Whenever I hear of someone washing a child's mouth out with soap, I am reminded to let people know how dangerous it is.
When I was in Junior High there was a really bad mouth bratty kid in our class.
After one weekend, we all learned that his father had made him drink Joy (dishwashing detergent) because he cussed so badly.
The kid died.
At first thought, you are probably saying the father was an idiot. But, when you think about it, the man was probably at his wits end, trying to figure out how to get his son to stop the cussing (he was REALLY bad). He probably felt that he would up the bar of soap trick, and give his son the liquid stuff - to make more of an impression.
So, please remind people to NEVER wash out a child's mouth with soap.
Soap is made with lye which is a poison. Who wants to put a poison into their child's body?
Just thought I'd share this with you.
It's been over 30 years and a few years ago I spoke with that boy's aunt who updated me on the situation. His father had gone to prison for that act. And, his twin sister left town and moved someone where she was never heard of again. She doesn't contact the family and they still don't know where she is, or if she is okay. The entire story is really very sad and an example of how something so simple can rip a family apart - LITERALLY!
Save our Children - show them a good example, instead of poisoning their minds and bodies!
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