DIY Parent Medicine

[Clodfobble]

Strictly speaking, they consider anything that can fit inside the mouth at all to be a choking hazard. Needs a 3" diameter, minimum.

My mom used to tell me that I had accidentally gotten onto the "bad dream side" of my pillow, and just flip it over and everything would be fine again.

[glatt]

I used to make up cautionary stories about a foolish kid named Dwayne who makes really horrible choices and ends up dying. Used to do it for years. It was really fun, and it worked well too. Great for teaching them what not to do.

Now "Dwayne" is a sort of safe word that they can work into a phone conversation with us so we know they need us to come pick them up or extract them from a situation or something. Hope they never need to use it.

I hope they never meet a real person named Dwayne, because they will have prejudices against the moron.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by glatt

I used to make up cautionary stories about a foolish kid named Dwayne who makes really horrible choices and ends up dying. Used to do it for years. It was really fun, and it worked well too. Great for teaching them what not to do.

Now "Dwayne" is a sort of safe word that they can work into a phone conversation with us so we know they need us to come pick them up or extract them from a situation or something. Hope they never need to use it.

I hope they never meet a real person named Dwayne, because they will have prejudices against the moron.

An old friend (who has since passed away) told a story about how he was telling his boys to stop jumping on the bed...one of his sons said "Oh great, here we go, he probably knows someone who died doing this." Funny folks...

I know a Dwayne. Everyone calls him Dewey. He is a bit goofusy.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I know a Dwayne.... He is a bit goofusy.

I know! Right?

Something about a guy named Dwayne. He takes on that role to fit the name.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Strictly speaking, they consider anything that can fit inside the mouth at all to be a choking hazard. Needs a 3" diameter, minimum.

My mom used to tell me that I had accidentally gotten onto the "bad dream side" of my pillow, and just flip it over and everything would be fine again.

I didn't grow up here, though, maybe Brits have smaller mouths?