I knew that it would start sometime. You know the time when you take your child to the emergency room, because they have done some goofy thing to get hurt.
Last night it happened. Our oldest son was suppose to take a shower, but in the bathroom he was swinging with his legs up between the vanity and the wall. Then it happened he lost his grip rolled forward and whacked his head on the wall making a nice little impact cut. It was a mess! Blood every where and screaming, while his little brother was trying to find out what was happening, the dog trying to get in the action. I checked out the head first and figured it was a cut, got a wash cloth applied pressure to the cut, Kenneled the Dog and put the 2 year old in the crib, so I could deal with the cut.
After My wife and I sorted it all out and advice from Lois, we packed up and went to the emergency room. I half wanted to yell at him for doing everything but what he was suppose to do and half wanted to hug him. The other part was the cheap skate in me that is mad because we had to go to the emergency room and add another bill to my life. ( I know I am a cold cold person…..I got that from Janet last night too) After 3 plus hours in the emergency room Max got 4 staples and a great story and a valuable life lesson.
The hard part for me is not to ram that lesson down his throat. He is smart enough to learn not to do that again and maybe just maybe Mom and Dad do know what we are talking about. My favorite quote is from The movie Christmas Story when the boy gets the “red rider”BB gun and goes out and shoots the gun for the first time and he hits himself with a BB and repeats what his Dad said about a BB Gun “Ah you”ll shoot your eye out” only now it is “Aw I shot my eye out!”
Yes it is here the era of Emergency room visits. Now this is the Glamorous part of parenting!
