Gorilla glue madness...
Greetings!
So if you have not heard what is happening in the aisles of hardware stores across America, let me fill you all the way in...
Around last week (I honestly cant tell you the day 🥴), there was a video that came across the phones of millions of internet users. It was a lady who stated that she used GORILLA GLUE (yes, glue--with the gorilla on it) to hold her hair down for a sleek ponytail style that lasted her a month. But she was in a terrible conundrum. She could not remove the glue from her hair.
Long story short, the women had to go into the emergency room to remove the product off of her hair.
BUT GET THIS.
The women is now suing Gorilla glue for what happened to her and Gorilla glue releases this...
The question that I have is "what can we learn from this?" How can we learn from a mistake that a lady made all in the name of laid edges and a sleek look? Well, here is my 2 cents:
Labels. They are there for a reason. We have received the gift of sight and we must not take it for granted. Labels help us to adjust our expectations when we make decisions. If you purchase a can with a label that says "peas", you expect for the can to contain peas when you open it. Same goes for a can of corn. But when you purchase a label that says "for craft, home, auto or office projects to mount things to surfaces such as paper, cardboard, wood, laminate and fabric" and adjust your expectation for it to work on your hair... it is going to be quite inconclusive to say the VERY least...
Okay, okay. But let's give Miss Brown the benefit of the doubt. If the product successfully did do what her adjusted expectation hoped for, what was next? Comment down below!
Moral of the study is: Believe what you see and adjust accordingly. Do not attempt to form an erroneous expectation of a thing when the label tells you otherwise. This same concept can apply to people as well. Believe what people tell you, read the labels. Be informed. Set realistic expectations.
I hope this made you laugh a little and think a lot.
Respectfully,
Whitney💕
I love this and how you used this viral video to teach a great lesson. I had honestly thought the whole thing was a hoax at first when I saw it. These women suing the company are like women who sue men for child support after they had seen so many signs that he was not going to atick around or be committed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dani for your perspective! Yeah, I think the choice to sue was stemming from revenge (just like child support), but it really does not make sense when you made the choice to warp your expectations to something that was clear to see. I pray that she finds peace and accountability at the end of the day. You cannot grow when you cant responsibility for your actions!
DeleteDefinitely feel frustration stemming when I give a situation my all and still fall short(to my standards). I can attest to the notion that taking some time to ground yourself can smooth out your day. Balance is necessary in all things that we do!
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