Woman shoots vegan neighbor who refuses to kill her daughter’s nits
A woman has lashed out at a mother who refuses to kill her daughter’s nits because of her vegan lifestyle.
The concerned parent, from Australia, signed up 9 coach to ask for advice on how to reason with the mother.
In the letter, written in 2015 but recently surfaced online, the woman explains how the “delightful” little girl is her daughter’s best friend.
She wrote: ‘My seven-year-old daughter is best friends with the girl next door, whose family is vegan.
‘That’s fine. We respect their choice and even make special food when the little river comes to play.’
The concerned woman saw that her daughter’s best friend’s hair was “full of head lice.” Stock photo
During one of their playdates, the mother noticed her daughter’s friend scratching her head “angrily”.
Upon closer inspection, the parent noted that the seven-year-old girl’s head was “crawling with head lice.”
Although the mother describes herself as “pretty easy going,” she decided to talk to her neighbor about it.
However, she was shocked to learn that the mother was well aware of her daughter’s head lice, but could not bear to kill them.
She told the mother that her vegan lifestyle prevented her from killing any living thing.
Instead, the parent has taken to brushing her daughter’s hair in the yard, hoping it will give them a better chance of survival.
The mother described her “jaw dropping to the floor” and said she doesn’t want to stop the girls from playing together – but isn’t sure what else to do.
She added: ‘It’s impossible to comb them into the garden’ (industrial pesticide hardly works) and I don’t want my daughter covered in pests.’
The website’s aunt, Alexandra Carlton, from Sydney, was also baffled by the dilemma — describing the vegan mom as a “sanctimonious bastard.”
At first, Alexandra suggested that the children play a game of “hairdresser” at their next playdate – which would give the mother a chance to treat the lice.
However, she admitted that this would risk upsetting her neighbor and straining their relationship.
As an alternative, Alexandra suggested she “bluff her” and tell the mother she wouldn’t let the girls play together until the nit infestation was dealt with.
That said, this would inevitably upset her daughter if the vegan parent still refuses to act.
So the aunt told the mother to tie her daughter’s hair as tightly as possible the next time she sees her friend, to reduce the risk of picking up nits.
She also suggested spraying her hair with conditioner, tea tree and eucalyptus oils. however, the website of the GGD states that there is no known head lice prevention.
Instead, they recommend washing your child’s hair regularly to catch any lice early.