{"id":4246,"date":"2013-05-14T12:47:57","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T19:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4246"},"modified":"2021-03-31T20:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T03:44:36","slug":"parenting-rite-of-passage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/14\/parenting-rite-of-passage\/","title":{"rendered":"Parenting Rite of Passage: How to scrub permanent marker from a baby face"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I spent my daughter’s nap time pondering what I was going to do about my weekly photo post, when her chattering and giggles caught my attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s nothing I love so much as the sound of her giggles. In fact, I grabbed my gratitude journal<\/a> to make a note of how well she entertains herself during her quiet play time, and how much I love her giggles when this little face popped out of her room and into my view:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"sharpie1\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

She had covered her face with blue permanent marker. She said she was putting on makeup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, my, yes, she was proud of herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I crowd-sourced the issue with friends on FaceBook and Twitter, and received a wide range of suggestions. Some were much more helpful than others, for instance, we didn’t try the steel wool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve rubbed her down with olive oil a couple times, and scrubbed her face several times. The most effective treatment was to apply a layer of coconut oil, let it sit for a few minutes, and then gently rub it in a bit before washing it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there’s still a hint of blue. Her hair and eyebrows are the worst; the color does not want to let go of her hair.  Oh, yes, my little punk got it through her blonde curls, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since yesterday, so many of my friends have shared stories from when their kids did this as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did this ever happen to you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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