Day 22
Yesterday since the boys were out of school for Martin
Luther King Jr. Day they stayed at home with Rick. Rick had our 2 boys and 2
nephews so he had his hands full. The 3 older boys decided they would go
outside and shoot BB guns. Now I was not there so I didn’t get the chance to
scold them. I don’t like for them to play with the BB guns and the thing I had
feared is exactly what happened. The boys were shooting at each other and one
of them was shot in the leg. He is ok but he was in pain and had to go to the
emergency room. He has since decided that he never wants to touch a gun again.
Today I am thankful that accidents do happen and kids can learn from their
mistakes. I am glad that he was not seriously hurt. He will have to have the BB
taken out but he won’t lose a limb (thank goodness). Rick scolded the boys whom
all admitted they knew not to point the guns at each other but decided to do it
anyway. They got some scolding from Mama’s too so I don’t think they will make
that same mistake again; however, we are talking about pre-teen boys and we
know how long their intentions last…NOT VERY LONG. Needless to say everyone is
ok but hopefully the boys will put this is the back of their mind as a lesson
learned and not do it again.