As moms get busier and busier we find that there are some things that just beg for outsourcing. Lice removal is one of them! Contrary to popular thought, just because we have ovaries does not mean we have nit picking skills. The dreaded realization that one of our children has lice can bring a sane [...]
As the owner of a lice removal salon, I am always amazed by people’s insistence (usually fathers, I’ll admit) to have their kids” head shaved if they think they’ve found lice. It’s a solution for some, I’m sure, but the truth is, this quick fix better be crazy short to make a difference. Here’s why [...]
At MadCaps, our lice removal salon, we often hear sad stories about embarrassment and stigma associated with head lice, but our story this week takes the cake. Fasten your seatbelt and keep reading.Daisy is a cute 6 year old who goes to a progressive private school in Austin,TX. At a routine head check for lice, [...]
What was your first thought when you heard there was a salon that dealt exclusively in lice removal? My first thought was Holy S*&%, there are professionals who do that now? The world needs that? And the world can afford that? Wow, the world has changed. We now have a whole new service industry. But [...]
Or, the 10 stages of denial, usually reserved for Dads. 1. I can’t have it, I don’t have any hair. 2. I don’t see anything. 3. Honey, have we ever had lice? 4. That’s her deal. 5. Isn’t there a pill for that? 6. Why does this have to be such a big deal? 7. [...]
I’ve been in the workforce for over 30 years. From flipping burgers and flirting with surfers at a beachside cabana to working in high- pressured medical practices as a Nurse Practitioner. No matter the job, I have always been employed. And almost always by men. Having men as bosses was sometimes annoying, like the [...]
A fellow Austin Mom with a lice story to tell went so far as to write a poem about her experience with the little critters. Her blog, A Well-Versed Mom, is full of wonderful advice for Moms, presented as tongue-in-cheek tales written in rhyming verse. It’s very Shel Silversein-esque. We love this poem because it [...]
Back to School is fun for kids. And busy for parents. What, with all the new clothes to buy, schedules to memorize, carpools to organize and children to motivate. Not to mention the reintroduction of bedtimes and alarm-clocked awakenings. Oy! Once that bell rings, the kids rejoice in seeing their friends again. But there’s [...]