Are you kidding me??????

You hear about it all the time....it is a common practice for most little boys....and it is no different for my little boy. We have been working with Jack because he has had lots of problems with behavior. I have even contacted a family therapist to help my little man. I met with her today for the first time. After the meeting and some of the things she said I decided to give Jack his toys back.

For most of you that don't know, about 2-3 weeks ago I was called at work by the director of the daycare because of a very embarressing behavoir my son exhibited. I know I should not laugh but I can't even say it out loud with out laughing now. Anyway to punish him I cleaned out his entire room of toys. I boxed them up and put them in the kitchen. He would have to pass them every day out the door to school to remind him why he has to be good in school. I told him he could earn them back with good behavior. He only earned a few back.

Ok so today I decided we would give him the toys back. Phil was working late so after dinner Katie, Jack, Maddie and I went up to Jack's room. I carried Maddie up and then made trips up and down the stairs with boxes of toys. Jack was very excited to get them back. Then something stange happened.

I looked at Jack and he is picking his nose like he looking for buried treasure. He has a had time with a dry nose. So bad that we run a humidifier quite often. So I tell him to go get the saline spray and some tissues and I would make it feel better. He gets about a foot from me with the saline can and just starts SOBBING!!!!!!

Quickly I remind him that I do this all the time. I asked him if I have ever hurt him before and he says no. I was not ready for the next phrase......But Mommy there is really something up there. It took about a whole minute before I realized there was something up there.......and he put it there.

Here goes my racing mind......okay it is 7pm urgent care closes in 1 hour, Phil is at least 40 mins away, who can watch Katie and Maddie so I can get him there (the urgent care is 1 mile away), what in the world is up there, how far?????? So after I calm down and call my neighbor she doesn't answer. So I start working on his nose.

I was feeling on the outside to see how far up his nose whatever it is is. I try to start working it down without putting anything else up there. I was just rubbing my fingers on the outside of his nose working it down when all of the sudden I hear FLING!!!! I look at Jack's nose and out comes the blood.

After I stopped the bleeding I start looking around for whatever it was that went fling. I asked Jack 3 times if he was sure it was out of his nose. What I found was a little plastic red craft light bulb. As if my son doesn't have enough bright ideas he felt sticking a red light bulb up his nose was necessary. I asked him another three times if that was what he stuck up his nose and if that was all he stuck up his nose. He assured me that it was. He has never even watched the story of Rudolf....Where does he come up with this stuff????

Hope all of you had a great chuckle over this one and whatever parenthood test that was I just experienced I hope I passed with flying colors....especially red.

Never a dull moment.....

TTFN