06 May 2013

You know you have a big family when...

...you're primary visceral reaction to a child breaking a bone is annoyance.

Closely related to: You know you have a big family when another parent expresses far more compassion and concern for said child than ever occurred to you.

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3 comments:

nicole said...

who broke a bone?

Homemaker Man said...

Yikes. I envy your reaction, though.

Sarah said...

I completely agree.
My two year old recently took a tumble off the end of the park slide. I saw it. Didn't look too bad to me, but TWO moms raced over to her in a panic. She then panicked because strangers were in her face and raced over to me. A quick hug and she was back at it, but i had a feeling the two moms were talking about me.

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