Uh.. ya, don't do that....

[Outdoor Girl]

They really ought to do checks on kids' vision the way they do for hearing and scoliosis (at least where I'm from.)  I know for a fact I started becoming myopic as early as preschool, but I didn't figure it out until I was in third grade - I always wanted to sit in the front so it wasn't until I had to sit in the back of the classroom for some group project that I realized I couldn't read the board and what that meant.

My parents didn't clue in that I was near-sighted as a child.  In kindergarten, grades 1 and 2, the way our seats and desks were arranged, I didn't have any trouble seeing the board.  But in Grade 3, we were put into a 'normal' desk set up of rows.  We were seated shortest to tallest so everyone could see.  As one of the tallest kids in the class, I ended up in the back row.  My regular teacher's car got hit by a transport crossing the highway on the second day of school so she was off until after Christmas.  We had a sub for the whole first term.  When I couldn't see, I'd sit on the floor closer to the board and take my notes.  The sub never said a word.  First day back after Christmas, regular teacher asked me what I was doing.  I told her that I couldn't read the board from the back.  She told me to carry on but called my Mom that afternoon to suggest she get my eyes checked.  I had glasses inside a week.

[agentsmith]

Deep frying Camembert in a pan on the stove while topless. 
It didn't splatter much at all.  Microscopic, really.  But, it still hurt.

My DH used to be the head of security for a very exclusive country club and community. One day, they get a call that one of the ladies had a fire break out on the stove, while wearing a nylon peignoir set. It melted to her skin.

I only cook in natural fibers ever since he told me that story.

One day I forgot I was going to be using a cutting torch in shop and wore a skirt and hose to school.   It was... unpleasant.

[Dr. F.]

Deep frying Camembert in a pan on the stove while topless. 
It didn't splatter much at all.  Microscopic, really.  But, it still hurt.

My DH used to be the head of security for a very exclusive country club and community. One day, they get a call that one of the ladies had a fire break out on the stove, while wearing a nylon peignoir set. It melted to her skin.

I only cook in natural fibers ever since he told me that story.

One day I forgot I was going to be using a cutting torch in shop and wore a skirt and hose to school.   It was... unpleasant.

This is why one should always wear natural fibers when flying a helicopter.

[Gwywnnydd]

Deep frying Camembert in a pan on the stove while topless. 
It didn't splatter much at all.  Microscopic, really.  But, it still hurt.

My DH used to be the head of security for a very exclusive country club and community. One day, they get a call that one of the ladies had a fire break out on the stove, while wearing a nylon peignoir set. It melted to her skin.

I only cook in natural fibers ever since he told me that story.

One day I forgot I was going to be using a cutting torch in shop and wore a skirt and hose to school.   It was... unpleasant.

This is why one should always wear natural fibers when flying a helicopter.

And why I will only use natural fabrics when making SCA garb. Campfires spit...

[Elfmama]

And why I will only use natural fabrics when making SCA garb. Campfires spit...

Campfires, nothing!  Mistress Jaelle of Armida had a gas oven explode in one camp kitchen!  The only individual who was affected had his cotton tunic become ashes on his back.  He was lucky, only a few first-degree burns.

After that Jae refused to let helpers work with her if they weren't wearing natural fibers.

[EmmaJ.]

Deep frying Camembert in a pan on the stove while topless. 
It didn't splatter much at all.  Microscopic, really.  But, it still hurt.

My DH used to be the head of security for a very exclusive country club and community. One day, they get a call that one of the ladies had a fire break out on the stove, while wearing a nylon peignoir set. It melted to her skin.

I only cook in natural fibers ever since he told me that story.

One day I forgot I was going to be using a cutting torch in shop and wore a skirt and hose to school.   It was... unpleasant.

This is why one should always wear natural fibers when flying a helicopter.

I've never been in a helicopter, but can't think of a reason why you should wear natural fibers.  Is there sparks or high heat?

[ladyknight1]

EmmaJ, I believe it is in case of an accident/fire while in the helicopter. Nylon and rayon will melt into skin. Nomex is made specifically to self-extinguish, it chars instead of melting.

We camp and use both open fires and camp stoves for cooking, I have learned the hard way to only wear natural fibers, and layers so they can be easily removed when sparks fly!

[VorFemme]

I was going up to the board to copy the class work off onto my paper, then going back to my desk to work it (and I sat on either the front row or the second row - it's been a few decades since 5th grade).  The teacher and principal were members of the same church and Mom taught in the high school (different principal).  It got mentioned to the preacher (Dad) and Mom both very quickly.........

Looking back - white cat's eye glasses weren't the best choice for my coloring & face - but I loved those glasses because I could SEE!

[Seraphia]

I was going up to the board to copy the class work off onto my paper, then going back to my desk to work it (and I sat on either the front row or the second row - it's been a few decades since 5th grade).  The teacher and principal were members of the same church and Mom taught in the high school (different principal).  It got mentioned to the preacher (Dad) and Mom both very quickly.........

I was the same age, but I got lazy and took a different approach. You see, I sat next to my bestie that year, and she wore glasses. I got tired of getting up to read the spelling words off the board, so I asked to borrow her specs. It worked! It took our teacher a week or two to work out why I was always wearing BFF's glasses during spelling.

I was so disappointed when I couldn't get ones like hers. Hers were blue with speckles. Mine were boring old brown.

[Elfmama]

My mother tried for several years to convince her mother that she needed glasses.  Granny kept saying "You don't need glasses.  You're just jealous that Shirley has them." (Shirley being Mom's best friend.)  I think the school nurse finally got involved.

I've always wondered why Granny thought that glasses would be a cause for jealousy... 

[Mental Magpie]

It's hot outside, you just got back from home, sweaty, and you know you're all alone so it's fine to take off your shirt to cool down a bit. But do remember to close the blinds because your kitchen does have an almost direct view into your neighbours pathway ( no one saw me but better safe than embarrassed.)

You're in a hotel room and there's not enough room in the bathroom to disrobe without fearing of dropping something in the toilet.  It's just your mom, so you take off your clothes in the main room.  Do remember that your mother opened the blind earlier (luckily only into a mostly empty parking lot.)

It took Dark Mother saying, "Do you really want to stand there?"  I laughed and ducked into the bathroom as quick as I could, saying, "No, no I don't!"

[ladyknight1]

I had the most horrid "old lady" glasses in elementary school. No kids glasses available in my provincial area, and these were brushed gold with sophisticated styling. I was twelve and did not care about how sophisticated they were. I treated them like gold, since I liked being able to see farther than an arms length.

Last year, my twelve year old came to the surface and I bought 4 pairs of glasses. Soft blue, a pair with pink and purple, another black and white, and solid black. Then I had to get bifocals, and I took the plunge with the custom lenses, so I only have one pair. Purple Oscar De La Renta frames with crystals on the stems.

[Elisabunny]

If you must cut your finger, I suggest you avoid doing so with a serrated knife.  It will hurt considerably more than with a regular knife.  And yes, I have in fact had the opportunity to compare the two directly in the last two weeks.

[kherbert05]

My mother tried for several years to convince her mother that she needed glasses.  Granny kept saying "You don't need glasses.  You're just jealous that Shirley has them." (Shirley being Mom's best friend.)  I think the school nurse finally got involved.

I've always wondered why Granny thought that glasses would be a cause for jealousy... 

They were new and different. A few years back we had a group of kids, deliberately fail the hearing screening. They were caught, because they wouldn't be able to hear normal conversation if they really scored that badly. There was a very sweet, popular kid in their grade with profound hearing loss - they wanted to have hearing aids like him.

[Elfmama]

My mother tried for several years to convince her mother that she needed glasses.  Granny kept saying "You don't need glasses.  You're just jealous that Shirley has them." (Shirley being Mom's best friend.)  I think the school nurse finally got involved.

I've always wondered why Granny thought that glasses would be a cause for jealousy... 

They were new and different. A few years back we had a group of kids, deliberately fail the hearing screening. They were caught, because they wouldn't be able to hear normal conversation if they really scored that badly. There was a very sweet, popular kid in their grade with profound hearing loss - they wanted to have hearing aids like him.

Were these younger kids?  They must have been, to not understand WHY the deaf boy needed them.  I believe that Mom was in high school, well aware of what glasses did and that she DID need them.

 But then, my experience of getting glasses at 7 was not pleasant, nor a call for jealousy among my classmates.  I was already weird because I knew how to read almost anything, and they were still struggling with C A T cat; being the first one in the class to get glasses sealed my geekiness.