Tough Day

I had no idea how tough this would be. I guess I just assumed it would never happen to Harvey. One of the kids bit him at play group. Unfortunately we didn't even see it happen as there is a corner in the playroom with a blind spot. The other mom and I were totally shocked and didn't know what to do. I was biting my lip really hard, fighting back tears watching my little guy writhing in pain. The other mom was really embarassed. She hugged Harvey a lot and kissed his wound. She then proceeded to scold her child, tell him not to bite and that they would have to leave the play group. Her son was resisting strongly begging to be allowed to play as she marched him out the door. We hugged each other and said goodbye. She called later to see how Harvey was doing. When I came home, I found a good article on the subject. It was interesting to see what they recommended - which would have been a 3 minute time out from playgroup in this case and increased vigilance to prevent future mishaps. Unfortunately, everyone I have talked to seems to have a story about biting. I guess it is just one of those many unpleasant occurances that life is full of. I put this photo up here to cheer myself up. Yesterday HS pulled out EVERY SINGLE shirt from his drawer and insisted that we put them all on.