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16
I Always Sucked At Operation
by Leslie
Look at this girl.
She looks harmless, doesn’t she? Just a happy preschooler gearing up for some Lite Brite fun. Right?
WRONG.
She’s practically a criminal. Armed. Dangerous. Ready to strike with her weapon of choice.
She hit her first target last night.
I was in the next room, listening to the crashes, giggles and talk of butt-kicking that often accompany playtime with Daddy. They seemed to be having a great time until I heard a different kind of shriek. It wasn’t the usual playful kind that’s followed by laughter. It was the kind that told me there was pain happening in there. And it sounded as if it was coming from my husband. I quickly walked through the doorway to see Dave holding his ear and looking wounded.
“What happened?”
“She shoved a Lite Brite peg in my ear!”
I stood there dumbfounded. “Wha?”
“I thought she was going to give me a kiss and she shoved a Lite Brite peg in my ear!”
“Did you get it out?”
“No. Leslie, she really shoved it in there.”
I walked over and looked into his ear. He wasn’t kidding. That thing was in there. I could barely see it sticking out.
I ran to grab some tweezers and had Dave come into the dining room where the light was brighter. I tilted his head and began to work. The thing wouldn’t budge. In fact, I think I lodged it in deeper. The situation was looking dire and I began to think the next best step was to take a trip to the emergency room.
And then, it happened.
I got the giggles. Dave was deeply offended. I tried to stop, but you know what happens when you try to stop the giggles - you get them even worse. I couldn’t help it. I’d always assumed that if I took someone to the emergency room to have something dislodged from an ear or a nose, it would be someone under the age of 12 (a thought I now realize I should have kept to myself).
Eventually, I gained my composure and was able to remove the peg and save my marriage. About ten minutes later, I was reasonable enough to scold Julia for her bad behavior. A little later, we went to bed. I made sure to wear ear plugs. I figure after all that laughing, I’ve got some payback coming.
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he he he
I got the giggles too, after reading that. (Sorry Dave)
How hard it must be to scold a girl with eyes like that.
Hahahaha…poor Dave.
Have I told you lately that I love Julia? I can just picture her jamming that little peg in his ear. Too funny!
*Laughing me head off* what a hysterical thing for her to do… maybe not a good thing to do, but funny anyway! I wish I had been there to join in the laughter~!!! Poor Dave!!!
As someone who works in audiology, I can tell you removing things from ears isn’t easy. Especially wax. Yuck. I’m glad you got the peg out. And I laughed, too. I couldn’t help it. It’s just funny!
Oh man! That is too funny! Sorry Dave but even you will laugh about this… in a year or two. Maybe.
And you never know when it will come… How can you not melt every time you look into those eyes of hers? Green peg or not?
Ouch! That sounds so painful for poor Dave. I would have laughed hysterically too while trying to get it out. How can you not?
That really is too funny! I probably would have had the same reaction!! Glad everything was OK though!
Jane, Pinks & Blues
Ho. Ly. Crap.
Wow, it makes my kids’ unerring ability to knee Hubby in the groin pale in comparison. I’m so sending this to him the next time he complains.
Julia is too funny! Oh, yeah, and of course I’m glad Dave is okay.
Oh man, I can’t believe Julia shoved a Lite Brite peg in Dave’s ear. I would have laughed too.
LOL. Send her over. My boys would love her!