Warning.... Graphic photo ahead.... you've been warned!

Hanging on by a thread was no idle term here last week.

His tooth was literally hanging by a thread for about 7 hours.

I know it was seven hours because I couldn't bare to look at him, listen to him talk, ect. without feeling a tide of nausea come across me.

I did everything to get away from him and shield him from my view.

We could not convince him to just pull it out.

So we suffered, looking at him with his top tooth hanging over his lower lip all day.

It's taken me a while to be able to post these photos. 

And at times I thought I would spare all of you the sight of it but....

LOL, I can't!!!

You can all thank my darling brother Patrick for this. A week or two ago when Pat was here Sam went running to him, with excitement about his lose tooth. Pat gushed all about it with him. Brian and I kept encouraging Sam to pull it out, but Patrick in all his pronounced wisdom said, and I quote, "No.... no. You just want it to come out all by itself.... naturally. It'll hurt if you pull it out and there will be a lot of blood."

The slow motion switched had been turned on.

 

At that instant fire shot out of my eyes and

'Noooooo' ..... is all that went through my head. At the same instant Sam's mind had now been imprinted with the words hurt and blood. 

That's all it took.

Common sense would tell us that since Sam had already lost two other teeth, that experience would out weigh words but...  

His beloved and wise (I use that term so loosely) uncle had spoken.

End. of. discussion.

So there you have it.

Any comments can be directed towards Patrick.

Don't be mad at me.... I'm just the messenger! ;)

Enjoy.

Oh- by the way I will not have my laptop for a few days. The hard drive is being replaced. I am hoping to have it back before New Years.

Cheers!