I’ll mention it. That would mean fiddling with the splint at least twice a day, right now he does it once every few days because he’s so paranoid about it. (I don’t mean to come across as dismissive, I’m glad he’s being cautious instead of caviler.)
Also I think part of the reason he does it less frequently is because then I can assist and Kiddo is in bed so he can’t pop in and “help”. Splint changes during the day would definitely attract “help”. Kids are instinctive about when you want to be left alone, I swear.
This works for me. Look for self adhesive medical tape. Breathable and works great. I’m allergic to all adhesives in the universe and this stuff is fine.
He’s got it in purple. We currently have … four? At least four kinds of medical tape in the house. (Also washi, shipping, painters, electrical, scotch tape … probably a cassette tape somewhere if I dig through enough boxes …)
VERDICT: It is okay!
The texture is a little … slimy? With the addition of the blended tofu? But it tastes perfectly fine. The visual is slightly worse as it now has tiny flecks of beige splattered throughout it LOL. But I’ll eat it and it smells enough like onions and garlic that I’m pretty sure Partner will, too.
If I remember my finger splits correctly you put a gauze pad under the front side of the finger (opposite side from split) and tape the split to that so not that much of your skin is directly touching the tape.
Dermatology is very much it’s own thing haha. And someone with eczema or their kid having it would be more likely to recognize it than my very brief encounters with derm in my training or career.
What kind of tofu did you use? I was thinking firm (hence agreeing with Smacky’s prediction) but now that you say the texture is slimy, I’m wondering if it’s silken tofu.
My question is: Are you offended when people use the word “crazy” or “insane” (or similar words) in casual conversation?
Longer explanation
I have read the reasoning on not using these words, but it seems like a strangely slippery slope that is (for now) confined only to words related to mental health. For example, people are still blind to their own success, paralyzed by choice, deaf to criticism, handicapped by incompetence, etc. These types of usage are also common with other sensitive issues (e.g. the rape of the environment, the trauma of indecision, the genocide of free thought, the war on drugs, held hostage by red tape, crippled economy, etc.)
At what point is language living and fluid and not totally literal? Is intention entirely irrelevant? Is moron ok to say? It used to be a real medical diagnosis, but…if everyone saying it and hearing “moron” in 2021 knows that it means “someone acting like a fool” doesn’t that mean the vernacular has officially changed?
Also, if no one is interested in this stuff that’s totally fine, lol, but this thread does say “Random” and…yeah this is random.
ETA: And the reason this is on my mind (other than that I almost typed “crazy” on another comment) is because BOY HOWDY have writing guidelines changed in the last two years. I never used to get packets of words I can’t use ever, from clients, but it’s becoming more common in my industry and the lists are getting gradually longer! It’s interesting to see the focus of the words that are no longer considered ok and I’m just fascinated by the evolution of language/culture in general.
I don’t think “crazy” is a reference to any specific diagnosis. I’ve just recently been reading/hearing that using that word (or someone saying “I’m so OCD” to mean they are detail oriented) directly contributes to discrimination against people with mental health issues. I’m also not offended by it, so IDK.
Splint changes during the day would definitely attract “help”. Kids are instinctive about when you want to be left alone, I swear.
