this, ladles and gentlemints, is my life*

[mickeym]

I have a job interview tomorrow. Or, well, today (Friday), at 11a CST. Which is...a little less than nine hours away.

Why, you might ask, am I not sweetly sleeping in preparation? Because my child chose today (er, Thursday) to decide I knew ABSOLUTELY nothing at all about spending time in the sun, and resultant (often bad) sunburns.

His back and shoulders right now are fire-engine red, poor kid. His chest, belly, face and forearms aren't quite as bad, but still red. He's complaining of nausea and a headache, and I've been pushing fluids all night--finally went to Walgreens a couple hours ago and got some solarcaine (gel AND spray) and a load of gatorade. He got some sun Wednesday; not a bad burn, just enough to make his shoulders twinge if he moved too fast or bumped against something. I told him not to go out in the sun again today; if he went to the gym, to stick with working out inside and not go to the pool.

Did he listen? Oh, hell, no. Not only did he not listen, but he didn't reapply sunscreen as often (or well) as he should've, and he was at the gym for four hours. Probably most of it outside. *headdesk*

I told him I love him, but he's an idiot *g* He said "I was stupid, doing this." I said I wasn't going to disagree, and that I hadn't spent the last week or so expounding on the damage too much sun can do just to hear myself talk. NO ONE used sunscreen much when I was growing up, and even in Phoenix I seldom used it, my teen years. There were many days I had to wear my swimsuit under my clothes to school, because I couldn't put a bra on over the burn. I had sun poisoning at least twice, probably three times. I've had a burn once that was bad enough it blistered (you would think I'd have clued in sooner, and you would be wrong). My aunt and my sister have both had "suspicious" growths removed from their skin; I've been lucky so far.

Matthew's miserable enough right now that I think -- hope -- he's learned his lesson. He's an awful lot like me, though, and often I've had to repeat the same painful lesson more than once before finally getting it. In any case, I told him he's not going outside, period, until at least Sunday--and even that's not a guarantee.

I'm going to see how he's doing in the morning before I head off to Grayson County. I don't want to have to ask to reschedule, but if he's too sick, I'm not going to leave him here alone. With luck he'll be okay enough that it won't be an issue. *crosses fingers*

And now I think I'll head to bed. Sleepy :)


*Bonus points if you know where I got the 'Ladles and gentlemints' from :)

Comments

[jamesinboots.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the interview!!

And aigh, hope the boy feels better!

[gretazreta.livejournal.com]

Eep I hope he feels better. I had one or two really bad burns as a kid, so painful.
Also good luck with the job!

[fufaraw]

Oh poor Matthew. I hope he feels better soon.

And good luck with the interview.

[cereta.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the interview!

[raynedanser.livejournal.com]

He needs to take tylenol, too - for the pain and inflammation. Also, Noczema is really good for burns (cold cream, so soothing). Good luck! Poor kid.

Also, good luck on your interview. YAY!

[locknkey.livejournal.com]

Good luck on the interview!

I feel for the kid (despite his own portion in it and as you said - hopefully lesson learned). I got third degree burns from the sun due to my own stupidity and the marks are still visible some twenty plus years later, not to mentions absolute intolerance for being in the heat and sun. I can't remember anything that painful - ever. And, I needed my "mommy" in spite of being in my twenties. *pets kid*

[electricmonk333.livejournal.com]

Good luck on the interview!

[rivers-bend.livejournal.com]

good luck on the interview! and here's hoping Matthew learned his lesson.

[kitanabychoice.livejournal.com]

Aww, poor boy! I tell you, when I read of other people's sunburn issues, I always go "man, it's awesome to be black for once." XD Hopefully it won't be so bad that you have to reschedule your interview.

On the topic of that, good luck! :D I hope you do well and snag the job! *cheer*

[miafeliz.livejournal.com]

Ugh... but hugs and good luck on the job interview. You should be there now, so good vibes are going your way now.

[keyweegirlie.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the interview!!

Also, you might wanna try original Noxzema on Matthew's burns....I always turn into a lobster and Noxzema and/or vanilla extract rubbed onto the burn always helps.

*hugs*

[quiet000001.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the interview.

Remember that sunburns are like any other kind of burn - if they're really bad there's increased risk of infection and all of that fun stuff, so he may well need to go see a doctor.

If he can take an NSAID of some type (aspirin, ibuprofen, etc.) he should probably do that regularly for a couple of days, too - every 6-8 hours or whatever it says on the box. That'll help bring down the inflammation better than just taking something when it hurts.

[ms-nerd.livejournal.com]

*crosses fingers and everything else*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH teenagers. They're too cool to listen to their Mom. I hope he will feel better soon.

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

*fingrs crossed* the interview went well, and your boy's not too sick - and has learned his lesson! (I can't talk, really - I'm more than twice his age and still get caught out sometimes by the Evil Star's Burning Rays)

[rainbow.livejournal.com]

*interview vibes* *matthew healing vibes* 8love*

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I hope the interview went well, and Matthew is feeling much better.

[clumsygyrl.livejournal.com]

good luck! :D