Stupid Guest Tricks

DisneyMom wrote:You can buy a "Bitter Apple" spray at pet stores to discourage chewing ;)
Used it on a patient's oxygen tubing once to discourage psycho kitty, worked like a charm! :D:
Unknown if safe for kids.....

HEHEHEHEE

We used that for the Grumpy pups when we first rescued them. They advanced to the chewing stage rather fast!

GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:HEHEHEHEE

We used that for the Grumpy pups when we first rescued them. They advanced to the chewing stage rather fast!

I hope you kept the RUM out of reach! ;)
and your sword, boots, hat........

DisneyMom wrote:I hope you kept the RUM out of reach! ;)
and your sword, boots, hat........

Well, they did get a pair of DW's lands' end slippers, so it wasn't too bad.

WE finally got them a bunch of the nylabones. Which they routinely destroy!

(the plastic toys last about one to two hours! ARRRRRRRgghggh!)

BRWombat wrote: Oh, and both were sleeping through the night by the time they were 3 months old.

Abby was sleeping through the night at 2 months, Paige at one. Paige only sucks her thumb when she is really tired, so I don't foresee this as a huge problem.

Fast forward 15 years when I am asking for advice on how to get a 15 year old to stop sucking her thumb...

ktulu wrote:Abby was sleeping through the night at 2 months, Paige at one. Paige only sucks her thumb when she is really tired, so I don't foresee this as a huge problem.

Fast forward 15 years when I am asking for advice on how to get a 15 year old to stop sucking her thumb...

Hey, if you can get through the teenage years without you curling up in a ball and sucking your thumb, you'll be okay.

BRWombat wrote:Hey, if you can get through the teenage years without you curling up in a ball and sucking your thumb, you'll be okay.

No kidding. I'm on my last one with only 2.5 years to go.

My oldest (now 18) liked a pacifier, but at 6 months didnt like it anymore. My youngest (now 16) Sucked her thumb when tired all the way until she was in 7th grade. Used to freak me out a bit, thank heavens she doesnt need braces. No one ever sucked on toes/feet. I tried tabasco and lemon. She likes lemon now. :(
I tried lots of things but when it came down to it she was done when she was done.

I was a thumb sucker. According to my parents, I never liked the pacifier... but I told my parents in nursery school, when they told me to stop sucking it, that I would stop when I was in Kindergarten, and I did.

8^)