Kids and Health: Today, I painted my daughter's room with the new paint we bought....

By Sickasadog - 06/02/2017 16:00 - United States

Today, I painted my daughter's room with the new paint we bought. It's an oil-based paint which hides all blemishes on the wall, but apparently makes me sick. I'm now throwing up everywhere, but at least the room looks good. FML

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By ohshit - 29/03/2011 00:31 - Canada

Today, I was painting my bedroom walls, when I was struck with an uncontrollable bout of diarrhea. I had to watch helplessly from the en-suite bathroom as my 2 year old daughter painted a lovely picture for me, all over my new $500 sofa. FML

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By deeenalynn - 18/07/2011 16:22 - Canada

Today, I have horrible morning sickness. I was helping my daughter fingerpaint, when suddenly the smell of the paint set my stomach off. I threw up all over myself and her painting. FML

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By trashed - 30/03/2017 03:00 - United States - North Las Vegas

Today, I painted the guest bathroom. Once finished, I noticed the paint splatters on my arms matched my lily white chalky skin. Paint matches me better than my makeup. Guess I need a different paint, and new make up. FML

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By Spelit - 13/08/2010 19:45 - United States

Today, I finished painting my living room. I had to leave the house in a rush. When I got home, I found smears of paint all around and the carpet crusted with paint that had dried. My cat had rubbed up against the walls and tracked it around. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/10/2012 19:03 - United Kingdom

Today, I had to be treated for chemical burns, because my mother got the bright idea of using paint thinner to clean me up after I'd painted our living room. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/04/2009 15:15 - United States

Today, my husband and I were looking for a new house. The open house we were in had a strange floral scent to entice the buyers. I am three months pregnant and have horrible morning sickness. I threw up all over the living room. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/10/2009 04:27 - United States

Today, my landlady decided to fix the leak in my room. Her solution was repainting the ceiling. Now not only is my room still wet but it now reeks of paint thinner. FML

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By LittleArtist - 18/02/2014 01:01 - United States - Bessemer

Today, after three weeks of hard work, I finally finished painting my room. Apparently my 6-year-old brother thought I wasn't done and that he should help me out. I now have little red handprints all over my white walls. FML

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By spaceforrent - 16/11/2012 05:51 - United States

Today, I came home to find that my girlfriend had repainted my bedroom. As she had offered to do it, it shouldn't have been a problem. However, she decided to return the several unopened cans of off-white paint that I'd bought for something "more neutral." Like "Sunset Orange." FML

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By Anonymous - 29/08/2015 13:44 - Canada

Today, I finished a big painting for art class. It's also the day my little brother decided it didn't have enough puke on it. FML

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cootiequeen4444 11

Monday 6 February 2017 3:05

It's the fumes from the painting. a common complaint from painting with oil paints is the super overwhelming fumes. Another is that it has a tendency to crack over time. So if the experience was that terrible just deal with having to paint multiple coats than deal with the noxiousness and possibility of having to repaint sooner if using oil.

blupenguin29 14

Monday 6 February 2017 22:22

Well, it's a good thing that it's done, you'll get better eventually and the wall will remain looking good. Sorry about your sickness!

Comments

cootiequeen4444 11

Monday 6 February 2017 3:05

Cali 54

Tuesday 7 February 2017 1:49

I've always preferred working with latex paints... didn't even know about the cracking.

trucker2 33

Tuesday 7 February 2017 6:46

Kids peel latex paints, off the walls..

blupenguin29 14

Monday 6 February 2017 22:22

Well, it's a good thing that it's done, you'll get better eventually and the wall will remain looking good. Sorry about your sickness!

RichardPencil 30

Monday 6 February 2017 23:46

At least your daughter isn't going to have to post a "Keep Out!" sign.

Devanie Kemp 2

Tuesday 7 February 2017 1:47

This is my post. My daughters are 2&3 years old. My 2 year old is extremely destructive and pulled all the wallpaper off and exposed the drywall. Tired of constantly painting over it and still seeing through I got this oil based one to cover everything. My mistake was not opening the window while painting. After airing out for a few hours everything was good. Now I'm sick again but this time it's the flu ?

jcash52426 5

Tuesday 7 February 2017 5:49

I guess you could be allergic to the fumes. Just curious did you open the windows to allow fresh air into the room. Otherwise I'm not sure why you got sick. Feel better.