Not a good day for this shit

[RecoveringKinkoid]

So, my four year old gets into green food dye, right? You wouldn't think a tiny bottle not even the size of a bic lighter would dye an entire deck, an entire four year old, my feet, a kiddie swimming pool, and an entire outfit green.

You would be wrong.

I have a wake to go to tonight. I cannot go in there with a green kid. So I rubbed her down with toothpaste (thank you, internet) and put her in the tub in the hopes the rest of it would come off.

It did. Except a patch on her shoulder I figured I somehow missed. Rubbed it off. More washing. Kid is completely clean.

Take her out, throw a towel over her, scrub her dry, pull the towel off and viola. Kid is greener than she was before the bath, only now it's all over her FACE.



I ain't got time for this shit.

Turns out, she had a wad of the dye in her HAIR.

So now it's into the shower, rub her down with shaving cream (thank you internet, not wanting to put toothpaste on her face) and wash her entire self and her hair.

Un fucking believable.

[TelephoneAngel]

OHno

[Plaidman]

Maybe she wanted to be a Ninja Turtle?

[Mikkel]

It is kind of cute, I hope she has learned something from it. At least that if you dye yourself you will be scrubbed with toothpaste .

[dalesys]

Ahh, she wanted to be Princess Fiona.

[CaroPhoenix]

Sounds like you have a mini version of Child Rum! Good luck with that!

[Food Lady]

RK, what did you do about the deck?

[Dave1982]

I'm sorry RK, but I had to laugh when I read this. But i know that if I were in your shoes I'd be a very unhappy camper, so I won't laugh too much.

[Sliceanddice]

I'm sorry RK, but I had to laugh when I read this. But i know that if I were in your shoes I'd be a very unhappy camper, so I won't laugh too much.

especially because her feet are green

[Dips]

Oh, man. Kids have such a way of keeping us from sinking away from the world, don't they?

You're in pain and nothing else seems to matter and voila, there's your daughter, green. And you've got no choice but to make her ungreen.

I've had moments like that too. In hindsight I'm very grateful for them. They bring you back.

[Amina516]

I've had moments like that too. In hindsight I'm very grateful for them. They bring you back.

Wise words.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Oh, man. Kids have such a way of keeping us from sinking away from the world, don't they?

You're in pain and nothing else seems to matter and voila, there's your daughter, green. And you've got no choice but to make her ungreen.

I've had moments like that too. In hindsight I'm very grateful for them. They bring you back.

They do. Even when it was happening, I had to chuckle at the absurdity of it all. Yes, it was frustrating, and I was stressed, but taking that towel off and seeing her green face was so over the top.

As for the poster who asked about the deck, it mostly came off. I don't care about it, that deck needs to be refinished anyways. Or torn down and replaced. It's an eyesore. My marble topped plant table out there got ruined with green and blue, but strangely, it looks kind of cool and funky.

I might add more dye to it. I like a lot of color.

[Mikkel]

I might add more dye to it. I like a lot of color.

Let your daughter help .

[Crossbow]

Hey, it could have been a Sharpie.... At least food coloring comes out.

[Becks]

I'm sorry RK, but I had to laugh when I read this. But i know that if I were in your shoes I'd be a very unhappy camper, so I won't laugh too much.

That's what I was going to say.