Came home from work early today, because of a cold. My nose is all stuffed. I’ve been blowing it in paper towels and it’s all read an irritated.
I asked my wife if we had any Vaseline or something to ease the irritation, and she handed me a little tube of pink creme.
I smeared it on my lip and nostrils.
“ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.” Instant relief.
About 30 seconds later it started to burn. It got to Ben-gay times ten.
“Owwww. Crap. What did you give me?” I yelled grabbing the tube.
Orajel. Cherry flavored. For teething in infants.
“Owww. Shit. This Really hurts! Why’d you give me this? Jesus!”
“It promotes soothing relief,” my wife said. “Stop being such a baby. Your daughter likes it.”
“You gave me cherry flavored Orajel for my nose? Are you crazy?”
“I’m sure you’ll be fine. Don’t worry,” she said sarcastically “I can always call the poison control center. I thought it would help. What’s the big deal. Your daughter loves it!”
“Well thanks for conducting science experiments on me, while I’m sick” I retorted.
I grumbled some more, and settled down on the couch for a nap.
I woke up a few minutes later to discover my daughter sucking on my nose.