Accidental Child Abuse

It seems as if I was unable to shake off the weekend stupor long enough to write a Monday post.

I think I was still brushing sand out of my luggage and off my feet when Ten on Tuesday rolled around.

Ahhh, yes. Sand.

We were at the beach this past weekend. Dan/Daddy took a group of soldiers and spouses and kids for a weekend retreat... And we tagged along, of course.

The waves were gorgeous, the wind was blowing, the shrimp was yummy, and the weather could NOT have been more beautiful. This beach bum was happy.

And then we came home, and I socked my child in the face.

Yep. Full on. Punched him. With my fist.

Of course it was unintentional. I cried harder than he did.

I was doing sit-ups (that's where the whole day started going downhill), and my personal trainer was holding my feet. That's Dan/Daddy.
I do not enjoy sit-ups, and sit-ups are not a walk in the park for me.
So I was holding my breath, straining, and probably saying not very nice things.

And the kicker? My eyes were closed.

In the middle of one of these sit-ups, I moved my hands from behind my head and clenched them into fists in front of me.

In the middle of the next one, I PUSHED those fists out to the front and side. In a punching motion. With a LOT of force.

What I didn't know (eyes closed, remember?) was that while I was dying there on the floor in my sit-up induced rage, the boy had scooted up real close to me. And LEANED in to make a face at me. A mocking, jeering, "look at my outta shape momma" face.

He leaned in at the exact moment I punched into the air. Except it wasn't air I hit. It was a little face. Actually, it was a little lip.

POW!

He rolled on the floor, I rushed him into the bathroom, and we surveyed the bloody damage. Yes, blood. One split fat lip (his) and one split fat knuckle (mine).

I really thought about taking pictures, but I didn't want Child Protective Services to have anything they could use against me.
This is just one more reason exercise should be banned. It's downright dangerous... even to "innocent" bystanders.