A Boy...His Grandpa...A Knife...Three Stitches

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My son, Colton, a six-year-old budding KnifeNut, was spending the weekend with his grandparents last weekend. He and his grandpa were outside doing one of their favorite things--whittling.

I don't know all the details, but somehow he made a mislick and sliced his hand between his thumb and forefinger. He wound up having to go in for three stitches, which he is inordinately proud of. The only thing he is prouder of is the fact that he didn't cry, either over the cut or the stitches.

My wife was a little upset, but I told her it was one of those inevitable things. One positive thing is that now he is aware of the fact that those neat, sharp, pointy things can bite you.
 
Glad to hear the cut was not too bad, and that the little guy is a knife nut in training:)
 
Sounds like a real man! You should be proud. Incidentally, I really think getting nipped like that is the best way to learn about how to handle a knife. I certainly spilled enough blood learning! :D
 
Funny that this post should pop up today, because I just had a mishap a few minutes ago. I was playing with my Spydie Rookie, twirling it between my fingers while it was open(!:eek: !). Well, it slipped and fell point first into my bicep, leaving a nice little hole. Suprisingly it didn't bleed much, considering it went all the way throught the skin. Ugh Well, it's still oozing a little bit, so I guess I better take care of it. Have a good evening ladies and gentlemen, and remember to play safe


Chris...(rassum frassum....)
 
Sooner or later things like that are going to happen...

"The voice of experience" ;) aka Tuhkis
 
I'd encourage your son to pick the scab quite a bit. This will increase the chances of scarring. He can get an awful lot of mileage out of his scars when in adolescence. Be a shame to heal so well there's no scar.
 
>"I'd encourage your son to pick the scab quite a bit. This will increase the chances of scarring. He can get an awful lot of mileage out of his scars when in adolescence."


Bugs3x, you are a genius! By the time I reached middle school, I had enough marks on my body from knives, broken bottles, dog bites, playground mishaps, etc., that I could keep the ladies in awe for an entire lunch period. ;)
 
I'm sure he'll pick the scab without much encouragement. This is the same child who broke his arm last year and came walking in the house with his arm hanging limp between the wrist and elbow. He wasn't crying, but when his mother saw it hanging like that, she had a round of mild hysteria.

He is definitely all BOY. And while I'll probably get flamed for saying so, in this day and time, I'm happy that he is.
 
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