max wanted me to take a picture of his toe, unbandaged.

Max has nice straight toes like me. Maddie inherited Logan's majorly hammer toes. Figures, since Max will likely never want to wear strappy sandels.

Word made it's way around school from Maddie's 3rd grade class to Max's kindergarten class (ever play Operator?) that Max's toe fell off.

When I called to RSVP for a birthday party coming up, the mom asked. "Now I know you can't believe everything a kindergartner says, but 'So and So' is adamant that Max has lost his toe or that his toe is about to fall off."

He wanted proof for the class that there is a toe under all those bandages.

First day back. I've had one child with me at almost all times (save a couple of playdates) February 16th. Jesus Christ.

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Ceece {Courtney Paris Photography} says:

oh good lord, i need to look away but can't! ouch.

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ecoe says:

I don't know what's scarier the toe or that floating head shot next to it?!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

divrchk says:

Can he get it wet?
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

MelissaS says:

It's maddie when she was two. A friend made it for us (thanks Jean!). It has Maddie's two year old hand and foot prints and her little chubby face in the middle.

*We soak it twice a day but when he took a shower yesterday he kept it all wrapped up."

Advice? The soap seems to make it burn and I just can't seem to make him feel worse. Those shots were all the pain I can see him in for like a year.

So I've been just using plain water twice a day to rinse it off and keeping well bandaged.

Anyone know of something antibacterial I can put in the water that won't burn?
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Oh My Stinkin' Heck! says:

Gives me the heebie jeebies in the biggest way EVER!

Try mixing in warmed up aloe vera ... or even water with lavender essential oil in it (soothing, but not ouchy - and lavender is a natural antibacterial).
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

The Metamorph says:

GAH!

All my toes just curled up inside my slippers, I think they're trying to shrink back into my feet or something.

Max is certainly braver than I.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

MelissaS says:

Lavender good! I'll try that. I read honey but couldn't figure out how to apply it with out making a gooey mess.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Oh My Stinkin' Heck! says:

Honey, really? That's new to me. I do local honey doses for my son's allergies, but never heard of it for things like this. I guess you'd have to heat it well - a lot like aloe vera ... but it couldn't cool at all.

Yea, go for the lavender - much easier and smells good. I used to put lavender in my kiddos baths to relax them before bed. I would be falling asleep and they'd be blowing bubbles and splashing. Worked for me at least.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

stephfuqua says:

Aaaaagh. I KNEW I shouldn't have clicked on the link. Now I feel all wiggly.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Liz is Working says:

If you get some silver nail polish, you can make the rest of the toes match. A whole robot foot!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

mollymadison says:

I perpetrated a very similar act on my left big toe 4 years ago, only I dropped a TV on it, not a drawer, and the toenail popped out at the cuticle, thus relieving its own pressure, so I didn't have to go the hospital (which was good because I didn't have insurance). I was terrified of the pain and didn't wash it for several weeks, until the toenail finally fell off on its own. It was gross.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

crazymokes says:

is his nail going to grow back or is it gone forever?

poor guy. and poor mom.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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