Thursday, May 15, 2008

Whatever happened to Elastoplast?

Well, of course I know its still there on the pharmacy shelves. Im really talking about childrens knees. Or fingers, elbows. Even foreheads

Mind you with child protection worries the way they are, I expect any parent would be tempted to lock a child with a bruised or grazed face out of public view for the duration

But why do you never see children with grazed knees? Do they really never fall over these days?

Or are there magic potions which stop all bleeding & prevent all scars?

I still have a good one on my knee the legacy of a satisfyingly large piece of gravel which made its way in there when I ran too fast down the lane

We used to be quite proud of our scars. Proved what brave children we were