Spanking the Door

By reflexes June 24, 2008  

Could you remember when you were a kid and got hurt either by tripping on something and hitting the floor?  Or maybe your finger got caught in the door, drawer, or cabinet.  And after the dreaded event happens, your parents (or siblings, and maybe even grandparents, auntie, uncle, cousins, etc.) come to the rescue to provide relief to your aching finger.  And even after they put ice on the swollen finger they continue to make you feel better by saying ’shall we spank the door?’,  ’shall we spank the floor?’  It may sound funny but maybe in one way or another, as a kid, it may make one feel better. It is interesting how creative parents can be just to make their children feel better!

CN got her finger caught in the screen door today. It was her first experience getting hurt in such manner. She was getting into the house after a quick play outside and bang! it just happened. So I rushed immediately to her, carried her, put ice on the poor finger and that’s it. I didn’t really offer to spank the door. Though I did feel like doing it… just to make CN feel better.

11 comments

1 strawberrygurl { 06.24.08 at 10:27 pm }

poor CN. :( noticed the wiggles plaster, it’s cute. hee.

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2 pining { 06.25.08 at 1:10 am }

my firstborn would say, if his finger or knee, etc get hurt , “mummy kiss it better…” and I would too. somehow it works :-)

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3 ninarepublic { 06.25.08 at 2:27 am }

I can relate and am guilty of doing such manner with my nieces when they get hurt or somebody made them cry. They find it funny that they easily stop crying and just laugh at our acting. :)

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4 bOjoy { 06.25.08 at 7:55 am }

i do that, “lets spank the door/wall” thing.. and then kissed baby where it hurts.. yes it make him feel better, specially when it comes with a kiss :)

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5 scart { 06.25.08 at 8:51 am }

yup i miss that treatment… and i also do that to my children now hehehehe

BTW, thanks for the visiting my photoblog :)

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6 Joy { 06.25.08 at 9:50 am }

hello..blogger from Melbourne but filipina too. Dropping by.

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7 kai { 06.25.08 at 12:53 pm }

poor CN..

“spank the door or whatever”

i won’t forget those lines.. hekhek… i hear most of the yaya’s say that.. specialy mine before. hahahaha..

but its effective i wonder why??

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8 vanidosa { 06.25.08 at 2:02 pm }

ouch! poor CN. Me not just spank the door may kasama pang tadyak sa inis ko.

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9 Dette { 06.26.08 at 5:31 am }

Aw - so sweet of you!

And for some reason, it really does WORK!! They sure feel better after their villain has been punished, right? At least mine do! :D

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10 marvie { 06.29.08 at 11:19 pm }

Ouch sakit yan.. poor little finger.

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11 marvie { 06.29.08 at 11:25 pm }

WOW wiggles!! cutie cutie plaster CN (hehehe )

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