Being a Father.

There are times in life that you are really put to the test. And it isn't so much the text itself but the way you handle it.

Yesterday I was in the hospital for about 6 hours with me daughter, who is only 15months, she had a bad accident on a chair and gashed her finger. While I'll call 911 my wife was frantic. I tried to calm her down but that was a failed attempt. Just keep some pressure, I said to her while I got some ice. 911 called over the fire department and an ambulance, they wrapped her hand and asked if I wanted to take her to the ER or prefer they would. Let's think about this, ummm you do it, get her down there STAT.

So they take off and I am following shortly, getting the bag ready and my son dressed and trying to clean up. When I arrive I see that they are sitting in the children's section of the hospital and my daughter is sitting quietly. I thought maybe they gave her something. WRONG, it was new bandage and it was getting saturated with blood. I mean how many hours does it take for this shit to be done with. I can see that if there are other injuries that may be more serious but come on this is an infant. What really pisses me off is when the nurse comes down to help change the bandage and clearly sees blood squirting out of the finger, UMM I'M NO DOCTOR BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IS A BAD THING.

Fuck they pissed me off so much. Sometimes I feel like going to med school just to take care of my kids. Well a few hours later she was stitched up and we got out of there. Now she has a sock over her hand to prevent her from attacking the wrapping, luckily it isn't that bad and should heal properly, but there may be a little cosmetic surgery to fix the damage.

What this has taught me is that being a father you need to be a super hero, the ones you see out of movies and not the ones out of comics. Cool, calm, and collected is going to beat out frantic any day. Being a parent in any case is such a special thing, we sometimes forget  how much of an impact they have on our lives. Take the ER waiting room for example,  I was ready to start knocking things over to get her attention. It just is crazy to realize what we would really do as parents when given the situation.

I love my kids, and I would do anything for them.