Bunny Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Ok ya'll. If you've ever soaped or every thought about soaping. Please read this article. What a huge wake up call.. http://www.soapdishforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=30740 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angied Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Oh my goodness....I dont even know what to say.....I had to try and hold back the tears reading that story. That is definately something to make you stop and think. Thank you so much for posting this Bunny. And I think we need to keep this on top for as long as possible for everyone to read!!!Angied Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorrie Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Thank you for sharing this Bunny. It brought tears to my eyes. This is part of the reason why I never make soap when my daughter is awake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 I cried too.. Not only for baby Konner, but at how lax I'd become. That so easily could have been one of my girls. What a wake up call. I applaud the Mom for having courage enough to share her story for others to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 How scarey, thought it could have been much worse, it would have been scarey for me. She must have been out of her mind, but thankfully had enough of a mind to get him rinsed off with water and vinegar. You just never know what kids will do, and it only takes a minute. You have to respect how powerful and damaging lye can be. Since I am at home, I always soap when the kids are at school, and wipe everything down when I am finished. If I ever soap when they are home, I will be locking the lye water in the master bathroom until it is needed. What a wake up call. Thanks for sharing Bunny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlandishLady Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Still crying here. I was so anxious to get started on my CP making, I thought well maybe while my son is watching TV or playing a game. No way in HELL after reading that. It will be while he's at school. I'm throwing my pets out too. Thanks for sharing that with us Bunny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaW Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 That makes my heart hurt for little Connor and his Mom. A thread everyone should read. It's so easy for any of us to become lax and it only takes a second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutterbugg Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 NOPE im not reading that again. I cried this morning when i read it on the dish and i cried with my hubby again when i read it to him. I dont have any little kids around my house but im still very careful. Hopefully her story will save someone else from making that mistake.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 It was a great post, and a reminder to us all (including me). Easy to become *too* comfortable with a dangerous substance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Oh that poor poor child! I feel so bad for the heartache that mother must and certainly does feel!! Thank you for this post. I haven't cried like this in a while, but at the same time, it's such a good "lesson" on being careful. Thank goodness my children are grown and I always soap alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I hope everyone reads her story. How horrifying it would be to experience that happening to your child and know that it could have been avoided. Thank goodness she knew what to do immediately after!!It is a good reminder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindym Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Great post Bunny , this is the reality of lye, great reminder to all of us it can be easy to get a little to comfy after many batches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Thanks for the post.. This is sooo sad... I am glad she shared her story though. Since I am a mistake ready to happen, I will NEVER touch or bring lye into the house.. Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Eye Opener, that's for sure. I soap in my mothers basement. My son isn't allowed to go down stairs no matter what until I'm done.I remember reading about a woman who made lye water in a pitcher that the family always used. Her husband thought it was a pitcher of water and drank it. I never saw that site again but always wondered what happened to her husband. Anyone else remember that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixylight Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Wow...I am speechless...what a great lady to have the strength to share such a story in order to remind and help others. We just can't be too careful with this stuff! :undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 This is HORRIBLE, I'm sitting here crying as well..... my 2 older kids came in so I showed them the pictures and explained to them what happened. As I'm crying & explaining they're asking if I'm ok and why I'm crying. I can just feel her pain and the agony of hurting someone so precious, that you'd give your life for in a moment!I'm careful as well but not careful enough after reading this. Thank you for posting this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Eye Opener, that's for sure. I soap in my mothers basement. My son isn't allowed to go down stairs no matter what until I'm done.I remember reading about a woman who made lye water in a pitcher that the family always used. Her husband thought it was a pitcher of water and drank it. I never saw that site again but always wondered what happened to her husband. Anyone else remember that?I think I read something about this on Miller's site and he had major esophagus problems afterwards. It didn't go into specifics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmadness Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Thanks for posting this Bunny. Two years ago I was weighing lye without my safety glasses on. A piece flew up and landed in my eye. It scared me to death. I rinsed really good and had a very irritated eye for a couple of days. It actually didn't do any damage to my eye but burned the inside of my eyelid. I had a clear flap of skin making me see with blurred vision until it healed.Don't be afraid of lye... just respect it and know what it can do. It is when we take things for granted and become laxed that accidents happen.I too soap when my children are in bed but it was a good wake up call and reminder.I am glad that it was not worse and I hope that he has a complete recovery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melly Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 A good wake up call is right. Im sorry to admit that I was reading this with a pitcher of lye water on my counter, and my 2 year old in the living room. He's gated out of the kitchen, but there has been times when he's broken the gate down, or i've forgotten to chain lock the door. I could not imagine this happening to my baby boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I'm a member of a few email groups where she posted this. There is word that Konnor is doing better and healing well, but to what extent if there is damage, they don't know yet. I know I don't have kids, but I have a cat would can get into things and it made me think that I'm not all that cautious as I should be and I'm paranoid of that stuff. No one is allowed in the kitchen when I'm mixing it or till I've added it to the oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbtddr Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 i think some one should tell her to get some therapy after her son is better.what she said about her sons screams and blaming her self might not go away.one of my kids was burned when he was 5 not by lye.but i believe when i child is hurt we all think it is are fault.and will think about it over and over again.any one that goes through a traumatic event with there child i think should get therapy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryGirl Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 This is such a sad thing!! I am soo Thankful her son is on the road to healing! And it is such an important lesson to all of us!!Thanks for sharing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janis Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Some of you remember when the same thing happened to my kitty and he was in the vet hospital for a week. At that time I said I would never soap in an area that a toddler had access to. This is a tragic story. But let's think less tragic for a moment. When I soap, even though I am quite neat and tidy, lye crystal tend to fly all over the place. Do you really want your toddler in an area where lye crystals are on the floor and can get on their feet and hands? Then just think about that toddler putting his hands in his mouth. This is a recipe for disaster! I learned the hard way with my precious kitty. DON'T SOAP IN AN AREA WHERE YOUR TODDLER IS CRAWLING AROUND!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I remember that Janis!! Tis why I can't make soap here unless someone watches over the Boy King like a hawk, because he cries and cries and bangs around if he's blocked off from a room. I'm scared of him getting into things too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 It was a great post, and a reminder to us all (including me). Easy to become *too* comfortable with a dangerous substance.Amen to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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