Wisconsin-
This looks and smells like spearmint. It wasn’t here last year that I remember but idk how it could have spread through half the shoreline already.
I’ve also never seen this mint growing “wild” in Wisconsin before.
It’s been coming up around my yard in Northern Midwest. I thought it was creeping Charlie till I looked at the leaves.
So long story short my bf hurt his thumb nail and we are now at the point this week that the nail is going to fall off. As you can imagine it is not pretty, in fact I’ve only looked at it a few times because it makes me nauseous.
My dad had a toe that always had a bad nail that would fall off at least once a year, and I hated it! I never looked when it fell off because my dad knew I could barely look at it still attached. I’m in the healthcare industry and child care, I see and touch a lot of gross stuff. My bf thinks with this background of ‘being used to it’ should make it easy to help if trim his nail so it feels better.
I told him to phone a friend because I will not even look at it. I did once this morning the first time he brought it up, and told him no immediately. It makes me sick, I can’t do it. He’s upset and now instead of finding someone to help (his family is our neighbors directly. We share a yard), he trimming it himself and complaining about the struggle. Hes getting more upset because I won’t help with the nail. I’ll clean up any mess made in the process afterwards, but I’m not going in to see that nail.
Edit:
This got a lot of attention fast, so some more context.
His nail isn’t in excruciating pain. It’s tender and hurts when it’s bumped. He says trimming some jagged parts will help. I have helped and would help in emergencies (I can handle blood just find) but this is a minor situation that I can’t stand to look at.
His family surrounds us on 3/4 sides of our house. It’s a walk across the yard, and I know that two of them are home right now.
Those with the healthcare aspect. Yes I work in health care. So does his family! They are first responders.
Finally, I don’t have a reason for not liking injured nails. I used to get acrylics, and had a few break my actual nail. I would keep the nail wrapped until it was mostly healed because I hated the view. I’d ask my friend who is a nurse to help me keep it clean while the nails grew out.
Edit 2:
Sorry I should have clarified. I am high level EVS so I clean up after surgeries, procedures, etc. I see and touch gross stuff all the time, but I do not enjoy direct patient care! Again sorry I thought I put that somewhere.