Anons from My Muses Children || Selectively Accepting Tom’s hand drew comforting circles on her back as he carried her down the hallway. He knew that she was past the point of understanding and needed comfort. “The pictures will only take a few minutes, alright? Then we can give Mama a call and snuggle whileContinue reading “Jesse shook her head against his chest, “You’re always brave – you’re a fixer! And how long till we go home? How many minutes? I don’t want pictures. I want Mama, and Jane, and my bed, and Harry Potter, and Little Women…””
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“But what if Jane isn’t brave?” Jesse questioned. “What if she’s not like you and Mama? Maybe we should just go home and stay with her. I can tell her other stories – I know lots! Please, Daddy.”
Anons from My Muses Children || Selectively Accepting The urgency in her voice pulled at his heartstrings, and he let out a small sigh. “You know, Daddy isn’t always brave. It’s okay, to not be brave all the time. I know you want to go home, and we will. The doctors are going to take someContinue reading ““But what if Jane isn’t brave?” Jesse questioned. “What if she’s not like you and Mama? Maybe we should just go home and stay with her. I can tell her other stories – I know lots! Please, Daddy.””
She very carefully pushed her blanket up so that it was on her shoulder, tilting her head into it as she offered him her arm. “I’m tired. And we left Jane at home – what if she’s scared?”
Anons from My Muses Children || Selectively Accepting Tom wrapped the bracelet around her wrist, securing it quickly. He looked back up at her face, his hand cradling her little face as he wiped another tear away. “Oh, we did, didn’t we? I’m sorry, honey. Daddy was so worried about you that he forgot to getContinue reading “She very carefully pushed her blanket up so that it was on her shoulder, tilting her head into it as she offered him her arm. “I’m tired. And we left Jane at home – what if she’s scared?””
“How can something look fine on the OUTSIDE but be broken INSIDE?” Then her dad picked her up and brought her inside, his instructions confusing her. She still had her one arm wrapped around her blanket and the other close to her chest. What was she supposed to do?
Anons from My Muses Children || Selectively Accepting “Confusing, I know,” he replied, knowing how confusing something like this could be for a child. “Here-” Tom took the bracelet and moved to the waiting room, knowing that it’d still be a few minutes. He sat and positioned her so she was facing him as sheContinue reading ““How can something look fine on the OUTSIDE but be broken INSIDE?” Then her dad picked her up and brought her inside, his instructions confusing her. She still had her one arm wrapped around her blanket and the other close to her chest. What was she supposed to do?”
“Why not?” She questioned. “You fix Mama all the time!” And at the promise of calling her soon, she asked, “What if Mama says I’m okay – can we go home then? I just want to go home.”
Anons from My Muses Children || Selectively Accepting Tom let out a heavy sigh as he drove. “Because, honey. Daddy thinks when the chair squished your arm, something might have gotten broken,” he paused, looking at her in the rearview mirror. “It may not look broken on the outside, but that doesn’t mean something isn’t brokenContinue reading ““Why not?” She questioned. “You fix Mama all the time!” And at the promise of calling her soon, she asked, “What if Mama says I’m okay – can we go home then? I just want to go home.””
Once she was in her dad’s arms, she was very reluctant to be put down in her car seat. But her Mama kept a purple plaid blanket in the car just for her, which she burrowed into as she continued to cry, “I don’t wanna go to work, I want to stay at home with you and Mama. You can fix it! We don’t have to go nowhere.”
Anons from My Muses Children || Selectively Accepting “I know, baby. I know,” He said, turning back around in his seat and buckling his seatbelt. “But this isn’t something Daddy can fix at home,” he replied, pulling out his phone and calling the hospital, giving them warning of an incoming patient, much like he would doContinue reading “Once she was in her dad’s arms, she was very reluctant to be put down in her car seat. But her Mama kept a purple plaid blanket in the car just for her, which she burrowed into as she continued to cry, “I don’t wanna go to work, I want to stay at home with you and Mama. You can fix it! We don’t have to go nowhere.””
As soon as Tom touched her arm, she started to scream, pushing back at him, “Don’t, Daddy, it hurts!” She continued to sob, “I want Mamaaaaa.”
Anons from My Muses Children || Selectively Accepting Tom let go, moving his hands away from her arm as she cried out. “I know, baby girl, I know. Daddy’s gonna take care of you,” he cooed, his voice calm and comforting. He scooped her back up and moved swiftly to the car, buckling her in herContinue reading “As soon as Tom touched her arm, she started to scream, pushing back at him, “Don’t, Daddy, it hurts!” She continued to sob, “I want Mamaaaaa.””
She cried harder as he wiped at the cut, more out of fear than it actually hurting her. Then she looked down at her right arm pressed close to her chest. “The chair fell over and my arm got squished. You have to fix it…”
Anons from My Muses Children || Selectively Accepting He shushed her gently, hoping to calm her as he cleaned the cut. It had stopped bleeding for the most part, and Tom switched his attention to her arm. “Okay, honey. This might hurt, okay? Daddy’s gonna check your arm to see if we can fix itContinue reading “She cried harder as he wiped at the cut, more out of fear than it actually hurting her. Then she looked down at her right arm pressed close to her chest. “The chair fell over and my arm got squished. You have to fix it…””
“The sink,” she hiccupped, “the sink spit on me when I washing my hands and I needed a big towel. I fell. I fell. I hurt…”
Anons from My Muses Children || Selectively Accepting As he held her close, he pursed his lips as he nodded in understanding. How could he have let this happen? Effortlessly he scooped her up, carrying her to the kitchen and setting her on the counter beside the sink. He wet a towel with cold waterContinue reading ““The sink,” she hiccupped, “the sink spit on me when I washing my hands and I needed a big towel. I fell. I fell. I hurt…””
There’s a loud bang, and then a crash, and then the sounds of Tom’s daughter crying can be heard throughout the house.
Anons from My Muses Children || Selectively Accepting His daughter ran off as soon as her peanut butter and banana sandwich was finished, leaving most of her carrots for him to munch on as he tidied the kitchen. Tom was cleaning up from lunch when he heard the crash. He immediately dropped the dish heContinue reading “There’s a loud bang, and then a crash, and then the sounds of Tom’s daughter crying can be heard throughout the house.”
