MCH Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 We put the kids to bed at 8:30. We always hope they go to sleep before we come to bed at 10, but that rarely happens. Anyway, at 10:00, I start out of the living room when I smell something. I ask my wife if she had put out a new Renuzit or whatever that smelled like menthol. When she replied "No.", I knew we were in trouble. The closer we got to the bedroom's, the stronger the menthol smell became. About halfway there, we realized that what we were smelling was Vic's Vapor Rub. I guess I should mention here that our kids are a little bit spoiled. Lainey(2) sleeps in a basinet that sits next to my wife's side of the bed. Chase(5) sleeps in a day bed, right next to me. Well, when I walk through our doorway, I see my daughter with lipstick all over her face, running into the closet. I glance down at my son, and he's fast asleep but apparently, my daughter didn't want to exclude him from the fun. His hair was caked up with Vic's Vapor Rub....we're talking almost the whole jar! The "almost" part was because she did use some to style her own hair. Needless to say, the kid's were given another bath at 10:15 at night. And you might find it interesting to know that Vapor Rub does not dissolve in water, nor does soap break it down. On a good note, I doubt my family gets congested for the next week or so.:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 lol... great story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 LMBO! I hope you got pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Holy cow!I bet it was fun getting that out of his hair. How do kids come up with this stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 On a good note, I doubt my family gets congested for the next week or so.:D:D you stole what I was going to say :p:D:D:D you sure gotta love kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 I KNEW this was gonna be a good story as soon as I seen the title and author!!!!!!:D:D:D:D That is funny, but how did Chase manage to sleep through that??????? Hmmmm, this gives me ideas for May:eek::eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 LOL! Bet that cleared out your sinus cavity:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingInMaine Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 If they are still greasy try using dish washing soap in their hair. My son did the same thing with a jar of vaseline when he was 2 and that was the only thing that got it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinch314 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 LMAO good one!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA............don't ya just love kids??? That was hilarious.:D:D Yeah, try Dawn dish washing liquid. Or 409. ( jk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 LMBO. That is a funny story Kevin, got to agree pics to go along would add a nice touch. My daughters, the little angels they are, would never do anything like that to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 LMBO!! Great start to my morning thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted April 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Sorry....no pics. At that time, the only thing on my mind was making sure I didn't hit her little butt too hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 OMG! Wow, I hated nights like that. Maybe in 20 years you'll look back on it and laugh, but I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA............don't ya just love kids??? That was hilarious.:D:D Yeah, try Dawn dish washing liquid. Or 409. ( jk) Apparently you too have played that game Andrea. On the bright side, they are probably both breathing very clearly today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Get the clippers out and start buzzing! :D That is a classic story though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 ....HaHa!!-This was a great story!- Vick's Vapor Rub......Ohhhhhh!-how strong!-and, I can totally sympathize with you guys about all this happening at 10:00 at night!-it always seems to fall like that;kids have a knack! -For future reference, though.......I'd like to let you know how well JOY dish soap works, in cutting through stuff like that.......we used to have a gallon or two on hand all the time when commercial fishing....was useful for accidental diesel spills, or hydrolic leaks onto the deck/over the side- better than kerosine, anyway.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 We use dawn on stuff like that. By the way PAM cooking spray will take crayon off of floor tile and home appliances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 good story. you are living the good old days. treasure them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 haha very cool story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_Spike_King Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 If they are still greasy try using dish washing soap in their hair. My son did the same thing with a jar of vaseline when he was 2 and that was the only thing that got it out. Yep my 7 year old daughter decided that her and her brother needed to do the vaseline in the hair thing also, needless to say my wife was not amused one bit but I laughed my butt off and it took a wile till we got it all out. Thanks for the info on the Dawn thing, next time we will try that. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Great story and I can just imagine how tough that would be to get out of hair. Gonna be able to tell that story to them and your grandkids years from now. That is a classic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the one Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 gotta love them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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