Comments on: The Body Betrays Us

By: lilsis

lilsis — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:23:37 +0000

Great job Lauri. You are Terrific!

Here is another suggestion for the boys that i would never have known, if it were not for the combination of a husband who works construction, and my job as a teacher at a daycare center.

My husband has at times from the heat of summer and his hard work in construction gotten quite the painful heat rash and not in a place that shows. My solution…Diaper cream! he didn’t trust me at first because as he claimed he was neither one of my babies nor did he wear a diaper but it did the trick on the heat rash. I suggest this because i would imagine that boys in the heat of summer riding bikes or playing basketball may also come into the same problem.

Moral of the story…Diaper cream is not just for babies. :)

By: termite

termite — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:27:04 +0000

just for the record people:

in my second life, i get first dibs on being Laureens’ first and only child.

i’m just sayin’

Geaux Saints!
(it’s not too early folks!)

By: Laureen Lentz

Laureen Lentz — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:19:09 +0000

Thanks for the input kaldi, you’re right, I know about baths which I prefer in winter, nothing like a hot soak. And about workouts. We did a short and relaxing couple of laps in Audubon on Monday. I just don’t like them to ride in the street because they sometimes can’t control their bikes too well. This way they can ride without worry, and me too. Consistency is the key with exercise, I totally agree. I wanted to show Nick he could do something more endurance-like. Josh plays basketball at his church daily but Nick isn’t into that for his sport. He loves biking though. Plus they have these bikes from the Drew Brees give-away and they are worried someone will steal them if they ride them around the hood.

And Mike, I got Nick turned onto putting baby powder in his shoes. Yesterday I looked at his ears and we learned about Q-tips! Holy Moley, I told him he was so smart that his brains were oozing out. And no wonder he can’t hear me when I say, "Shut the door because the air is on!", five times a day! I am just glad they are feeling all spiffed up!

I know it’s the best way to really contribute in New Orleans, spending time with the kids who are left to their own devices in the summer. They are wearing me out but I keep telling myself it’s just for the summer, then back to school. We’re still waiting to hear how they did on the LEAP.

Thanks for the comments !
-L.

By: mikesmiley

mikesmiley — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:23:53 +0000

I use baby powder to feel fresh during the summer. Especially when biking. It will help prevent a rash too.

By: kaldi

kaldi — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:51:51 +0000

Hello, I wanted to tell what a wonderful person you must be, I only added the subjunctive "must be" since I don’t know you personally. I do know that these young men will benefit in many many ways because of the life lessons you provide. Benefits that go well beyond good hygiene, although that is a great thing in its own right. I would like to add my 2 cents for whatever it is worth, and that may be less than 2 cents with inflation, but still…I wasn’t sure if you meant that showering is superior to a bath or not. Just in case though, studies have shown, and yes there have been studies-modern science is truly a wonderful thing-that conclude that a bath actually gets one cleaner that does a shower. I only say this because I have heard so many people perpetuate the mistaken idea that a bath does not properly clean the dead cells away from our bodies. That lingering in our own "filth" does not clean said filth. Not so, a bath more completely washes away the bacteria that gets between the ta tas and other private areas more than standing under running water. Whatever that does manage to cling to our skin is then absorbed by a towel. Still showers are so much more convenient and quick, most everyone prefers a shower. Either one is better than remaining smelly.
And also I wanted to say something about workouts. Again, our friend science proves that workouts do not have to be hard or even long, just regular. So a mild workout done,let’s say four times a week, is more than twice as beneficial as two overly strenuous ones. The no pain no gain motto sounds good on a t-shirt, it just does not win the battle with the almighty science! However, attempting and completing a difficult and/or intimidating task can have other benefits than exercising the body, so there you go.
Anyway, although I grew up pampered in the suburbs, I would have loved a mentor such as yourself. Those boys are very lucky!

God speed to you.

By: Laureen Lentz

Laureen Lentz — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:02:30 +0000

I want to thank Miss Moo, one of our readers, for taking time out of her busy schedule to bring the boys some new socks and t-shirts today to help meet their immediate needs. She could see that we needed some help. Josh put his new socks and a t-shirt on immediately. Nick put on the socks too. The kids won’t have to battle it out for clean socks in their household, thanks to Miss M. She’s an angel. It was like Christmas in July over here today! And thanks for the sugar-free Kool-Aid too, Nick whipped up a couple bottles for himself and Josh even before he put his fluffy new socks on. I think they were in a state of disbelief that someone they didn’t even know did this for them. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. You made our day!