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thumbs , 11 May 2010

disappointed

boy am i peeved! i go on my holiday on friday and wanted to let my fingers heal. i have plasters on my thumbs and should have them on all the rest tbh. i have also picked my toe nails so will not be wearing open toes shoes either. grr so annoyed with myself i usually let things heal for special ocassions so i am annoyed i will be hiding my hands for a week when away raaaaa. oh and to make me feel even worse my 4 year old has started biting his lips i did that as a child too - god don't let him be like me!
2 Answers
Bitterbrew
May 12, 2010
i have disappointed myself plenty of times. My trouble spot is my shoulders, so I've been so upset when I couldn't wear a pretty dress for my friends wedding, or stuck wearing a sweater to cover up. I don't pick at my hands or toes, but an idea might be to get a pedicure or get your nails done, like get acrylic nails. It might make you feel prettier and leave your hands alone, or even letting them heal long enough before you go to get them done. I have heard horror stories about pedicures and people coming home with infections, so if you would decide to get a pedicure be sure to let your feet heal first so you dont have any open wounds. I also have a 4 year old who seems to carry the ocd jean that runs in my family, so when I see him doing things (like he pops his belly button out and plays with it) I constantly make him stop, or I even was putting a bandaid over his belly button until he broke the habit. Maybe put some bad tasting lip balm on his lips would help him stop the habit. My other 4 year old (twins) has eczema and his doctor told me to watch him with his itching, and make sure it doesn't turn into a habit, and if it's a problem to give him benedryl or something to help, because you want to nip that habit in the bud.
thumbs
May 13, 2010

In reply to by Bitterbrew

thnaks for you r support :) my hands are too bad to put out and ask some on to add false nails or manicure i have put on dark coloured nail varnish hoping to distract from the red fingers either way i will be going away with plaster on at least my thumbs. tbh my nails are nice i don't pick them just the skin down past my first joints :( ewwwww. i got a spray tan to do something nice for me though :)

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