After HC's stitches were complete, they came home tired and drained from the 4 hour adventure. I took the picture of her and she said, in a meek voice, "Mom. Now everyone is going to call me BO-BO head or band aid head. I am not pretty anymore." We told her that wasn't the case but I was so surprised that she had that on her mind already. She is only 4.
I then asked her if any of her friends have said those things to friends when they had owies and she said no. We told her no one would call her that. We told her that her friends would be worried that she was OK. She seemed fine.
That evening Hubby took the kids on a few errands while I continued to recover and HC was frantic looking for a hat. She said "I don't want people to ask me about my head Mom. Dad, if someone asks me about my head, will you answer them? I just don't want to talk about it." Of course he agreed to handle it for her but we reminded her that God had really protected her from being hurt worse and that we are thankful she only has a tiny little cut.
Yesterday was a big day. We went to see friends at a play group. She was crying because everyone would see her and she wasn't pretty anymore. I talked her through it all and I explained that her friends may see it and worry about her but they wouldn't laugh at her. I told her not to worry, everyone would be looking at her beautiful bow and not her band aid. Then she began to cry. "If no one sees my band aid then how will they want to pray for me??" (Do female hormones begin at 4 anyone?) :) I told her they would see her band aid but her friends would not laugh at her.
On our way home from our play group HC says, enthusiastically, "MOM! My friends did NOT call me BO-BO head or band aid head! They didn't say anything at all!!! Can you believe it Mom?" I was glad all went well, but I had no doubt. We have some pretty great friends! I was more amazed at how conscious HC was of her injury and how she felt she wasn't beautiful anymore. I thought this thought process would begin much later in life. It is funny how this event triggered her to care about her appearance already.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
BO-BO Head
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Oh, these tender little girls we are raising. I am so glad her friends were "cool" about it. It's amazing how early they can react to feeling "different", isn't it?
It is amazing how young.
I'm SO glad that her friends reacted well and no one teased her. Praise the Lord and I will be saying a prayer that she gets NO comments. Ever. :)
Girls are so funny. I have a 10 year old who is always concerned about this or that. I guess I was the same way.
It's not just a girl thing. My oldest (a boy) is sensitive to what others might think of him. Bold shirt? What if people laugh? The other day I had a band-aid on his finger to try to make his wart go away and he cried when we had to leave the house. He was so afraid someone would laugh at him.
It kinda makes me sad that he thinks about those things already. Way too young to care what others think.
Hope HC had a great confidence boost from your playdate and won't worry about her head anymore.
Poor HC. Our 3 year-old ended up in the ER on Easter morning and left with 4 stitches in her forehead. I hope HC is doing ok today.
I've been tagged for "7 random things about myself" and to tag 7 people in return. I'm fairly new to the blogging thing, but am hoping my sister Happi will let me "borrow" some blogging buddies for this project. :-) (If you don't want to play, that's ok.)
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