Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Just another one of those sacrifices.

When I first held my babies in my arm the moment they were passed to me, I said under my breath "I would sacrifice anything for these boys." I meant my word, but never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that I would need to sacrifice my teeth for my boys. I remember how a friend once told me that having sons would equal getting into many accidents, hence the most important purchase for myself would be to invest in a personal accident plan.

I actually did listen to her wise words, and am pretty glad I got myself insured. At the rate these boys climb, jump, trample all over me, accidents were bound to happen one day. Sure, I've gotten my finger fractured before, perhaps a nose injury too and many times I woke up with a strained back. I thought that was the  worse things could get handling two very active toddlers... until...


It all happened so fast, a knock, a bang, and out fell two large pieces of a broken canine. And there staring back at me in the mirror was a toothless shocked look. In all honesty, I think I was a little too shocked, depressed, worried, anxious to react. I put on a strong front for the boys, and told them "see momma has no tooth now!" and laughed away the pain. For days, it was the highlight of their laughs as I frantically contacted the dentist for an appointment which chalked up a thousand dollar bill in total.

My tooth is restored now, though only for aesthetic purposes and I guess I can look back and laugh about the whole incident. I can now say that I have gone down extreme measures of sacrifice for my children, right down to sacrificing my teeth! I am guessing this is just going to go under a long list of sacrifices ahead. It is quite amazing how motherhood can be the most trying period, yet we all somehow find the patience and love in us to overcome all that.

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10 comments:

  1. Ayoh!! Now no more toothless right?

    Perils of the 'job'...

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    1. Now, no more toothless or else I'd be home bound till I got my tooth thing settled! Lol, indeed perils of mudderhood boy!

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  2. Oh no!! It must have been a total shock, I can imagine! Poor thing you. But on the bright side, dental aesthetics are the rage now.

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    1. It was, although I managed being calm pretty well. In fact, the husband was the worried and shocked one, lol! Yah, thank god for dental aesthetics, or else I'd be looking like a pirate for the rest of my life!

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  3. Gosh, this is shocking to know, not to mention what went through your mind when it happened! And good thing you got a PA for yourself. Take care!

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    1. I think the only tangible reason for my non-reaction was because I was too shocked to react. Lol. Thank god for insurance, or else it would be a huge burn in the pocket!

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  4. My oh my. You must win the award for mummy of the year. My kids love to climb on me too. Glad you managed to get it sorted.

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    1. The next time ur kids climb all over u, please be careful! I am thinking, I may need to get a mouthguard to guard my teeth from now on at the rate they treat me like a playground!

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  5. Ouch! I've been having glimpses of accidents in future because my 2yo toddler boy recently knocked my jaw from below with his iron head, and I thought I dislocated it slightly on the left side! Gosh, admire you for even being able to laugh it off!

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    1. These children really love climbing all over us, and then heatbutting us all over with their iron head, don't they! I do hope your jaw is ok now? Be really careful, because they move so fast, it's quite difficult to predict their movements when they are around us.

      Hee, I guess I laughed it off to really cover up my fear of facing the truth. It is scary to see oneself toothless in the front. I never want to go through that again!

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