May 30, 2007
Dumb things you do...
Ok, sometimes I do really, really stupid things. Several years ago, I told you, how, when trying to teach Lucas, then 2, about not touching a hot stove, I actually put my hands on the hot stove, burning my own hand. Great modeling.
Flash forwd six years to just a few days ago.
Every night before we go to bed, Vania and I prepare a couple of milk bottles for Marcello to have at night. We fill them halfway, and boil some water, which place it in a thermos, so that when he needs a bottle we place the hot water in, mixing with the colder milk, makes a nice, warm, bottle of milk.
Well, a few days ago, while going through our nightly ritual, somehow, Vania broke a plastic piece on the inside of the thermos lid. For some reason I wasn't sure whether it was going to make a difference, so.....
...I proceeded to close the lid and turned the thermos upside down. When it started leaking, extensively, I instinctively put out my hand to catch the boiling water. I caught a whole bunch of it and then I screamed. And Vania, well she began laughing hysterically.
You'd think I would have gotten angry, but she was laughing so hard, I started laughing as well. Well, the burns were minor, I think my ego was more burnt than anything else. Which is ok too.
Posted by ed