tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post1385304313897019769..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Diapers Only Hold so Much Before They.....Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-18402466774152980292008-04-13T18:07:00.000-04:002008-04-13T18:07:00.000-04:00Having grown up the youngest in the house, I becam...Having grown up the youngest in the house, I became an aunt real early in life, so lots of diapers I changed, diapers I washed, and diapers I hung.<BR/><BR/>My sisters and sister in law were old-fashioned, so they used cloth diapers, safety pins, and rubber pants.<BR/><BR/>Meredith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34343154881409191522008-01-11T02:53:00.000-05:002008-01-11T02:53:00.000-05:00Thanks for everyone's helpful hints! Tonight, I h...Thanks for everyone's helpful hints! Tonight, I had accidentally washed a FULL load of my son's laundry and blanket with a pull-up diaper and boy, it was such a mess!! Sticky goop was stuck EVERYWHERE on EVERY piece of clothing! It was just nasty!! Anyway, after reading the suggestion of the "salt," I decided to try rewashing the load a 3rd time, but this time with 1/4 cup of salt. It worked!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-28493907638307392492007-10-03T23:13:00.000-04:002007-10-03T23:13:00.000-04:00I was just catching up on some of your posts and t...I was just catching up on some of your posts and this one I just had to comment on. Not only have I washed a diaper but pretty much anything that will fit into a curious kids pocket. The inside of my dryer currently looks like a swirled easter egg of colors! If you ever need anymore "crazy" ideas for you book.... Look no further, I can help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14186714657131879082007-09-20T13:31:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:31:00.000-04:00OMG! My mom had my kids over the weekend and did t...OMG! My mom had my kids over the weekend and did the same thing!<BR/>She called me and asked if it had ever happened to me and how do you clean it up...<BR/>Honestly, it had never happened to me so I didn't know. So...she called the diaper manufacturer.<BR/>Their response was to re-wash everything....Renee Unplugged -https://www.blogger.com/profile/07115794924712048444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-39552393678423713152007-09-19T22:34:00.000-04:002007-09-19T22:34:00.000-04:00I haven't had the pleasure of washing a diaper, bu...I haven't had the pleasure of washing a diaper, but I have washed a panty liner and it must contain the same gel like substance as the diaper you described. And you must have had a gazillion little pieces of that stuff cuz that little panty liner had lots and lots!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-79366101784918750862007-09-19T22:33:00.000-04:002007-09-19T22:33:00.000-04:00Hey - I want a free book!!! I am a full time work...Hey - I want a free book!!! I am a full time working mom who is too old for a 4 and 1 1/2 year old but that's what life dealt me! It's great to see other mom's who appreciate how much we really sacrifice for our families. Who knew?? <BR/><BR/>Oh and are you LDS? You do kind of fit the stereotype - I should know, I live in Utah! But I'm from Chicago and married to a south side Italian - were Wolfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04817476020656406936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-46921347399943596942007-09-19T22:31:00.000-04:002007-09-19T22:31:00.000-04:00Oh my. That's a horrible thing to happen! I've n...Oh my. That's a horrible thing to happen! I've never personally had it happen...yet, but almost everyone I know has : ) I'm just waiting though, I'm sure it's coming. Good luck getting it clean!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463672043038283800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69598336575099958612007-09-19T15:50:00.000-04:002007-09-19T15:50:00.000-04:00HAHA!! I did the SAME thing a couple weeks ago, e...HAHA!! I did the SAME thing a couple weeks ago, except I didn't just wash one diaper, I washed TWO! When I first looked in the machine I thought there were soap suds, but no, that would be too easy!<BR/><BR/>Good luck getting it all out. That stuff is gross!<BR/><BR/>**I still don't know if mine were clean or dirty diapers, either, but I don't think I really want to know the answer to that one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-82968969753895277952007-09-19T13:07:00.000-04:002007-09-19T13:07:00.000-04:00Oh! Dawn! I so know the feeling. I am nearly 5 m...Oh! Dawn! I so know the feeling. I am nearly 5 months pregnant and my dog found my daughters diaper and tore it to bits!!!! And those gel beads do not come up with out a fight! I tried sweeping, mopping and scrubbing, even a wet paper towel. Nothing worked. UGH!!! I was crying like some crazy emotional pregnant woman and I ended up having to pick them up bit by bit!!! So my heart goes out toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-13577218734240882242007-09-19T13:05:00.000-04:002007-09-19T13:05:00.000-04:00OH MAN!!! How awful!! Never washed a diaper before...OH MAN!!! How awful!! Never washed a diaper before... I hope you get it all out!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704612501118185892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-78589042455774517122007-09-19T12:59:00.000-04:002007-09-19T12:59:00.000-04:00I washed a diaper a few weeks ago and had it explo...I washed a diaper a few weeks ago and had it explode on me, too. I took the vacuum in there and sucked up the gel beads. What a mess!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-44628595048325241952007-09-19T10:14:00.000-04:002007-09-19T10:14:00.000-04:00Hello new to your blog. I have four kids ages are ...Hello new to your blog. I have four kids ages are 17,4,3,and 1 1/2 two boys and two girls... Jessica is the oldest, linzey is 2nd, Nikolas is 3rd and Alec is the last one... I too had a similar incident only I didn't know until the dryer, it was a total pain... Thanks for ur writing i read ur blog everyday and I laugh and relate so much... just glad that I'm not alone and that you are brave cozzyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000983737480391289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-35308624397425169672007-09-19T08:32:00.000-04:002007-09-19T08:32:00.000-04:00ewwwww! i am sooo glad i never encountered that! c...ewwwww! i am sooo glad i never encountered that! crayons on the other hand have been my nemesis. just when you think its all gone....poof! your favorite shirt is ruined! good luck getting all of that out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-88330558184367370602007-09-18T23:49:00.000-04:002007-09-18T23:49:00.000-04:00OMG, I washed my FIRST diaper today and was just c...OMG, I washed my FIRST diaper today and was just contemplating the title when I ran across your post on my RSS feeds. How funny! How do you get the gel out?<BR/><BR/>Ummmm.....WORLD NEWS? Don't forget to mention the title of your new book and where you got the name. :) I think it has something to do with painting the PICKELS? <BR/><BR/>Can't wait to see you on TV.<BR/><BR/>PickelPickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090858939486520299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6088869540278138052007-09-18T23:29:00.000-04:002007-09-18T23:29:00.000-04:00Wow!! I've been reading your blog since the auctio...Wow!! I've been reading your blog since the auction. You truly are an amazingly funny woman!! I can't believe you haven't been "discovered" before now! When I am reading your blog and cracking up my dh asks what is so funny?? How do your kids and dh feel about your celebrity status? Good luck with the interview!!<BR/>Shannon mom to 4 boysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37732891683232410262007-09-18T22:59:00.000-04:002007-09-18T22:59:00.000-04:00Ah, yes, priorities. Love that you have them in or...Ah, yes, priorities. Love that you have them in order. Charles Gibson...gel in your laundry for weeks. I'd go with the washer, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-46237637520827840172007-09-18T22:43:00.001-04:002007-09-18T22:43:00.001-04:00Oh my, that's just awful! and funny and just plain...Oh my, that's just awful! and funny and just plain Awful. I think my eyes were bugged out while I was reading the story, not wanting to believe it or hoping it never happens to me!!<BR/><BR/>WHy does great reading material have to be so yucky in reality? <BR/><BR/>good luckAmanda Pedrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812943307083798293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48346382354258424292007-09-18T22:39:00.000-04:002007-09-18T22:39:00.000-04:00I just read your blog for Monday, Sept. 17. The f...I just read your blog for Monday, Sept. 17. The funny thing is I just sat down at my computer, with white fuzzies sticking to my black shirt and said to my husband - "I just washed a pull up in the last load of laundry without realizing it was in there!". Hence, the white fuzzies on my shirt. One minute later I read your blog. TOO funny that it is exactly what happened to you. Now I can sit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-13683963225679138132007-09-18T22:08:00.000-04:002007-09-18T22:08:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness!!! I think that you should start yo...Oh my goodness!!! I think that you should start your interview by asking Charlie to help get the goo out. Nothing like a little diaper humor to break the ice. I've washed diapers and everything else in between. The latest though is my youngest "cleaning" the toilet with the toilet brush after my older one (one of the three others) has peed and not flushed. I have a decorative paint that has aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1456004426123400172007-09-18T22:02:00.000-04:002007-09-18T22:02:00.000-04:00wow. charles gibson!!! and to think that i get n...wow. charles gibson!!! and to think that i get nervous when my mother-in-law comes over. <BR/><BR/>this post was very educational. i have four kids and have never washed a diaper or pull up, and i am thanking my lucky stars. but i will keep that salt trick in mind for when it does happen, because surely it will, right?CACKELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560198221739473197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-70863749078859501682007-09-18T21:51:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:51:00.000-04:00I'm a relatively new mom (10 month twins) and will...I'm a relatively new mom (10 month twins) and will be sure to check every load of wash now to make sure there's not a diaper in it!<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the interview!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04144518378020653282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3732657007863484642007-09-18T21:21:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:21:00.000-04:00I have so done this too. I was amazed at how much ...I have so done this too. I was amazed at how much the diaper could hold, but oohh was it a mess!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-68040181296892053872007-09-18T21:13:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:13:00.000-04:00Dear Dawn,That nasty gel stuff has to be of the de...Dear Dawn,<BR/>That nasty gel stuff has to be of the devil! Sounds like several people here have conquered it though!<BR/>I have washed two watches and lipstick before, and I don't have children ~~!<BR/>Oh well, nobody's perfect !<BR/>God bless you and your family and we'll all be looking forward to seeing you on tv!<BR/>:) ElaineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-42162383807661995502007-09-18T21:08:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:08:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!! I am so sorry about the di...Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!! I am so sorry about the diaper. Yuck!<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your interview tomorrow!!!!Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244834824728227666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-74056566529528872072007-09-18T21:03:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:03:00.000-04:00Oh no!I have washed a diaper...all you have to do ...Oh no!<BR/><BR/>I have washed a diaper...all you have to do to get it out is wash a load on hot with a lot (a cup?) of salt...the salt breaks down the gel :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com