alaska wisdom learned the hard way « Discontinuous Permafrost

alaska wisdom learned the hard way

When you’ve just retrieved your retainers from the -50 car, where they have been all day, don’t put them in your mouth until you have warmed them up.

Posted in Alaska | Tagged Fatherhood | 5 Comments

on January 5, 2009 at 2:35 am | Reply Just_Saying

Ouch!
on January 5, 2009 at 3:06 pm | Reply Judy Hubartt

Ouch is right. Is that kind of like sticking your tongue to a flagpole?
on January 5, 2009 at 5:34 pm | Reply discontinuouspermafrost

Worse, I think. Of course, it made worse by the fact that Dad (that would be me) had just had the “Don’t stick you tongue, lips, mouth, or anything else on cold metal” talk with little sister while she stood nearby saying, “Yup, I know that, yup, yup.”
on January 5, 2009 at 7:35 pm | Reply Jean

And you didn’t laugh did you? Or I just told you that or anything of the kind. And really “OUCH”. Give her a hug from Gramma.
on January 5, 2009 at 9:07 pm | Reply Lori Severt

I have always learned the hard way, so please let Jolie know that she has empathy coming at her in droves!! How else will she become wise unless she has these moments?

Hugs for Jolie.