It seems like every other day Princess needs a bandaid for a boo boo. Sometimes I’d get a phone call from someone at school informing me of a scrape on her arm or leg. The teacher usually would start off by saying, “She’s ok.” Then she’d fill me in on all the details. I’d say nine out of ten times it’s a minor bruise. As long as it’s not her face, I can get past it. But, the other day I noticed a bandaid on her forehead when she woke up in the morning, and all hell was about to break lose.
“What happened?” I asked.
“I got a boo boo,” she said.
“Did this happen at school? I asked.
She answered with a nod. “Then why wasn’t I called,” I asked.
At this point, I was so annoyed. My child gets hurt and no one has the decency to call me? Really? It’s one thing to have a bruised knee, but her face is a whole other story. I was hoping that this bruise wouldn’t leave a permanent mark.
I gently began peeling off the bandaid to inspect the damage.
She winced. I gasped. “Sorry,” I said. It apparently hurt, as I was taking it off.
Once the bandaid was removed, I examined her forehead. There was nothing there. WTF! I’ve been played by a preschooler.
“How did you hurt yourself, honey?” I asked.
I figured two can play that game. She began telling a story of hitting her head on Grandma’s car or someone hitting her. Quite frankly, I couldn’t recall the exact details. All I could do was laugh at this point.
It’s so crazy how these kids exaggerate their boo boos. Yeah, they all do it. Whenever I drop her off at school, some of her classmates usually show off tiny dots on their hands they call ‘boo boos.’ It’s become Princess’s MO too. Ever since her Dad and I bought Princess and Hello Kitty bandaids, she finds a reason to put them on. It’s quickly become a fashion statement.
Here she is feeling sorry for herself. If you look closely, she’s actually sporting two of them. The princess bandaid was too big to put over her lip.
How many times have your kids exaggerated their boo boos?