@rpardee
When I was a child, we had one of those old fashioned family doctors. Old, grumpy, white haired, and smoked like a chimney. I liked going to see him. Years later I asked my older sister what ever happened to him. She said, He died of lung cancer, and oh by the way, you remember those red lollipops you used to love so much, ... they were laced with Secobarbital. Apparently he hated loud children.
@corlin HOLY MEDICAL DISBARRMENT BATMAN
@rpardee
Well it was the 50’s.
@corlin I mean, my parents treated our teething with scotch whiskey, but... barbituates? dang.
@janallmac @corlin I mean, I *may* have dosed my own kids w/pediatric benadryl once or twice on long car rides, but you know--tryna keep 'em off the pipe while they live w/me... 🤣
@rpardee @corlin
I was a very idealistic young mom and I was appalled (god I was annoying...) when the Dr. gently suggested a little Benadryl on car trips would't actually hurt a child.
For some reason, toddler me and toddler my son SCREAMED bloody murder, I mean, non-stop, purple-in-the-face screaming on car rides.
Odd, because I like road trips now.
Anyway, we didn't go to see relatives for about 10 years.