We have had lice. That is something that most people don't want as public knowledge, but it has been a constant part of our life the past few weeks. One of the girls at CdE almost always has lice, usually Cindy or Daniela. All of the girls like to brush Haley's hair although I frequently ask them not to. Plus all of the girls are her friends, the people she plays with on a daily basis. Here are a few things that I have learned...
- Stuffed animals and dolls can all get lice too.
- Listerine (only the original kind, not the blue, orange, or green kinds) does a number on lice if you saturate your hair in it and put a bag on the hair for a minimum of two hours. It kills some of the lice, and makes others so drunk that they are easy to get out.
- It is very difficult to see eggs in Haley's hair, and even more difficult to get them out.
- I think Haley, the girls here, and I have been passing it back and forth to each other, thus making it even more impossible to get out.
- Matt is so disgusted at the idea of lice that he will neither let me check his hair for lice nor check mine.
- Although kids here all know what lice and lice eggs look like, they are not very good at getting it out. Ana swore to me that all the bugs were gone, and I just had dandruff, yet a couple days later, bugs were still in my hair.
- It would be much easier if we were boys and could just shave our heads.
- I really need to find a really good lice shampoo.
Haley getting treated for lice. She hates it, but gets bribed with M&Ms to do it.
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