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Originally Posted by theimp98
well you know the old saying?
beat like a red headed step child? well maybe they just used to the pain.
really? hmm, that has been around since i was a kid. I remember playing games with kids my age, and when you get beat really bad. They would ha, beat you like a red headed step child. i wonder if its just in this part of the countryOriginally Posted by pushylady
That's terrible! I've never heard that saying before.
Originally Posted by theimp98
well you know the old saying?
beat like a red headed step child? well maybe they just used to the pain.
Originally Posted by pushylady
Huh, that's interesting. I wonder why that's so? And it's not true for redhead men. We always knew that women are tougher anyway!
It's just a joke..Originally Posted by pushylady
That's terrible! I've never heard that saying before.
I'm from Ky and heard it all my life......Originally Posted by theimp98
really? hmm, that has been around since i was a kid. I remember playing games with kids my age, and when you get beat really bad. They would ha, beat you like a red headed step child. i wonder if its just in this part of the country
Being a red-head and a step child, that was a staple around my house!!Originally Posted by theimp98
well you know the old saying?
beat like a red headed step child? well maybe they just used to the pain.
Originally Posted by Momofmany
Red head here. I do have a high tolerance for pain. Had an ectopic pregnancy once and while most women would be wheeled into an emergency room right about the time their tube burst, I was taking care of my father who just had surgery. I made it to surgery 6 weeks later, not because of the pain, but because of the massive bleeding.
I've also found out recently that we have a higher tolerance to pain medications than other people. Every time I have dental work, it takes an incredible amount of medicine to numb my mouth. At the last visit, the tech told me about a new study where they found redheads have higher tolerance levels.
When I had the ectopic pregnancy years ago, I was finally admitted to a hospital for surgery. A nurse gave me a pre-surgery prep shot, then put me on a gurney and told me to stay there until they wheeled me in to the operating room. About 30 minutes later, I had to visit the facilities, so I hopped off the gurney and went to the bathroom. On the way out, a nurse walks in, looks at me and freaks out. She asks if they had given me my shot yet. I say yes, about 30 minutes ago. She runs up to me, grabs my arm and practically carries me back to the gurney where she put me back on it, strapped me in and put up the rails. I asked her why she did that and she told me I should be nearly passed out from the shot. I couldn't even feel it's effects. When they gave me the gas to put me under, they asked me to count down from 100. I made it to 92 - they told me most people don't make it past 99. They told me I woke up in surgery which I don't remember, then I woke up as they were wheeling me out of the operating room.
So while we might have a high threshold for pain, we also have a high tolerance for pain medicine. If you're really ill, it's not a good thing. People told me after the ectopic that I could have easily died. But I bit my lip and dealt with it cause I could.
Same here!Originally Posted by Bonnie1965
I don't know about surgery but at the dentist, I make them give me double shots to begin with. Then inject more if needed. They are always surprised at how much it takes to numb me. Think they probably charge extra for it, too.
I had one dentist who treated me like I was faking it. Had to test me by poking and prodding the tooth over and over to make sure I could still feel it. THAT hurt! Never went back to him.
Originally Posted by white cat lover
Does that apply to me, an artificial redhead?
Welcome to our worlds!! The most annoying jokes were when we were young and we were told daily that our brains must be rusty.Originally Posted by lunasmom
I got called Firecracker in the store just last month. I wasand flicked the guy off.
Or even worse with questions about your carpet and curtains.Originally Posted by Momofmany
Welcome to our worlds!! The most annoying jokes were when we were young and we were told daily that our brains must be rusty.
DH's old roommate used to say that one all the time. They are both red-heads, and step-children!Originally Posted by pushylady
That's terrible! I've never heard that saying before.
DH can't stand the one where people go 'Guess what kind of gum I've got!?!' (Big Red)Originally Posted by Momofmany
Welcome to our worlds!! The most annoying jokes were when we were young and we were told daily that our brains must be rusty.