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| Thu, 06-23-2005 - 6:14pm |
Hi ladies,
Sorry I haven't been around much.Summer has been pretty busy lately.The reason I ask this ? is last week when I picked dd's up from ex's house I had to immediately take 10yo to Dr's . Turns out she has an ear infection. Ex's GF is a nurse and they still waited 3 days to let me know anything was wrong. Ex knows where Dr's office is and that her med. card is on file.
This week I picked dd's up on Mon. eve. Ex told me 9yo had a rash on her face when she woke op but it was gone by afternoon. I picked them up at 4:30 and her right eye was swallen and the rash covered half of her face. At this point dr's office was closed. I said I would pick up some benedryle(sp) and ex said he had some. So gave that to her then and went to pharmacy and got so hydrocortizone cream. That all started to help. I didn't think it was poison ivy because she had that once before and it never reacted like that.
Tues we went on a girlscout trip to Laurel Caverns. Inside the cave was great for her because the temps kept her face cool,52 degrees year round. Outside though it was flaring up a bit. I do know of a natural pioson ivy remedy. I found the plant that it comes from while we were hiking and put that on her face. It really started clearing up well, However I had to take the gilrs back to ex's since it was still his time with them. I told ex of the plant and he knew exactly what I was talking about ,yet he still didn't do what I has said. When he dropped the girls off on wed. Brianna's face was really bad. He used the cream instead of the plant and the cream just aggrivated it even more and made it more itchy.
So I immediately put her in the tub and washed everything off of her,called the Dr, and went to find out that it was in fact poison ivy.Because it was on her face and around her eye they put her on prednisone. So why can't he ever take them to the Dr?
She is doing much better now. She thinks it's funny because one of the blotches looks just like the shape of Texas.
Does anyone else deal with this stuff?
K:)

Well, my EX got past the "oh, well I didn't know what to do so I did nothing..... or he'd call me" stage when he got more involved with his Honey, a nurse practicioner.
I think I'd say..... "when they are with you, it's YOUr responsibility to be responsive AND responsible when they are sick or need medical attention".... and if the kids are uncomfortable, they need attention!
Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~
I don't know your Ex, so I won't suggest you talk to him aobut it. You will know best whether it would do any good.
But I do know you can talk to your DD's. They are not helpless little toddlers anymore. They are old enough to know just HOW uncomfortable they feel, and to be firm with their father if they really want help. Encourage them to be very clear with him about what they want or need. And assure them that if he won't listen, they can talk to the nurse/GF, or call you.
Sounds like your DD may not have wanted to see the doctor. Maybe? A lot of kids would skip it, if given the choice. They shouldn't be allowed to make that decision, but it sounds like their father doesn't understand that.