tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post8789496256037044153..comments2023-11-05T06:24:01.428-05:00Comments on Stuff from Sherry Stanfa-Stanley: Raising Iron Mansherry stanfa-stanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-1933402037339548302012-01-30T19:03:37.909-05:002012-01-30T19:03:37.909-05:00Lisa G: I remember hating shots as a kid. It once ...Lisa G: I remember hating shots as a kid. It once took five nurses to hold me down for one. Now, I get weekly allergy shots in each arm, and don't bat an eye. Only one price I have to pay for the four offending cats and dog in the house...sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-21531955369181662282012-01-30T19:01:11.855-05:002012-01-30T19:01:11.855-05:00Deb: Did I hear "drink"?Deb: Did I hear "drink"?sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-37221704937188069492012-01-30T19:00:21.978-05:002012-01-30T19:00:21.978-05:00Laura: Oh, the slamming of the finger in the door!...Laura: Oh, the slamming of the finger in the door! I experienced that last year. Seriously, the most painful thing I've ever encountered (even surpassing when the doctor started to slice me open for a c-section and realized the epidural hadn't taken). But you have me oh-so-curious about the LALALALA experience. I expect to hear the details on the bus to Chicago next month.sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-60509339428110616182012-01-30T18:55:53.162-05:002012-01-30T18:55:53.162-05:00Bluz: Dr. Meaney? I'd have changed dentists. A...Bluz: Dr. Meaney? I'd have changed dentists. And speaking of job-appropriate names, we have a urologist here in Toledo whose name is--I'm not kidding--Dick Tapper.sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-48610748835276921472012-01-30T18:53:56.355-05:002012-01-30T18:53:56.355-05:00Teri: OK, so disregard my reply to Averil. Clearly...Teri: OK, so disregard my reply to Averil. Clearly I can't stereotype here at all. I remember those days of my kids puking. I always felt so bad for them--yet the practical part of me was always saying, "Honey, just be sure not to miss the bucket." It always made me feel like a bit of a bitch. But your stepmother... sigh. So glad you survived it and moved on to better things.sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-61080777512895314482012-01-30T18:46:12.855-05:002012-01-30T18:46:12.855-05:00Averil: And isn't that interesting? Although I...Averil: And isn't that interesting? Although I'm willing to stereotype boys as being more accident-prone, I have to agree that--in general--most of the women I know can handle pain better than the men. Guess that's why we're engineered to birth the babies.sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-10573934910481118892012-01-30T18:43:16.546-05:002012-01-30T18:43:16.546-05:00Downith: Thanks. I chuckled a bit while writing it...Downith: Thanks. I chuckled a bit while writing it. Funny though, I don't remember laughing quite so much during the incidents themselves.sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-51217472822924149032012-01-30T18:41:20.035-05:002012-01-30T18:41:20.035-05:00Lisa T: No worries, I knew what you meant the firs...Lisa T: No worries, I knew what you meant the first time. Meryl Streep apparently has a good shot at the Oscar. Perhaps son #2 needs his own movie role.sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-43198486210564489782012-01-30T18:39:14.827-05:002012-01-30T18:39:14.827-05:00Amanda: Yes, if only repeat surgeries were free of...Amanda: Yes, if only repeat surgeries were free of charge--and free of pain. But, you are running again! So maybe the fourth time was a charm?sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-58014330512045107992012-01-30T18:37:23.992-05:002012-01-30T18:37:23.992-05:00MSB: Are you giving lessons? (And thanks.)MSB: Are you giving lessons? (And thanks.)sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-8851390821489118222012-01-30T18:36:32.099-05:002012-01-30T18:36:32.099-05:00Amy: No hospital visit until she was six? Wow! I g...Amy: No hospital visit until she was six? Wow! I generally hate to stereotype, but there must be something about these boys of ours...sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-72224859397214563262012-01-30T18:35:04.642-05:002012-01-30T18:35:04.642-05:00Sarah: Yes, with all due credit to Tom Petty, the ...Sarah: Yes, with all due credit to Tom Petty, the waiting is the hardest part. I have a high-pain threshold too, but when I know something bad my way is coming, I just want to get it the hell over...sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-21807315337668082122012-01-27T22:38:11.912-05:002012-01-27T22:38:11.912-05:00I can't imagine having teeth pulled without No...I can't imagine having teeth pulled without Novocaine. I mean, I have a high tolerance for pain, but no Novocaine?<br /><br />The only kid in our family who's spent time in the emergency room is, of course, Nathan.lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-30307462112331421402012-01-27T15:37:05.687-05:002012-01-27T15:37:05.687-05:00I thought it was just my family! My husband and so...I thought it was just my family! My husband and son won't use novacaine. My son is training as an MMA fighter and at the moment is sporting two black eyes and a lump on the side of his head. Last week, it was the nose. He won't take pain killers of any kind because he believes it will impede muscle growth. Me on the other hand, it kills me. I won't get into football and war injuries. Hey Sherry, you want to get a drink???Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08900421223812125267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-72714334518871219022012-01-27T12:36:44.865-05:002012-01-27T12:36:44.865-05:00Ever since the day I temporarily lost my vision an...Ever since the day I temporarily lost my vision and my hearing to a pre-fainting episode during 5th grade health class, when we were discuss blood and arteries, I knew I was a wimp.<br /><br />I don't have kids but I had to go to the ER a few times as a kid myself. Once for slamming a sliding glass door hard on my finger. Once for jumping off an outside staircase (I was 5 and thought I could fly) and breaking 7 bones in my left foot. Once for my brother knocking out my two front teeth with a hairbrush. Once for LALALALA can't describe it, it's too gross and I might faint if I have to write it down. But I was always okay. Nothing has ever been too serious, thank goodness. I'm clearly too much of a baby to handle it.Laura Maylenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058744860709615256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-16746195259867530052012-01-26T21:10:53.338-05:002012-01-26T21:10:53.338-05:00Wow. What a badass. I hate the Novocain shots to...Wow. What a badass. I hate the Novocain shots too, but I wouldn’t let anyone do digging around in there without it. (BTW, we used to have a Dentist called Dr. Meaney. I’d totally have to change my name, if I were him.)<br /> <br />I only remember every having to go to the doctors because of something I did, twice. (I’ve never been to the ER… back then, you just saw your GP.) Once was as a 4-year old when I bit an electric cord. The other time, I fell off a bike while learning to ride it, and my knee landed square on a tiny pebble on the cement. The pain was unworldly. Mom had to carry me off the playground and into the Dr’s office because I couldn’t put any weight on it. I thought it was shattered or something. I was OK though, the doctor just had her ice it. Still have the pebble-shaped scar though.<br /> <br />All in all, I consider myself pretty lucky. Either I exhibited the good judgment not to do anything too stupid, or had the balance and grace to pull it off. OR, I just fell in a lot of soft grass.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-49024231896580425092012-01-26T17:28:19.180-05:002012-01-26T17:28:19.180-05:00Averil is right, this is so hard core! All Hail S...Averil is right, this is so hard core! All Hail Son #2. Wow.<br /><br />I have no tolerance for physical pain --- but any mental anguish sinks me right under. My stepmother was a whipper, and all she had to do was come toward me with an open hand and I would burst into tears. But I suppose this is off the subject ...<br /><br />My daughter has zero pain tolerance. If she had a slight headache as a teen, she'd want to take 4 Advil. All 90 pounds of her. <br /><br />My son, on the other hand, suffered in silence. I remember some mornings when I'd come down the stairs at 6 a.m. and he'd be sitting there on the couch, cartoons on the TV, with a bowl for puking between his knees. "Are you sick?! Why didn't you wake me up?!" I'd say in a panic. And he'd look at me like I was crazy.Terihttp://tericarter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-54579830791140340162012-01-26T11:36:38.389-05:002012-01-26T11:36:38.389-05:00Jesus, that's hard core. I have a really high ...Jesus, that's hard core. I have a really high tolerance for pain, and so does my daughter. The boys on the other hand are fairly wimpy. My husband passes out when he has to have blood drawn, then tries to tell me it's because he needs every drop and can't spare a tube. <br /><br />Whatever, buddy. Move over, I've got platelets to give.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-1321028613912924242012-01-26T11:32:45.698-05:002012-01-26T11:32:45.698-05:00What MSB said. That last line had me chuckling all...What MSB said. That last line had me chuckling all morning. Well played Sherry.Downithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-4071932997689122382012-01-26T09:42:42.356-05:002012-01-26T09:42:42.356-05:00I mean, she doesn't hold a candle to him!I mean, she doesn't hold a candle to him!Lisa Tognolahttp://mainstreetmusingsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-63865730384607243142012-01-26T09:40:33.384-05:002012-01-26T09:40:33.384-05:00I just watched The Iron Lady. She was tough, but ...I just watched The Iron Lady. She was tough, but The Iron Man doesn't hold a candle to her.Lisa Tognolahttp://mainstreetmusingsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-79883323483535464152012-01-26T08:58:12.623-05:002012-01-26T08:58:12.623-05:00Wow.
Just wow.
That was a story that truly woke ...Wow. <br />Just wow.<br />That was a story that truly woke me up on this gloomy Thursday morning.<br /><br />Son #2 is a god among men it seems.<br />Has he been studied and dissected yet?<br /><br />I have had 4 surgeries on my R knee, I am waiting for my punch card to come in the mail for my 'buy 4, get the 5th free', because those are pricey little bitches.Amanda @ There Are Two Sideshttp://www.therearetwosides.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-68638947989070392952012-01-26T08:15:30.371-05:002012-01-26T08:15:30.371-05:00The only thing missing with this piece is an audie...The only thing missing with this piece is an audience. You NEED to read your work out loud, Sherry! What a gift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-20647188847050264692012-01-26T07:34:36.469-05:002012-01-26T07:34:36.469-05:00my daughter didn't have a hospital trip until ...my daughter didn't have a hospital trip until she was six years old. <br /><br />my son was hospitalized or rushed to the ER three different times in his first two years.amyghttp://www.amywroteit.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899607747956861132.post-1181869983236015562012-01-26T06:45:11.420-05:002012-01-26T06:45:11.420-05:00Both of my children spiked high fevers at four wee...Both of my children spiked high fevers at four weeks, and were given spinal taps in the pediatrician's office.<br /><br />My older child has loathed needles and any other kind of needle-like instrument ever since. And any hint that something might be uncomfortable.<br /><br />When we went to pierce her ears -- at her request -- we were asked to leave the Mall because she was screaming at the top of her lungs at the <i>sight</i> of the piercing guns.<br /><br />She's had a loose tooth for five months, but won't pull it or let us get near it. Because it might hurt.<br /><br />It's not that she has a low pain threshold (though she does), it's that she has a rock-bottom <i>anticipation</i> threshold.<br /><br />But my younger daughter? She doesn't care about needles at all. Go figure.Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265589529909793312noreply@blogger.com