Wednesday, July 23, 2008

"Mommy, I drink water..."

Sometimes kids say things and you say, "Great... good..." not paying attention and keep doing what you were doing.  No need to be alarmed.  Kids say a lot of things and, "Mommy, I drink water..." is not a statement that is cause for alarm.  Until you turn around and see that your child is drinking the water out of the fish tank.  What does one DO after such a moment?  Of course you take the air filter tube out of his mouth that he is using for a straw.  Of course you tell him, "never do that again," as you reattach his straw to the air pump.  
But then what?  Wash his mouth with anti-bacterial soap?  Pour iodine on his tongue?  hydrogen peroxide?  bactine?  
You do nothing.  Because there is nothing you can do... nothing but pray he doesn't catch some deadly bacteria.  And then give him a glass of water and remember not to let him drink out of your glass.

1 comment:

Rocky and Sunee said...

and you call yourself a mother?