Life's a Stitch

And more recently life’s a creative adventure with some travel thrown in.

My Mother’s Day started at 1:30 a.m. Take two boys, ages 16 and 17, uncharacteristically exceeding their curfew; add a twelve pack of beer. While you’re at it throw in some poor judgment, a little mischief, and a romp through the woods in rugged terrain after dark, and what do you get? An ambulance ride and 30 plus internal and external leg stitches. Yes I’m talking about the same cowardly lion from a couple of posts back. His smile is not quite so big.

When you get a call like that in the middle of the night, the last thing you think about taking along is your knitting. We are thankful parents, it could have been way worse.

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34 responses to “Recipe for a Mother’s Day Disaster”

  1. wendy g Avatar

    Oh my, how scary. Hope everyone is doing better today.

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  2. Kristen Avatar

    Oh dear. Those horrible, heart-pounding wee hour calls. Thankfully, as you say, it could have been worse; hopefully, lessons have been learned. Take care!

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  3. Marina Avatar

    I would have made it worse! After he got better, of course 😉

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  4. Carole Avatar

    I’m glad no one was hurt seriously but UGH.

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  5. Emma. Avatar

    Oh dear.
    A sudden rush of testosterone to the head, possibly ?!

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  6. Crazy For Yarn In Alabama: Darlene Avatar

    So glad it wasn’t any worse than it was!! How scary for you!!
    Shame it’s against the law to lock them in their rooms at bedtime isn’t it?! LOL!!

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  7. Dorothy Avatar

    Well, Happy Mothers’ Day anyway. Glad everyone is sort of ok. Hopefully this will be a wake-up call for him. Consequences and all that. How are you doing? Scary indeed!

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  8. Maureen Avatar

    A twelve pack of beer and poor judgement…kind of like the chicken and the egg question … which came first.
    Glad to hear that everything was okay in the end!
    I remember when our 20 year old was 20 days old and I thought my heart would never stop racing with worry through the stages of infancy and toddlerhood but it never ends, does it? It seems they will always give you some small (or not so small) thing to worry about.
    PS – I thought the scarecrow got his brain 😉
    (assuming that’s who the lion was with)

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  9. Angie Avatar

    At least they are safe. You may kill them later, but at least for now they are safe. I am terrified when the phone rings and my DS16 is out.

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  10. Chris Avatar

    Sorry to hear about the accident, happy to hear all is well. A relative of my husband’s got the call late Saturday that their son was killed in a car accident. Not at all a way to spend Mother’s Day.

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  11. Suzanne V. Avatar

    Oh, geez. I’m so sorry. I once heard a neurologist describe testosterone as a “neurotoxin.” Since the brains of boys that age are practically swimming in it, it’s surprising that any of them survive. When my stepson was that age, I used to find myself asking him, “What were you thinking?!” only to realize that he wasn’t thinking at all.

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  12. Marianne Avatar

    Well that was a real good start of your Mothers Day !
    Hope the rest of the day was a little bit more relaxed.
    I have 3 girls but when they go out at night they give me a lot of worries too !

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  13. Beth Avatar

    Well, I guess this proves he’s normal. Here’s hoping next year’s Mother’s Day is less exciting.

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  14. sandy Avatar

    Ahhh…more grey hair!
    Deep breaths!
    😀
    Hope everyone heals well.

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  15. DonnaDonna Avatar

    Oh gosh. I’m so sorry to hear that. I hope he heals soon.

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  16. Beth Avatar

    Oh my gosh – I’m glad it wasn’t any worse. My girls are still young (15, 10 and 6) but I know it’s closer than I think.
    ~Blessings to you all!

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  17. nina Avatar

    look at it this way, next year’s mother’s day HAS to be better 🙂

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  18. Michele Avatar
    Michele

    Ouch. Time to head back to that spa!

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  19. isela Avatar

    I hope he is doing better and that the experience has taught something.

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  20. Barbp Avatar

    Oh ouch! Both for the stitches and for the unconventional way they had you spend your Mothers Day. I pray he heals fast … curfews, 17 year olds and beer. I was an angel – NOT! 30 stitches? Wow. 30 nerves for Mom and Dad I bet. I have two step sons – now going on 23 and 19. The phone call one night where the oldest was stranded out West trying to get back in to Canada and …well I won’t go on. The good thing is – they’re still around for us to be their Mom’s, eh.
    Take care
    Barbara

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  21. Phyllis Avatar
    Phyllis

    Thank God that you both have survived. I can remember those calls from my son and wondering if he would ever see 16 or 18 or 21 or even 24. But I’m happy to report that he and I survived his adolescence and he is now 33 and the VERY proud daddy of 4 (3 are boys, can you say payback?) I think every mother of a boy has gone through it and come out on the other side with only a few scars. Hope he learned a little something from the experience and remembers it the next time he is in a similar situation.

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  22. Carol Avatar
    Carol

    To quote Mr. Shakespear: All’s well that ends well. I’m glad he’s OK now. As the parent of two boys, all I can say is, been there, done that. Another test passed.
    Carol.

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  23. eyeleen Avatar

    Whoa. What a day! I hope tomorrow is better.

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  24. Karen Avatar

    Yikes! I’m so glad it wasn’t worse.

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  25. Angie Avatar

    HOrrendous ripping out of kind sleep.
    He owes you a Mother’s Day in the near future.
    Is it cruel to remind him how important “stitches” are and what you now have in common?
    Let’s hope this lesson sticks and you don’t have to repeat it in the near future.
    I have a 16 year old who as yet is cautious. Good or bad?

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  26. Kathy Avatar

    Oh no! I am glad that everyone is okay. A few more gray hairs for the mom, for sure.

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  27. Criquette Avatar

    Is he grounded until he’s 32?
    I am sorry to hear he was so badly hurt and that you and your husband had to go throught the shock and anxiety of going through this. I hope your family gets through this bad time quicklyand easily.

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  28. Heather Avatar

    Sounds like you had one heck of a Mother’s Day! Hope everyone is feeling a bit better today, and that your son heals quickly! (It’s things like this that make me glad I’m adopting a girl (until I think of teenage girls and their accompanying drama)) 🙂

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  29. Nichole Avatar

    would you send me a copy of your wonderful herringbone pattern?

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  30. Lynn Avatar

    OMG. You never want to get those late night calls. SO glad that everybody is fine. Now you can kill them.

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  31. Suzanne V. Avatar

    Perhaps a little meme will cheer you up? Consider yourself tagged. Visit my blog for the rules if you want to play.

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  32. Liberty Avatar

    You’ve been tagged. Rules on my blog.

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  33. lynne Avatar

    Hi Li…I’m just catching up. I’m so sorry to hear about your son’s accident…stinking kids! I’m sorry for you as well, as the mom. Are you all doing okay?

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  34. angelarae Avatar

    Email me. I have a story for you about my teenage boy, if you care to hear it. I feel your pain. Kids need to be reminded that everything they do effects their family, positively or negatively. Nothing wrong with some responsibility.
    Ang

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