You know how two seconds before something awful happens you are inspired to warn your kids not to do that because it might happen? I think mothers are just highly intuitive in all situations. Just before this happened, I told Hunter, "don't hold your pig by the ears because if it drops it will break." Pretty much as soon as I finished my sentence, it slipped out of his little hands and smashed on the floor. He ran to his bed to cry over the loss of his beloved pig. It was just before bedtime and it was the last thing I asked him to do before getting into bed..put your pig on your shelf. He had gotten it down to play with it during the day. Poor little guy. He cried like he had just lost a friend. I waited until after he fell asleep to clean it up hoping not to further traumatize him. Actually, I forgot about it initially, but as I was on my way to bed, well after midnight, I noticed the mess still on the floor as I walked passed their room to go to my own precious bed. I realized I couldn't leave it there for him to be upset about in the morning again, so I quietly scooped up the pig and threw it away discreetly so he wouldn't see the remains. The things we do for our kids!!
I am actually surprised it didn't break sooner with how much they play with them. He outlived my expectations. He will be missed by my sad little boy who lost his piggie.
Monday, August 29, 2011
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