Yesterday evening we had a little scare when Sam grabbed a bottle of hand sanitizer and took off the top (twisted off the cap, not just opened the cap). Before I noticed what was going on, it appeared that he had taken a swig of it. Jason anxiously searched the internet for what to do if you child eats hand sanitizer and I tried to figure out it Sam had actually eaten any or not. He didn't make a nasty face or anything like he does when he tastes something icky, but there was also a good portion of the bottle empty. But I couldn't remember how much was in the bottle to begin with. Jason read something about a 2-year old eating some hand sanitizer and acting obviously intoxicated afterward (and the parents then took her to the ER), and we watched Sam for awhile and he acted...like himself. Running around, jumping, spinning, falling down. We both wondered how a drunk toddler would be different from a normal toddler. Fortunately, Sam seemed to be himself, so he must not have eaten any and he was fine.
Then tonight Sam was running around with a plastic bag on his head and calling it a helmet. Really, Sam? A plastic bag on your head? I've started reading the warnings on products like toothpaste to Sam to deter him from using them (a twist on a tip from John Rosemond) and now I have to tell him about plastic bags. What will be next? There are all sorts of warnings on products and it makes the world seem like a very scary place especially for children. "Keep out of the reach of children" and "If ingested, call poison control center immediately" and "Contents are hot" and "Not for children under age 6" and "For underarm use only." I digress. In the end Sam is happy and healthy.
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