Mama Bear

Some things are funnier in retrospect. Shane had a small accident on the swing-set at Kim and Ryan's. 

Scrapes happen. May he live long and prosper.

There were lots and lots of bumps and scrapes in my family growing up. We were a rough lot. My friends and I would try to make Matt laugh whenever he got a bump, so he couldn't rat us out. Normally, it worked, too (he has one fantastic scar on his arm he convinced Jama was from a knife fight...). Megan and Kathleen weren't nearly as innocent as the normally appeared, either.

Carrie's family: Not so much. They were a lot calmer. They successfully kept glass in the house!

She wasn't too thrilled to hear how he got hurt.

A week later, the scrape was gone. Kids heal quick.

Babies and toddlers require constant protection. Shane's at the age where he needs the bruise to teach natural consequences. If he doesn't learn now, he'll do something stupid when he's older with more ability to hurt himself and less ability to heal. We need to be there to keep him out of the hospital, but it's a tough sell for Carrie at times. I'm probably too loose at others. It's not an exact science.

Carrie saw the video and laughed about it. She got past her initial reaction quickly. You can see her shifting gears to the white pumpkin before I cut the feed. I didn't want to post the video without her permission, though. I buried it a little ways back in the feed, too. I like to chronicle things, but sometimes time needs to pass. It was an honest reaction of a loving mama bear. 

I do pity the fool who ever tries to mess with her cub on purpose.