing to purchase the items for her to treat their hair and her home? Not as a favor to her, but so the children don't keep getting exposed to lice. If its a laziness issue, or that she's just a poor excuse for a mother and is neglecting them, then there would be no point in sending over head lice treatment.
I have no idea what it is.
I have no idea what it is. Its not a matter of her NOT having the money but its possible that its a matter of her not WANTING to spend her money on that. We are no better off financially it really frustrates me that we have to keep forking out the money and time. Besides the fact that the kids are suffering with this!!! We keep our house clean and keep the kids clean. We never send the kids to her house with an ailment that isnt treated or being treated!
Well thats what Im wondering.
Well thats what Im wondering. Would it be appropriate to email her and tell her that we will treat it again this time but if she does it again we are going to send the kids back for her to treat them?
As long as their father is on
As long as their father is on the same page as you that seems appropriate to me. I don't reccomend sending her an email like that if he is going to be unable to follow through with it.
He agrees with me totally.
He agrees with me totally.
The best way to get rid of
The best way to get rid of lice is to use mayo. You can even get the squeeze bottle at the dollar store. It kills the eggs & the bugs. Put lots of it in the kids hair, wrap it up either with a light towel or shower cap & let them sleep on it. It will take about 4 washes to get it out in the morning but it's not a big deal & it is actually good for your hair! Wash the bedding & vacuum - that's it. When the kids come back again for a visit - check their heads - if they still have it - do the mayo again. I had to deal with this too, but BM was trying to get rid of it with organic treatments & the other stuff & it didn't work -- mayo does.
Maybe you could buy the
Maybe you could buy the shampoo, the bags, the comb, etc., go to her house, shove it in her arms and tell "Now you have no excuse, you lousy excuse for a mother." And I agree, keep the kids at her house until she cleans her act up. Damn...
all kinds of humor on the
all kinds of humor on the board today!
Repeated parasite infestation
Repeated parasite infestation (like lice) is no joke. If the kids have a physician, I would get them involved. Take the kids to the doc for an examination (while still infested) and have doc or someone from his office speak directly to BM or send her a letter/information telling her exactly what she needs to do to permanently get rid of this problem. Perhaps the involvement by a third party professional, interested in the health of the children, will get her to wake up.
That is a good idea. We did
That is a good idea. We did do that when BM kept sending them home with impetigo and staph infections. I called the DR's office and they will see her this afternoon! Thanks!