Lice
If your kid has reached a certain age, you've probably already been through it -- the Kindergarten or preschool lice scare, with its attendant lice checks, in which each child stands, head bowed, while a teacher, fully gloved, checks the young head for telltale bugs or nits, any sign of which mean a trip back home (or to the drug store, or to your local nit picker, if you're lucky enough to have one). Getting rid of lice can take more than one treatment, and if you're the one whose kid is being turned away at the school house door, you not only have to cope with the drudgery of laundry and combing, you also must endure the stares (and glares) of your fellow parents.
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