A Sticky Situation
Parents are usually quite skillful when their child breaks a rule and then suffers some natural consequences. However, we think this moment could very well justify an “I told you so” reaction. Telling your child not to go to bed with gum in their mouth seems like a very reasonable rule. So many things can go awry! They could choke in the night. They could get cavities. And, as Jen figured out the hard way, it can get stuck in your hair.
Jen did not only get this gum stuck in her hair, but rather her entire pillow was stuck to her face. We can only imagine her mom’s response as she was called in to help. We have heard that peanut butter can get rid of gum in hair without needing to cut it, but it sounds as though her mom took to the scissors to fix this mess. Some things you can only learn the hard way.