I had chicken pox as a kid (still have the scars), and I developed shingles a few years ago. Not the worst pain I've ever been in, but it was not pretty by a long shot.
Xander: Look who's got a bad case of Dark Prince envy. Dracula: Leave us. Xander: No, we're not going to "Leabbb you." And where'd you get that accent, Sesame Street? "One, Two, Three - three victims! Maw ha ha!"
'Lessons'
Spike's Bitches 40: Buckle Up, Kids! Daddy's Puttin' the Hammer Down.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
juliana - Mar 18, 2008 2:07:11 pm PDT #500 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Amy - Mar 18, 2008 2:11:31 pm PDT #501 of 10001
Because books.
I have one big scar on my chin where my mom's ring caught a scab accidentally when she was buttoning my coat.
Can anything ever be wiped out entirely, though, given the international factor, where vaccines aren't the norm?
I hated taking the kids for vaccines, too. I always dosed them with a little Tylenol beforehand, but it's hard to let someone poke your baby and make them scream. Jake had to have his bilirubin levels checked repeatedly after birth because he was jaundiced, and his little feet just broke me -- the back of his heels were black and blue.
Burrell - Mar 18, 2008 2:40:46 pm PDT #502 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That's too funny Laga.
I had chicken pox when I was about 9 months old. I used to tell my mom that it must have hurt her more than it hurt me.
Pix - Mar 18, 2008 2:42:08 pm PDT #503 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I had chicken pox at age 16, and it was brutal. I was out of commission for two weeks and was utterly miserable. I would have done anything to have avoided that.
Amy - Mar 18, 2008 2:47:06 pm PDT #504 of 10001
Because books.
I can't imagine having an infant with it, Burrell. You're so right -- the baby would be miserable, but would never remember it. You, on the other hand, would be heartbroken and a bit helpless.
The worst for me was when Ben had to have stitches in his head at three. I thought I was going to kill someone if they didn't stop, and he was just sobbing and freaked out and terrified. Was terrified of haircuts for about two years after that, too.
Laga - Mar 18, 2008 2:49:29 pm PDT #505 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I remember the oatmeal baths not really helping and scratching the hell out of my scalp because my hair hid the evidence.
Amy - Mar 18, 2008 2:51:48 pm PDT #506 of 10001
Because books.
I remember very little but the copious amounts of calamine lotion and my grandmother sending me flowers. I got to answer the door when they came, because my mom knew, and I was very impressed with myself for warranting a delivery.
Trudy Booth - Mar 18, 2008 2:54:56 pm PDT #507 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
OK, thing on Access Hollywood about Hallie Berrys nursereys in her two homes.
(WHY am I watching this? Eh.)
Anyway, one home is in Malibu and one in the Hollywood Hills. How far apart is that? Not very, right?
Trudy Booth - Mar 18, 2008 2:54:59 pm PDT #508 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Laga - Mar 18, 2008 2:57:05 pm PDT #509 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
it's less than 40 miles