Friday, November 24, 2006
Define insanity
A child - who broke both his ankles over the summer (on a tampoline) - coming home from his friend's house to tell you he'd been jumping on a trampoline . . . OMG - can you say apoplectic?



Never mind the fact that he still has TWO screws in his ankle from the surgey to fix the completely separated bone - sadly - he can't see the harm . . . did I mention apoplectic?
10 Comments:
Blogger Bonnie Calhoun said...
Welcome to the wonderful world of mothering boys!

Blogger Ballpoint Wren said...
Oh, Dennie! Bonnie is right: this is the world of mothering boys. But damn! Apopletic is an understatement!

Blogger Dennie McDonald said...
I have slowly but surely been figuring that out =)

Blogger Daisy Dexter Dobbs said...
Oh no! This is both hilarious and nail-bitingly awful at the same time, Dennie! Funny how age can make such a difference. I broke my ankle a couple of years ago and even now the thought of jumping on a trampoline makes my old mended bones twinge. :-0

Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving!

Blogger Southern Writer said...
Hi Dennie, I came over through Bonnie Wren's blog. I had a friend whose son was injured on a trampoline. It knocked out all his teeth and broke his face in several places. He had to have a lot of plastic surgery.

Congratulations on the book deal! Woo hoo! You go, girl.

Blogger Bernita said...
And they wonder why we scream....

Blogger Sandy J said...
...or have gray hair. I shudder at the thought of having screws in my ankles and then jumping on 'anything'!

Blogger Dennie McDonald said...
I still have nightmares - that was the most frightening time as a mother for me - and he... children are so resilient - shoot, he keeps standing in the middle of the living room floor jumping straight up and touching the ceiling - because he can (he's taller than me now, y'know) *shakes head* some day he'll have kids... I can't wait to remind him of this!

Blogger Bailey Stewart said...
He's a male - 'nuf said.

Blogger Devon Ellington said...
You realize that I'm only laughing because it happened to you and not to me?

Sorry -- but -- so typical!

Um, it's only a HORSE or a BICYCLE you're supposed to get on right away again after an accideent . . .not a trampoline!