Called poison control this morning!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (205776)
Walnut Creek, California
July 18, 2020 2:10pm CST
In the pool the other day, Horse Jr. was repeating what his mother had told him about how the Illuminati is poisoning our children. Specifically, he mentioned how it says on his tooth paste tube that you should call Poison Control in a young child gobbles up too much tooth paste. This shows that there's poison in tooth paste. He even brought a tube of tooth paste over this morning to show me (I had read the same warning the night before on my own.)
I said "Let's find out!" and called Poison Control. Horse Jr. said "No way! I'm not involved in this!" The guy at poison control (after only about a minute's worth of menus and waiting) was professional and told me that the fluoride in tooth paste, while not poisonous, could cause a tummy ache in some children if you swallow too much of it. He said the best solution is to give the child some milk, ice cream, or yogurt. Horse Jr. said "He could be lying!"
Then we went back to packing up my truck.
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@marguicha (215470)
• Chile
18 Jul 20
From what you say, Horse Jr´s mother is a very poisonous lady. Pity!
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@marguicha (215470)
• Chile
18 Jul 20
@TheHorse I have lots of cacti too. Yet I hope I did not poison my daughters´ minds so much.
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@TheHorse (205776)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Aug 20
@marguicha I made it home from Montana and we went swimming yesterday afternoon. Earlier in the day, she called me and thought Horse Jr. was over here and not answering his phone. I told her I had not seen him and went to check on him. He was under his headphones (on his tablet) and so did not hear her call. I told him in my angry dad voice to call his mother immediately. He did. She thanked me.
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
18 Jul 20
Isn't it awesome that we can all a place and get reliable response and information? Is there a place we can call for the right thing to do about COVID-19? Because I'm getting sick and tired of the news.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
1 Aug 20
@TheHorse You mean California hasn't enacted wearing a mask if you're outside your home yet? (That went into effect here a few weeks ago. "Here" being Springfield, Mo.) From what I understand you aren't required to wear a mask in your car but anywhere else outside your home you are required to wear it.
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@TheHorse (205776)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Aug 20
@DaddyEvil Honestly, I'm not sure exctly what the "rules" are here. In Montana, some stores required masks. Others did not.
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 Jul 20
Dare you leave sensistive Horse Jr in the care of his mother? You may not recognize him when you get back.
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Jul 20
@TheHorse I do too. He seems like a sweet individual.
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@TheHorse (205776)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Aug 20
@BarBaraPrz He's 11 1/2, so he's getting a bit mouthy. But he's a good kid overall. I wonder how he'll react when he's old enough to know that his mom is a bit nutty.
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@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Jul 20
I have heard some of the things going around about too much fluoride, but it was never about the Illuminati 
. Poison ivy has poison, but it doesn't have poison control's number on it. Funny how Horse Jr. mentioned "lying" . . . eek . . . what all is his mom telling him 
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
1 Aug 20
@much2say What? Why would you think or say that, SmilePie? You're making it sound like conspiracy theories have no basis in truth and we both know that isn't what you mean to say, at all! 
BTW, you know the Illuminati control our government, the entire medical profession as well as the FDA, right? 
What? Why would you think or say that, SmilePie? You're making it sound like conspiracy theories have no basis in truth and we both know that isn't what you mean to say, at all!
BTW, you know the Illuminati control our government, the entire medical profession as well as the FDA, right? 2 people like this
@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
19 Jul 20
Well now we all have the facts. On my grumpier day I would tell him his mom could be lying as well. Just as well I am not there.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
1 Aug 20
You and I would not be the best ones to interact with Horse Jr. when he repeats things his mom told him. 
@kareng (54724)
• United States
18 Jul 20
It is amazing at all the trace amounts of poisons in all the things we use. Add them all up and it is alarming.
Back to toothpaste, your dentist may recommend fluoride treatments. This goes into overload with the amount in your toothpaste. My oldest daughter ended up with streaks on her teeth after dentist recommends fluoride treatment. The streaks disappeared with time and no more treatments, but goes to show how money hungry some are!
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
18 Jul 20
I have heard a lot about the illuminati, I hear it's a very powerful organization.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
2 Aug 20
@DaddyEvil Guess it's nothing wrong that.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
1 Aug 20
I guess it depends on which conspiracy site you've been reading lately.
Personally, I try to stay away from conspiracy nuts and their websites. (Uhm... that may be why all the people on myLot who tell things they read and/or write about conspiracy related "news" have blocked me. I tend to let them know they are mistaken and give links to the true facts on whatever they're repeating here. *shrug*)1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
3 Aug 20
@popciclecold I don't mind them blocking me but I wish they'd remember I can't respond to them when they leave responses/comments on my discussions after they've forgotten they blocked me. (I get a notification but can't see what they said on my discussions unless I log out of myLot and read the comment while logged out.)
I think that is a total design flaw in the myLot programming.
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
1 Aug 20
Oh, my! Until Horse Jr. gets some real life experience away from his mother, you're fighting a losing battle, pony.
If you want to have some fun you could tell him to read about the ingredients that make up common table salt and then read the warnings about sugar. I bet he'd quit using both very quickly.
Unfortunately, no matter what ingredients are used, everything is capable of causing some children (and some adults) to have trouble with them. There will always be people who have allergic reactions to some substances and others can kill someone if not dealt with carefully.1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
3 Aug 20
@TheHorse You are doing a good job teaching that but I really wish he'd start using that kind of thinking when it's his mom who tells him weird stuff. (Yes, I know he's getting to the age where he'll start questioning everything she tells him. I just wish he was there already.)
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 Jul 20
I would have rung and told you the way to treat this urgently would be to go to dinner a lobster and champagne will be the antidote !
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
1 Aug 20
Lobster would put me in the hospital on a breathing machine, but the idea sounds like good advice, otherwise. 
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
1 Aug 20
Uhm... is it still called "brain-washing" when a parent is doing it, Judy? 
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Aug 20
@DaddyEvil In one discussion, Horse talked about some of the beliefs of the mother and what she is telling the boy. Some of her ideas are quite bizarre. Which is why I used 'brain-washing'. 
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
3 Aug 20
@JudyEv I saw that, too.
It does help that he will soon start questioning everything she tells him... I just hope he doesn't try to challenge her beliefs until he is out of her home and into his own. I seriously don't wish him any more challenges growing up that he has to have.
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
19 Jul 20
Yes I came to know that it can cause tummy ache at most
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
2 Aug 20
@Butterfingers Oh... you're response made it sound like you ate a couple of tubes of toothpaste and had a belly ache... My bad.
Oh... you're response made it sound like you ate a couple of tubes of toothpaste and had a belly ache... My bad. 2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
1 Aug 20
How much toothpaste did you eat, Raj? 2 people like this
@ptrikha_2 (45501)
• India
18 Jul 20
"Illuminati" - is this someone or some Organization for real, or is this some sort of a cryptic and symbolic meaning
(Dan Brown calling .....?)
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jul 20
Well at least you got information about this, Some kids eat the darndest things,
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
18 Jul 20
You got me going again with your title. I though someone had ingested something poisonous! I'm glad everyone is OK.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
20 Jul 20
He could have been lying.
I mean your president advocated drinking a bleach!!
