nightmare

today one of my nightmares happened.

one of the boys was brought to me with blood dripping down his head and coating his face.
poor calvin was crying so hard and frantic it was difficult at first to figure out where he was bleeding to even get it stopped.
eventually after just holding him tight for a few seconds he calmed down enough to let me start cleaning him off.
i found the cut.
just about his brow bone, where his hairline meets his forehead.
poor thing.
it wasn't super deep or super big,
but it was the perfect spot to cause lots of blood.

doesn't matter the color of your skin,
we all bleed red.

when the pressure finally allowed the wound to stop bleeding for a bit, i cleaned it up.
this involved the cleaning of his entire head and face as well as most of his arms and hands.
poor little guy.
he was so brave.
i know that antiseptic stuff burns like a mother.
he barely flinched and didn't cry at all after a few moments of being in my arms when i first saw him.
so brave.

the rest of the morning was sorta shot for him, and therefore the rest of us.
i was pre-occupied worrying over him. watching for swelling, making sure it wasn't a concussion, and wouldn't you know i had a headache within a few moments of seeing him hurt.
my empathy levels are WAY too high and always kick in rather quickly.

i tired him with a blanket to my back and excused him from all activites for the rest of the day.
he stuck to my side for a long time. after lunch he finally started playing but was never up to his normal level of activity and energy.
he's normally my most (to be politically correct) "active" child.

i had to change his bandage 3 times he kept bleeding through them all....
let me tell you...i need a lot more practice till i can be a mom.
if i feel so bad over one of my little students being hurt, i don't know how i'll manage if i ever have a child that is injured.

isn't he so cute when he's mid laugh?

say a prayer for my sweet calvin boy. and for this teacher.
we both need it today.