I, as a mother, take precautions.
One of those precautions is, “Don’t run with scissors”.
I have also step by step told them how to hold scissors as they walk with them.
Gripped by the blade.
Well all of my precautions flew out the window when poor little Navy turned up stabbed by herself.
Poor thing was wailing.
And wailing means something from her — she is NO wimp!
She punctured herself right near her collarbone.
Apparently, she had been holding her scissors the proper way when I called her in because she was going to get in trouble for cutting Elephante’s tail off (turned out to a joke cut, but Scout thought it was the real thing).
As she was walking with the scissors grasping the metal, she tripped.
Her hand hit the ground, which forced her grip down, leaving the needle-tipped scissor ends exposed and ready for her.
Poor girl.
Yet another victim of our family’s mission to validate all wives tales.
(Hold onto the swing / Don’t take medicine that isn’t prescribed / Don’t run with scissors!)
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What I have learned through this story….motherly precautions need to be correct.
Apparently you always hold scissors with the blade down.
Who knew?
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