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Hello everyone and welcome to yet another location because I like to switch it up here today
I thought it'd be fun to sit down and share with you guys some mom hacks that I think are terrible
These are hacks that like have either not work for me are gross and disgusting or are just like a really bad
Potentially harmful idea. I should probably say before I get into this video
This is supposed to be really light-hearted if these hacks work for you. That's awesome
Let me know in the comments how you make them work? Cuz maybe I'm just doing them wrong
But if these work for you, that's awesome. Don't be offended. I'm just being ridiculous
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The first one I want to talk about is the hack where you can take bandages and stick them over
Outlets to prevent your kids from like going in and messing around with outlets, which is clearly dangerous
But the problem with this is do you know what bandages look like? They look like stickers and you know what children love
stickers if they saw a bandage on an outlet
You know fast that would be off of the outlet
Not only that but it also draws attention
To the outlet at least with the clear little plug things that you put into the outlet. Those are innocuous
They kind of blend into the rest of the background my kids don't even notice them
They might like tap at them a couple of times be like I dunno
whatever
Here's a truck but like bandages that just sticks out like a sore thumb
Pun intended and those little plastic ones you could get pretty much anywhere. They're fairly inexpensive
You can get like a whole bulk pack of them from Amazon
So I would recommend those I would not go the route of the bandage hack number two is taking a pool noodle
cutting it down to size and
Like about yay big and cutting it in half and then bringing it into a grocery store with you to cover up the bars
For in the grocery cart, so when your kids are putting their hands down
They're not putting it down on the germy little like rail. They're putting it down on the pool noodle now
I like the concept of this
I like that you can put something down
kind of to cover to act as a barrier to prevent your kids from getting germs cuz I mean
They're kids. They stick their fingers in their mouths. They grab dirt
They shove that in but like thinking about the logistics of it like it's a pool noodle
Right, like this isn't like a small little thing
You just like fit together and stick it in the diaper bag, so it's bulky
So not only are you bringing a child or more one child
But also a diaper bag your purse and a pool noodle into the grocery store. So you put it on the cart
Everything is great
No child has come in any contact with germs outside of you know
Like before they go in the store but now
Not only do you have your child or children your diaper bag purse and also the pool noodle
But you also have wads and wads of groceries. They have to carry the pool noodle
The groceries the children the diaper bag and the purse, no thank you
I'm out then
Then on top of all of that
Then you get to the car and what do you do with the pool noodle?
If you're like me, you are gonna put it on the floor on the floor of the car where there are already germs
So now you have a pool noodle. That was once clean
But is now dirty and covered with germs using it to put on top of a grocery cart that also has germs on it
So like how is that helpful unless you wet wipe the pool noodle, but then why wouldn't you just wet wipe the grocery cart?
I don't understand. Wow, that was an aggressive rant. I need to like just take it down a notch, Rachel
what I would recommend is just taking a wet wipe just like
Sliding it across and you're done or I would take one of those, you know, those like really thin like swaddling blankets
So I would take one of those like the Aaden and anaise ones and just wrap that around the bar then at least you can
Take that
throw that in your purse because it folds up really really small and then you can stick it in the wash at the end of
The day that to me makes a lot more sense than cutting down a pool noodle
The next one is more like a general hack that I don't like it's not necessarily for moms or kids or anything like that
But it's the one where they put the aloe vera in the ice cube
tray And then freeze it it's my understanding based on what I've been told by other people and also from the research that I've done online
That putting anything that's frozen directly on a burn you are going to cause irritation to the skin
You may cause frostbite and just gonna damage the skin further potentially
Like heck you could put the aloe vera in the fridge. Like that would be a good idea like it's cutesie
I get it like putting in an ice cube tray and like putting it on like oh that's really adorable
But like it's probably not a good idea
next up is the one that you've probably seen on Pinterest where you can take glow sticks you break them all up like not like
Break them in half but you know like break a glow stick then you place them in the bathtub
You turn off all the lights and then it's like the bathtub is glowing which is kind of cool and like something
Obviously kids would really enjoy
But for me, like obviously the insides of the glow sticks, it's it's something that's going to irritate you
So if the kids break them open start eating them whatever it's not toxic, or at least the ones you know
Some of them I mean I don't I can't speak for all glowsticks, but in general they are not toxic
But they can cause a lot of irritation they can make you sick. They are not good for you
And I mean, they're kids they're gonna want to squish them. They're gonna want to open them up
like I personally am uncomfortable with the idea
Of like what if it starts leaking what if my kid sits on it and then it's all over the bathtub
It's all over them that I have to wash them down and their skin is potentially irritated
I have to wash down the bathtub. It's an extra job for me
I just think it's more fun to like have one light outside when it's dark and like a run around with it just to me
That sounds like a better idea again
It's not like it's toxic
But it's something that I personally would steer clear of and the last one is around potty training where people are taking their children
Turning them the backwards way around on the toilet and then having them sit there because obviously when you're potty training a kid
They're not gonna know to like go to the bathroom on the toilet like right away
So you have to like to set them there for a while
So what they do is they have them dry erase board like write on the inside lid of a toilet
Of a toilet. So let's think about this for a second what is on the inside of a toilet lid if not just
Infested with germs the person who came up with the pool Noodle idea would be
cringing right now
So unless you're gonna like disinfect the inside of the toilet seat cover like every single time you're putting your kid on the toilet. I
Don't think that's a good idea. I think it's better
honestly
I just think it's better to turn them the right way around then at least they know the right way to go to the bathroom
And then have a dry erase board on their lap that they can draw on and then at least you can wash that I guess
like we don't need to use our
Imagination so much to think about what's on the inside of a toilet lid and there are plenty of other hacks and tips and tricks
and things that work really really well for potty training kids and I just think turning them around and writing on that is just like
Not a great idea. Those are the ones that I don't really like do you like them? Have you used them before?
Leave me a comment down below or let me know if you've seen other hacks on the internet that you're like, whoa
That is a terrible idea. Why are people doing this?
But don't forget before you go because you are here anyway at the end of the video
I'm just saying there are some videos right over here. You may have missed them
I did a two ingredient ice cream bread and I checked out different ways in which to make it better
Test them out on myself on my husband
He actually liked
made an appearance in a video and not just like walking by but like
Actually talking so you can go check that out or any of the other videos
I hope you guys are having an awesome awesome weekend, and I'll see you guys all in my next video. Love you all . Muah