Only a Mom (or Dad) of a D kid would understand....

[staciebco]

My boys have friends over today. They were out catching bugs, snakes, frogs. Jared asked for a jar to hold a praying mantis they caught. A few minutes later, one of the boys came in saying the jar had been dropped. I went out with the broom and dust pan. Caleb was cleaning up the glass pieces. He stood up and said, "Mom, I cut myself." I replied, "Perfect, you need a blood test anyway!" :eek: :o

[Deannas mom]

hehehe this is priceless.. I did the same thing not long ago...Deanna dropped a glass in the kitchen and while picking up the large pieces she cut her finger..I said thats fine, it's time to test for dinner anyway:p

[buggle]

Our lives are so strange. Who would expect parenthood to be living in a house that has a section that looks like a pharmacy and a medical supply station?

Who would ever think we'd do the things we do to our kids -- poking, injecting, inserting infusion sets and sensors with those big needles, taping, programming pumps... the list goes on and on.

A sick sense of humor helps, I think. You guys are too much using the accidental cuts for blood sugars. :D

[sam1nat2]

I cut myself and Sam came running over with his tester for ME.:D

[robinseggs]

Our lives are so strange. Who would expect parenthood to be living in a house that has a section that looks like a pharmacy and a medical supply station?

Who would ever think we'd do the things we do to our kids -- poking, injecting, inserting infusion sets and sensors with those big needles, taping, programming pumps... the list goes on and on.

A sick sense of humor helps, I think. You guys are too much using the accidental cuts for blood sugars. :D

LOL!!! Aren't those the things that people who claim they've been abducted by aliens claim happened to them???!!!! :D

[kiwikid]

I thought you were going to say that they wanted to test each of the bugs etc that they caught :rolleyes:

[Barbzzz]

My "old" answer to the kids begging for a band aid was, "if it ain't bleeding, you don't get one."

My "new" answer to the kids begging for a band aid is, "if it ain't got enough blood for a glucose test, you're not getting it."

I'm saving lots of money on band aids.:rolleyes:

[czardoust]

LOl!!!! I sometimes do this when Kat gets a nosebleed. :D

[Kaileen]

You guys are too much using the accidental cuts for blood sugars. :D

We certainly can't use them for a Bloody Mary. And teachers don't like art submissions using blood. *giggle*

[Emma'sDad]

Our lives are so strange. Who would expect parenthood to be living in a house that has a section that looks like a pharmacy and a medical supply station?

Who would ever think we'd do the things we do to our kids -- poking, injecting, inserting infusion sets and sensors with those big needles, taping, programming pumps... the list goes on and on.

A sick sense of humor helps, I think. You guys are too much using the accidental cuts for blood sugars. :D

Sick sense of humour huh?? At work, I claim that I have the only kid in my office that can do her own needle. Groaner?

[caspi]

Sick sense of humour huh?? At work, I claim that I have the only kid in my office that can do her own needle. Groaner?

LOL! Another classic!!!!!!! :D

[Thoover]

That is so true, when we see blood we say lets test with the meter.. lol..

[momandwifeoftype1s]

It's kind of funny because I still can't stand the sight of blood. The only exception is Connor's blood glucose tests. Everything else makes me feel faint. So, I would not have handled the broken glass accident so calmly.

[staciebco]

My "old" answer to the kids begging for a band aid was, "if it ain't bleeding, you don't get one."

My "new" answer to the kids begging for a band aid is, "if it ain't got enough blood for a glucose test, you're not getting it."

I'm saving lots of money on band aids.:rolleyes:

Not to hijack my own thread but... I used to tell my kids no blood = no band-aid. We were at a friend's house and one of my boys got cut. He was begging me for a band aid. I kept saying "no", he kept asking. Finally, the dad of the friend (also a fam with 4 kiddos) said to me...."Stacie, band-aids are cheap! If it makes your kid be quiet soon, isn't it worth it." I had to agree that "yes, it was, indeed, worth a little peace sooner." Now my kids get band-aids for everything. My youngest, Ethan, would ask for a band aid everything he got scolded. "Waaaaa, I need a band-aid, put one on and silence. Totally worth it every time!" :D