"Band Aid Power"
Band Aid Power
Published 8-18-10 Cass Lake Times
By Allan Olson
Band-Aid Power ...
It never ceases to amaze me how quickly a child can get over an “owie” of any proportion.
With four young children I think I should have invested in companies that sell Band-Aids or diapers. I couldn’t even begin to count the number of boxes we’ve gone through in the last seven years. Nor do I want to know the amount of money that literally was thrown in the garbage after each was done being used.
I’m not sure which of my kids has the biggest obsession with a Band-Aid, but it seems like they disappear as fast as we buy them. I’m certain we’ve bought every size and kind of Band-Aid on the market ... from the big assorted packs to the waterproof to the neon colors and everything in between.
Every time we go to get a Band-Aid for a kid, we have to dig through the drawer to find a stray one that got out of the box.
Currently we have the Band-Aids in the bathroom above the medicine cabinet which is above the sink and nearly touches the ceiling. That should stop the kids from getting them and from them disappearing so quickly.
Over the weekend, my oldest daughter, Abigail, needed a Band-Aid for a blister on her toe. So I headed to the bathroom to get one for her – just to get her to stop complaining about the little “owie” that was so small it could hardly be seen. Since she knew where the Band-Aids were kept, she headed there herself.
Before I was in the door she was standing on the sink reaching for the Band-Aid box that was nearly at the ceiling. I was just amazed (why, I don’t know, I should be used to this by now!) She had already scaled the bathroom counter and had the box in her hand before I could say “get down.”
Of course, the box was empty. She was disappointed. So I started ransacking the drawer and found one lone Band-Aid. I sent her to her mom to put it on. Her mom said her toe was too small and the Band-Aid was too big. She didn’t think that was a good answer and I think she went to put the Band-Aid on herself. I never saw the Band-Aid again and I never saw it on her toe. I’m guessing that it didn’t make it back to the drawer either.
Earlier this summer we were playing in the yard when her twin brother got a scratch and he wanted a Band-Aid. I told him later. His sister disappeared and came back moments later and brought him one. I knew what she had to do to get the Band-Aid and chose to ignore the fact that my daughter climbed the sink to get him one. I mean, if I didn’t see her do it that would mean that maybe someone else in the house helped her? I told him he didn’t need the Band-Aid but his older, teenage cousin decided to be his hero and put it on for him.
I’m wondering if the Band-Aid companies have put some kind of magic healing power on them or is it some kind of mind game to make them think that it is all-powerful and healing?
Personally, I think Band-Aids should be made with super glue backing, because virtually every time you put one on a kid it normally disappears just as fast and they want another one. If it was super glued on it wouldn’t come off so easily and the Band-Aids wouldn’t disappear so fast from the house.
I’m just waiting for them to remember that I have a small first-aid kit attached to my camera bag which has Band-Aids in it. Of course, I haven’t looked in it lately, so who knows, maybe they’re gone too.
Yet, even I have to admit if a few tears can be silenced by a simple Band-Aid, I guess I will just keep buying them.
We welcome your comments and opinions so please drop us a line at cltimes1@arvig.net. Thanks for reading and have a great week.
Published 8-18-10 Cass Lake Times
By Allan Olson
Band-Aid Power ...
It never ceases to amaze me how quickly a child can get over an “owie” of any proportion.
With four young children I think I should have invested in companies that sell Band-Aids or diapers. I couldn’t even begin to count the number of boxes we’ve gone through in the last seven years. Nor do I want to know the amount of money that literally was thrown in the garbage after each was done being used.
I’m not sure which of my kids has the biggest obsession with a Band-Aid, but it seems like they disappear as fast as we buy them. I’m certain we’ve bought every size and kind of Band-Aid on the market ... from the big assorted packs to the waterproof to the neon colors and everything in between.
Every time we go to get a Band-Aid for a kid, we have to dig through the drawer to find a stray one that got out of the box.
Currently we have the Band-Aids in the bathroom above the medicine cabinet which is above the sink and nearly touches the ceiling. That should stop the kids from getting them and from them disappearing so quickly.
Over the weekend, my oldest daughter, Abigail, needed a Band-Aid for a blister on her toe. So I headed to the bathroom to get one for her – just to get her to stop complaining about the little “owie” that was so small it could hardly be seen. Since she knew where the Band-Aids were kept, she headed there herself.
Before I was in the door she was standing on the sink reaching for the Band-Aid box that was nearly at the ceiling. I was just amazed (why, I don’t know, I should be used to this by now!) She had already scaled the bathroom counter and had the box in her hand before I could say “get down.”
Of course, the box was empty. She was disappointed. So I started ransacking the drawer and found one lone Band-Aid. I sent her to her mom to put it on. Her mom said her toe was too small and the Band-Aid was too big. She didn’t think that was a good answer and I think she went to put the Band-Aid on herself. I never saw the Band-Aid again and I never saw it on her toe. I’m guessing that it didn’t make it back to the drawer either.
Earlier this summer we were playing in the yard when her twin brother got a scratch and he wanted a Band-Aid. I told him later. His sister disappeared and came back moments later and brought him one. I knew what she had to do to get the Band-Aid and chose to ignore the fact that my daughter climbed the sink to get him one. I mean, if I didn’t see her do it that would mean that maybe someone else in the house helped her? I told him he didn’t need the Band-Aid but his older, teenage cousin decided to be his hero and put it on for him.
I’m wondering if the Band-Aid companies have put some kind of magic healing power on them or is it some kind of mind game to make them think that it is all-powerful and healing?
Personally, I think Band-Aids should be made with super glue backing, because virtually every time you put one on a kid it normally disappears just as fast and they want another one. If it was super glued on it wouldn’t come off so easily and the Band-Aids wouldn’t disappear so fast from the house.
I’m just waiting for them to remember that I have a small first-aid kit attached to my camera bag which has Band-Aids in it. Of course, I haven’t looked in it lately, so who knows, maybe they’re gone too.
Yet, even I have to admit if a few tears can be silenced by a simple Band-Aid, I guess I will just keep buying them.
We welcome your comments and opinions so please drop us a line at cltimes1@arvig.net. Thanks for reading and have a great week.
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