reading this reminded me of when my 13 year old got stung by nettles and how he looked at me like i was some sort of loony when i said grab a dot leaf and rub it on where he was stung and how after i had applied the dotleaf i was regarded as some kind of miracle worker that put jesus to shame lol.I couldnt believe how after all the years of him playing out with his friends none of them had learned this vital information that any child who played out exploring should have in their memory banks.I asked if had ever been stung before and he said yes but his mum used to just stick savlon on yet if he had only looked 2 or 3 feet away from the nettles he woudl have seen a quick cure right infront of him because dotleafs always grow near nettles.
then my new found power went to my head and i started showing him how to run nettles through your hand without getting stung lol
