August 10, 2004 - 9:01 am
OH, THE CARNAGE! Early Sunday morning John and I woke to the boy screaming, �Mommy! I need you! Mommy!� Let me just tell you � you have never seen such superhero/panther reflexes in a human being until you see a woman jump out of bed from a deep sleep to the sound of her child�s blood-curdling screams in the middle of the night. When we got to the kids� room, we turned on the light and saw him sitting up on the top bunk, his face and hands covered in blood, crying that �I�m petrified� cry. There was blood bubbling out of his nose and dripping from his mouth and chin; it was all over the front of his pajamas and his sheets, and was beginning to drip down the ladder onto the rug. I swear it was like a Stephen King novel. Now, before anyone calls DFCS, let me explain. The boy is prone to nose bleeds. He�s gotten them since he was about two, and his doctor has assured us it�s not a tumor. Some guys just have all the luck, I guess. This nosebleed was extremely bad, and the trail of blood from the bedroom to the bathroom told a story of the tragic and gruesome end to a young boy�s life, cut down by a machete before it even began. It was my job to play it calm and reassure the boy this wasn�t his script. He was fine a few minutes and a roll of toilet paper later. Yesterday was his first day of kindergarten. He did great � no tears, no blood. I cried just a little bit, but I made sure he didn�t see it. And since we�re on the subject of the boy, here are some of his most recent amusing quotes: Me: We�re going to the office supply store for school supplies.The Boy: Could I get a toy there?
Me: No, but maybe you could get something special for the first day of kindergarten.
The Boy: Like maybe some of those chatter teeth? Me: See? This plant has a disease. It�s got a bug that�s eating its leaves and killing the plant.
The Boy: Oh, yeah. Just like war. Only no one eats anything�.except maybe people at home watching the war on television.
~Samantha
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