Entry FeedMy kids fall all of the time, and get right back up and to run again! Some falls seem like the funniest things in the world (as long as the person isn't hurt).
A few weeks ago Son One had a fall that had Husband and me in stitches for at least 5 minutes! We had just finished dinner on a Friday night, and we were having some ice cream for dessert. The rule is that we eat at the table, and we were actually enjoying a nice family discussion.
Son One decided to take his ice cream and sneak down to the basement to watch TV. He was looking back over his shoulder at us, with one of his mischievous grins, waiting to see if we would call him back to the table. As he was watching us instead of watching where he was going, he stubbed his toe on the baseboard and went down hard on the tile floor.
The funniest is that he lay there, yelling at us! This is a kid who regularly spills water on himself just trying to have a drink, yet he saved his ice cream on this fall, even at the expense of his elbows. He lay there on the floor yelling and calling us names. Husband laughed until the tears came.
Son Two told his brother that God was punishing him for not listening to the rules. Son One was not hurt.
Today, I had a "good" fall. I was taking Daughter to her speech assessment, and I really don't know what I was thinking about, but I wasn't paying attention to where I was walking.
Suddenly, I was on the ground and in pain. I don't know why or how I fell. My sunglasses went flying off, and my purse tried to purge its bloated contents. I lay there for a moment, just feeling the pain. Yep, my left ankle was twisted. Both palms were scrapped. Knees - OK in the jeans. My shoulders felt wretched.
"That was a good fall, Mama," said Daughter, with no concern about my injuries.
I hoisted myself upright, and realized that I had fallen near an awful lot of goose poo. Thank goodness I seemed to miss it all.
I hobbled up the stairs, wondering if my twisted ankle would be a sprain, and sat in the waiting room assessing my sore shoulders, hands and wrists. I went down so fast! I was worried that I may not be able to run for a few days, or even weeks. And how was I going to play hockey tomorrow? I know - it does seem a little odd that my hockey career was flashing before me eyes - just decreased my chances of ever making it into the NHL!
The good news is that I must bounce back almost as quickly as the kids. Two hours later, my right shoulder is a little sore, but everything else seems to be OK.
And I am sure that I provided lots of entertainment for the hundred or so witnesses driving by my accident site.
I assume you were not wearing heels - I've had the occasional fall at work when wearing slightly ridiculous but very cool heels and I always feel like such a turkey. I assume people think that I deserve to fall if I choose to wear such silly shoes.