Jazz hands!
My folks rubbed blackberry brandy on our gums when we were teething...worked better than Orajel or any numbing agents. Those things are nasty, too.
Awesome
I was once somewhere chatting to an elderly british couple who advocated giving kids whiskey-soaked sugar cubes for plane flights. Puts 'em right to sleep.
rectumdamnnearkilledem
I had a friend who used to just drink a beer before breast feeding. Knocked the kid right out.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay