Parents of toddlers get it!
I know you do! My kid seems to be
in constant pining for a band-aid.
Please tell me that yours is (or was or you know will be) the same
way? Please confirm that this isn’t a
fetish for only my child (*and I know that there are worse things he could be
begging for.)! One of the things that I
wish people had warned/educated me about when I was thinking about adopting was
to buy stock in Band Aids! Why not! I would have made myself a LOT of money by
just letting my son be who he is—a love of the band-aid! Every random bump or bruise or scrape or
scratch needs a band-aid. Every “injury”
(and I use that term loosely) needs immediate consideration and attention! Bust out the triage center for Mr. Williams!
While I habitually oblige him, I am almost mad at myself for
doing so. Does he need at least, no
really, one band-aid day for some insignificant thing that happened to him
while he was sitting on our soft couch?
Why, yes Mama, he does! Does he
need the Buzz Lightyear band-aid and the Lightning McQueen one after scraping
himself with his own fingernail? Oh yes
he most certainly does. Does he need to
only keep the band-aid on for about 87 seconds before taking it off and
claiming a full healing and restoration to the effected area? Oh, why not.
Who wants to be restricted by a darn band-aid!?
While my kisses for these owies and whatnot are also part of
the gig—it’s the band-aid that he is really after. Yes, I have tried the “Band-aids are only for
blood!” routine and that worked—NOT!
Yes, once when he had a stomach ache, I put band-aids all over his
belly. Yes, I have put band-aids on his
head (by request) when his head has hurt!
No, it’s not causing me any harm. No, he probably won’t be psychologically
jacked up if I do or don’t give him band-aid for his “wounds”. Will this lead to not just a band-aid
obsession but a “wound” obsession? Oh
sweet Jesus—might be time for an intervention!
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