You might know a redneck if....

I like to cook. Some people loooove to cook. I do it because I have to.

There are times when I  really get an urge to be Betty Crocker and whip up a whole mess of food just because.

I mainly cook because of my family. It's cheaper than eating out and healthier too.

I am a southern girl through and through.

So yesterday I decided to cook up a nice comfort food meal.

Country ribs, cabbage, blackeye peas, sweet potatoes, and cornbread.

(I'll give you time to wipe the drool from your mouth.)

I am checking on my cabbage, lift the top off of the pot when it happens.

I am burned from the steam!!!

My thumb is on fire!!! It really hurts.

Usually I rub a little ice on it and it is ok.

(My mamma told me that you are not a real cook if you don't have scars.)

The ice is not working but I am about to roll on the floor in pain.

I grab a bottle of water and submerge my thumb in it- for 3 hours.

(I'm not kidding either.)

As soon as I remove my thumb it feels like hell has come to visit my hand.

I head to the internet- I tried it all.

Toothpaste, honey, you name it- nothing.

My kids are laughing hysterically.

I am about to cry.

Aloe Vera!! I have an aloe vera plant at my mom's house.

( I gave it to her because I can kill a cactus)

I grab a huge piece, slice it open and place it on my thumb.

Relief, but I can't hold it hear all night.

I think to myself.."How can I keep this in place?"

I am not running to Walgreens for this!

I think of my redneck friend Robelyn from Redneck Chic

DUCT TAPE!!!

My girls are rolling on the floor at this point.

But hey it works.

I slept like a baby. And when I awoke this morning my burn was healed.

Hallejuah!!!

So point of this post

If you use duct tape as a medical instrument of any kind...

You might know a redneck!!