Since my stay in the psych ward, I've had one thing on my mind, that has been bugging me. They had lots of rules that made sense. I know they were trying to protect us from ourselves, and each other, and to keep the staff safe. But one of the things they wouldn't allow just makes no sense what so ever to me.
Q-tips! They wouldn't let me have my q-tips that my husband packed, upon my request. Why? What could I do with a q-tip that could possibly cause myself or others harm? We could have pens and pencils. I could certainly cause some pain with either of those. But a q-tip? I even asked one of the staff, and she had no answer. It's just on the list of no-nos. I've been racking my brain for over a week to come up with a reason, and I simply can't. It even says Safety Swabs on the package! What could be dangerous about that?
So, on this snowy, lazy Saturday, I challenge anyone who reads this to come up with at least one way that a q-tip could be dangerous. Be creative, be funny, but please, I beg you, help me understand why they wouldn't let me clean my ears!
Q-tips! They wouldn't let me have my q-tips that my husband packed, upon my request. Why? What could I do with a q-tip that could possibly cause myself or others harm? We could have pens and pencils. I could certainly cause some pain with either of those. But a q-tip? I even asked one of the staff, and she had no answer. It's just on the list of no-nos. I've been racking my brain for over a week to come up with a reason, and I simply can't. It even says Safety Swabs on the package! What could be dangerous about that?
So, on this snowy, lazy Saturday, I challenge anyone who reads this to come up with at least one way that a q-tip could be dangerous. Be creative, be funny, but please, I beg you, help me understand why they wouldn't let me clean my ears!
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