Looking Good At All Cost

My daughter fell off her bike yesterday and got a HUGE bump on her forehead. Instead of telling me about it she snuck down to her room and fell asleep. When I got word of it from my son I woke her up to see if she was ok and I asked her why she didn't come tell me what happened. She replied, "I wasn't wearing my helmet and I didn't want to get in big trouble." I said, "If you had blood running down your head would you have come told me?" "No," was her answer. So the big question is, "Why weren't you wearing your helmet?" "Because it wouldn't fit over my hat." Well, there you go. It's better to risk death and your Mother's wrath than to remove your stylish pink hat so your helmet will fit.

This whole thing reminded me of another girl who got hit by a car, while riding her bike. Instead of telling anyone about it she went down to her room and fell asleep. You've guessed it. Later, the woman who hit me called. My Mother was astonished that I didn't tell her what happened. Well, I hadn't broken anything and I didn't want to make a big deal about it!