Steve went off for an weekend war using air soft guns. There is a group of boys who he regularly plays war with and everyone always has a good time. Saturday, I received a phone call from Steve informing us that his tooth had been shot off. His left front incisor. O happy day! (note the sarcasm dripping from that expression.)
When the boys got into air soft guns we talked about safety. Simple rules like "don't shoot someone in the face", "shoot from a safe distance", "wear safety glasses." As the guns got more powerful we added the rule of always wearing their safety helmets. Steve found that he couldn't read the sights on his sharp shooter if he wore his safety helmet. We argued. He said that he would wear a cloth mask. I thought a cloth mask wouldn't provide enough protection. Mike over-ruled my decision.
We now have a VERY expensive dental bill 1 month before the on-slought of Christmas and 3 birthdays. We want to move in January and still need to purchase flooring for the entire house. One adult in this household is unhappy. She's biting her tongue and won't say "I told you so" to her wonderful husband. But a discussion on air soft safety will be coming and before anyone goes off to play air soft war again.
1 comment:
You are so good! This adult would have been I-Told-You-So-ing *everybody* all the way to the dentist, and then would have had to apologize for exacerbating things. LOL
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