One of the things I love most about blogging is that it’s allowed me to see the humor in otherwise unamusing scenarios: The black sharpie that Lily used to label the belongings in my room, the red one that Ben used to decorate his brother, the frustration of not getting the perfect picture… I could go on all night. This blog let’s me see humor in what would have annoyed or infuriated me before. It’s a really good thing.
Except, now I find myself in a situation that I can find no humor in at all. Lice has invaded my house, and there ain’t nothing funny about it. The fact that I’m up to my armpits in laundry isn’t amusing at all. The fact that we’ve all had to endure shampoo treatments that smell so bad our eyes tear and gag reflexes kick in isn’t amusing at all. The fact that every stuffed animal and doll is bagged up in the basement isn’t amusing at all. And the fact that I’m paying a mobile lice specialist $100 an hour tomorrow to ensure that all nits are out of our heads certainly isn’t amusing.
The thought that I could have potentially infected Uma Thurman with lice, causing an A-list Hollywood breakout? The thought does amuse me. Just the teeniest bit.
{Disclaimer: My husband told me not to publish this post. I rarely show him posts beforehand, but wanted his thoughts on this one. He said it was mean spirited. I say he’s being ridiculous– I’m not implying that I *want* Uma to have lice or that I intentionally spread it to her, but the image of Entertainment Tonight reporting on an outbreak that can be traced back to me makes me laugh. Sue me.}
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Okay so maybe I’m not jealous of your NYC trip after all. *snort*
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I don’t think it’s mean… funny, yes! Mean, not so much. You are after all, Scary Mommy.
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Scary Mommy Reply:
October 17th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Exactly. Thank you. :)
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Love this post- Lice are NOT any fun!
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Oh, it is THE worst. I can’t even talk about it yet. I’ll be watching Access Hollywood for word of the A-List outbreak any day now….
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My scalp is itching.
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Awe, man! I was sorta hoping you were going to call for the crucifixion of the ballon boy’s parents for scream for further TSA footage and explanation of who started the “Zach Braff is dead”debacle or something.
Bummer.
:p
This wasn’t a bit mean, babe. It’s just fine. I knew you weren’t cursing Uma with pestilence and plague or anything.
Although, if she DOES end up with it she will totally know whose photos to snag for her dart board. Hee hee hee!
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Scary Mommy Reply:
October 17th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Ohhhh, good writing topics, Loralee. :P
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Well, I must admit I am jealous of that NYC trip…but maybe glad I wasn’t there to hug you. :) We all get the lice in our homes, children are evil carriers…such is life…and Uma knows it too, I’m sure.
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Not mean at all. Don’t celebrities always say they are just like the rest of us…
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Scary Mommy Reply:
October 17th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Yup. Just keeping it real for her.
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Well it could be worse- and I doubt they could track it to you. The $100 an hour is INSANE yikes!! I hope this gets rid of them. thank god my kids havent gotten lice yet. I truely feel for you on this one.
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Scary Mommy Reply:
October 17th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
I know- totally insane. But my hair is crazy think and there is no way that Jeff could get them all out. I just want this OVER. To the tune of $500.
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Eek! My scalp is all itchy now. You’re not mean. It’s funny, in an “better you than me” way. We had lice last year and I almost when homicidal.
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Scary Mommy Reply:
October 17th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
I am totally homicidal. It’s a fucking nightmare.
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Haha… See, that is very amusing!!
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Definitley within easy jumping distance there.
Uma….Lice…..Lice….Uma.
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Scary Mommy Reply:
October 17th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
LOL!!! Easy jumping distance, for sure.
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If my kids ever end up with lice I will pay a mobile unit to just take them away. The children, not the lice. Well, the lice too.
Just the word “nits” alone makes me gag. Like in a quasi mini throw-up kind of way. I do not do well with parasitic endeavors.
Hope you get it all cleared up soon.
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Scary Mommy Reply:
October 17th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
It all makes me gag. I am not handling this well. At all.
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Lice is my worst nightmare. We already have a huge laundry room full of stuff to wash. I think I would have a nervous breakdown if I had to do a thorough wash of everything.
And your post was very funny. Not mean. Unless you meant it to be mean..
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OMG, yikes! :) No, lice are no fun. Tea tree oil shampoo and a good nit comb were all we needed though, and we use the shampoo religiously now to keep them at bay.
I too will be watching accesshollywood for any news on a hollywood breakout… tee hee hee… shhh… heehee…
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OMG Grody! The post rocks. Love the bff pic of you and Uma – you can almost see the little buggers jumping from scalp to scalp. EW – okay I have gone too farand grossed myself out! Good luck!
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I have never had lice, but I have received several warnings from friends, and the very thought makes my scalp itch. Blech. I hope you’re all clear, and soon.
And I’ll admit it, the idea of you causing a Hollywood lice pandemic? That IS pretty funny. Also, itchy.
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hahahahahaha!!!!!!! hilarious! hmmm who knows?? maybe Uma gave you the lice!?
=) great post and kudos to you for posting it despite hubby’s disapproval!
divaaa
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I feel for you. I so do. My eldest came down with lice when she was six, on the day we brought her newborn sister home from the hospital! So there I was, for hours on end, standing and picking nits out of my daughter’s hair, four days after a c-section. With the hormones, I almost lost my mind.
A mobile lice specialist? Honestly, I would have paid him/her a million dollars to take care of it at the time.
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Maybe she gave it to you!
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Definitely not mean. Sarcastic, yes. Mean, nah! (Sorry about the lice situation, hope it’s resolved without too much more unpleasantness)
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OK, so I know this hasn’t been a fun time for you guys, but it made for a hilarious story at the end.
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What a nightmare, Jill. I must say, though–the image of Uma getting lice from you is terrifying (and certainly at least a little funny….). Thank goodness you know for sure she doesn’t read your blog!
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Oh, the lice. They’re nasty little fuckers. Don’t forget to do the repeat treatment! I didn’t, and it came to bite me in the ass.
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That wasn’t mean spirited at all! Ugh, lice. Honest to god, every time I have an itchy head, I worry it’s lice. Not that I’ve been exposed, or ever even had them, I’m just paranoid like that.
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Ack…that just sounds really awful and nasty!!!! Now I can’t get the thought of lice out of my head. But at least you met Uma.
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LICE is truly the worst four-letter word. So sorry…pay the nit-picker and pray never to need her again! Good luck…
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i can’t believe there is such a thing as a “mobile lice specialist”…!! can you imagine growing up and telling your mom you want to be a lice specialist? how about on a first date? and the fact that they are now “mobile”?? i guess you can make money doing anything…do you think you have to go to college for this? maybe i should tell daniel…
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you are such a fu**ing rockstar!
you made me laugh so hard. you rock, too funny. uma and lice, oh my god I don’t know which is worse that fact that I might like her getting it or that you had the balls to post this.
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Bleh… lice suck. Uma Thurman plus lice sucks too, but I just imagine her PR people being like… “Uma? Has your head itched lately? Scary Mommy thinks you might have lice…” and that’s funny.
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You kill me. And I love it. I have an award for you on my blog~http://wwwtheadventuresofcrazymumcom.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-fucking-rockblog-award-numero-2.html
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yikes! that sucks big time!! i hope this issue is out of your life soon!!!!
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Lice is one of those mommy milestones and Uma is a mom so she would understand if indeed your worst fear came true. Still, I am sorry you have to deal and hope you are nit free for good!
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My daughter came home from school a couple of years ago with a note saying that she had nits. I’m so glad that our school has a program to check the children so that it gets caught early. Because of this, we didn’t have to go to the lengths that you are in order to stop the problem but it still freaked me out and definitely increased my vigilance. Good luck!
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Perhaps I am being snarky… but truly, that would be hilarious. Not that we would ever know. I doubt that even the best investigative reporter would be able to find that story. Uma’s manager, publicist, hairdresser, etc… would all protect her to the death.
But LOLOLOL! Just thinking about it amuses me.
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Lice have caused me serious psychological damage. I may need to schedule a meeting with a therapist just because I read this post. We had them. Once. I blew off then 8 y/o when she begged me to check. For weeks. She was itchy. I thought she was being a drama queen. Until the day I SAW ONE SAUNTER ACROSS HER FOREHEAD. Huge. Like so big, my friend said she must of had them forever. CPS should check on my kids more often.
If you get linked to Uma for a celebrity lice break out you will be famous. Not just famous. FAMOUS. Wohoo.
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Exactly what are the qualifications to become a mobile lice specialist? Is there a correspondence course one can take? I AM recently unemployed, and whilst I don’t think I currently have the required skill set, for $100 an hour I can damn well rustle up those skills pronto…….particularly if they involve being anal-retentive and wielding a comb like a sword.
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I would take Uma, lice and all. So hot…
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Ick! May they die and never come back (the lice, not mommy bloggers)
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O.M.G. I cannot believe you are dealing with that. When I was an elementary school teacher and the WHOLE class had to get checked, my scalp would itch for days. We had couches in our classrooms, and that was the “source” of kids getting it over and over. Girl, that really sucks…but it made for a great post!
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I feel crawly. The heck with Uma. $100 an hour specialist would be pocket change for her. I can’t get past the thought of having to bag up all soft toys and stuff animals. In my house that would be like, a hundred million toys. It would be a forced “toy purge” which I have been fantisizing about for years. I’d like to do it w/o creepy crawlies though.
Hang in there Scary Mommy.
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Not mean at all! You were very complimentary of her earlier.
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You are a bad-ass and I would laugh my ass off if you gave Uma lice. Feel bad for her yes, but still laugh. And tell your hubby to stop being such a wus :)
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Too funny!!!
Oh dear God, we went through the same thing last summer just after moving into our new home. I have 4 kids, and it took almost 8 hours to treat all of us one day. We literally shut ourselves in for the day, and I wouldn’t allow the kids to play with ANYONE until I knew they were gone (we live in a small town – get the picture!). We treated them naturally which meant buying gobs of white vinegar, minty listerine, tea tree oil, and maximum-strength dandruff shampoo.
My, kids begged me not to blog about it, but once I got over the hysteria of it all (like 1 year later), it was actually pretty damn funny.
Then we found out my 4 year old brought worms home from daycare.
Not so funny.
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You do know she’s going to read this post, don’t you?? Expect an angry phone call from Uma in the morning!
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you know, I would be a teeny bit happy if there was a lice breakout. it would kinda make me laugh.
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well………..now she knows where to find you if she does have it. :) So sorry you are going through this right now.
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LOL – the invasion of the Mommy Bloggers :-D
I’m sorry about the lice situation, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone – yikes.
You left me totally speachless with that photo! So I take it you had a good time in NY? :-)
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OMG… the fact that you even put the “post-Jeff viewing” disclaimer makes me shudder… too funny.
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That’s not mean at all! Funny, though…think of the notoriety you’d get – you might even make it into US magazine with a headline like “Jealous Mommy Blogger Infects Hollywood Elite”…
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