• Feb. 25, 2008
I'm venting again lol
Today we had to run around trying to find make-up for my dd for her tv debut.. So other mom's told me she would need some make-up on so she wouldn't looked washed out.. Easy, right??? Well as it turns out ...NO, it's not easy at all when your precious child has severe peanut allergies.. I knew I would need to call around to cosmetic companies to find out if their products were safe for my dd to use.. Okay sound easy enough, right? Wrong again.. As it turns out the are not required by law to disclose that information.. So this is how that conversation went.. I called COVER GIRL oh yeah I'm dropping comapny names here.. I called and said, "hi I'm calling to find out if your foundation products are safe for my little girl. She is going to be in a play and on television and needs some make up .. My dd is DEATHLY ALLERGIC to peanuts so I need to know if your products contain any peanut oil.. We to the little girls credit that answered the phone, she was extremely nice.. She said let me look that info up, hold on a moment..." So I hold, she comes back to the phone and says, "Sorry you had to wait, also I'm sorry before I start with what I have to tell you. I was informed that all I can tell you is I can neither confirm nor deny if that ingredient is in our product.. It may or may not be.."WHAT???? So I tell her, "I have to know either YES it is in there or NO it is not.." She said, "I understand but all I'm allowed to tell you is that the company is not required by law to give out that information.. So it may or may not be"... WAIT HOLD UP ...WHAT??? My dd is deathly allergic and the company will not give me an answer.. Okay so please tell Cover Girl I will definetly NOT BE BUYING THEIR PRODUCTS... She said, " If I was you I wouldn't buy them either!!!!" I told her, "not to worry I will not be buying them".. So needless to say I was fuming and decided not to bother with the other companies.. A fellow homeschooling mom was coming down the isle and nicely suggested for me to call the local Health Food Store.. So she got the number and I called.. Luckily Yes they had make-up my dd could use... BUT we go to pick it up today and I about went into cardiac arrest right then and there when the lady gave me my total for my purchase.. I bought a small, and I do mean small container of foundation powder and blush maybe a couple of ounces of each or maybe an ounce.. And that was it.. The total was... Are you ready for this $ 42 ... Oh yeah I was stroking my dd is 7 yrs old and I just spent $42 on make-up that she has to have a total of 4 days. Luckily I can use it after that.. But I would never have bought that for myself.. But she had to have it and I couldn't take any chances on normal make-up.. So yeah I need my head examined... But she's worth every penny..She has worked so hard for the "Cinderella Musical" and is so excited that she is going to be on the local tv station talking about the play.. So I didn't want her to look all washed out and sick.. So I bought the "golden" make-up...lol.. I feel insane doing so.. but I did it just the same..
Well last night was their first practice with the live orchestra.. The show starts Thur. .. I'm so proud of my dd.. It is amazing to me to see her on stage with all those older kids. It's the local high school's play, she is the youngest person in the cast. She is only 7 years old.. I could have never done what she is doing as a child.. But she loves it and begged me last year to let her go audition. And she was in their christmas play "A Christmas Carol" last year at the age of 6.. It is simply amazing to watch her, she shines on stage.. Her love of drama, singing and dancing shines. She loves it so much.. Sorry for going on and on.. But I can't help it I'm so proud of her... :)
I wish you all could come watch her....lol..
My dh got a call from Workman's Comp today the poor man is having all this trouble and they want him to go see if he can be sent back to work on light duty.. Are they crazy.. He can't breath without wheezing and can't have his second surgery until his lungs get better. Arrrgggh What are they thinking.. Well he has to miss our dd first performance because he has to travel to TN to see the dr. I hope that dr. tells WC they are insane.. That he can't come back until he can breath normally and has his surgery redone.. It's not his fault he can't work they should have had safety nets up to begin, and he wouldn't have gotten hurt and would not be having all these problems..
Okay I guess I am done venting again for now.
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• Mar. 16, 2008
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Posted by ChristianUnschooling
I feel for you! My brother slipped and fell at work a couple of years ago...an issue his workplace had ALREADY BEEN CITED FOR, and just hadn't fixed.
He WAS a healthy 27 year old, newly married etc. Now he has chronic debilitating back pain.
You know what he PURPOSEFULLY tells the dr every time he goes in? How bad his sex life is because of this accident. He figures if he documents it often enough, NO MAN on a jury will not feel his pain! He says leave nothing out! Tell them how it really affects your life!
Best of luck
Elissa
