sortaitchy

sortaitchy t1_j6d298g wrote

Reply to comment by yblame in Son! Stop pulling on grandma! by dxmfa

I'm not that old but certainly have skin issues and white hair already. My skin is surprising to the kids where I work and when nap time comes round I am supposed to be gently rubbing their backs to get them to sleep. What generally happens is that I feel a soft, supple little hand caressing my forearm, squeezing it, playing with the skin. I had scleroderma and it made my skin look hard, almost like plastic, but because I use a lot of lotion it's surprisingly soft. One little girl said my arm was like her pretty velvet dress. I understood what she was trying to say. Bulky, lots of folds, but so soft. It doesn't hurt when the kids kind of grab a handful of skin - it's just skin.

Like you said so nicely, she knows what it looks like, there is nothing she can do about it, and she's lived that skin for a long time. It's weird to anyone young, but it's part of the process. I don't like people making fun of her smile though - that's just mean.

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sortaitchy t1_j6czrkl wrote

I also use mason jars or even well washed large pickle jars, that sort of thing. Because I do a lot of canning and also use the mason jars for wedding decorations and party events I have a ton of them. We use them for drinking glasses, vases, nuts and bolts and screws etc. They come in any number of sizes and at the dollar store you can buy good quality, name brand plastic lids that are made to fit them. Then you can use them for all sorts of food storage in your pantry. In the workshop I have the 4 ounce sizes filled with labelled paint, so that if I need to touch up, I can easily just open and stir the little jars rather than opening the big can. Easy peasy.

If there is one thing that really does have multiple uses its reusable glass mason jars. Every household could probably find a myriad of uses for them, and bonus - reusable, food safe, easy to sterilize.

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