Time for another coffee spraying thread, so get those plastic keyboard and monitor covers out....
Many years ago, when one of my kids was about 2 years old, we owned an 8 seater.
One day, he climbed into it and locked himself in. After a couple of attempts to coax him out, he wouldn't open the door, so I would run around to each door trying to open it. But he would be quicker than me and press the button to lock it.
Eventually I would bang on a window and in a stern voice tell him to open the car door.
Like any 2 yo, he thought it was a joke.
Well as I was about to bang on the window, he stuck his face against it, and when I did bang on it, I knocked his front tooth out.
A quick trip to the dentist wasn't the answer. His gum got infected and he had his tooth taken out under general anaesetic. He didn't like dentists for a few years after that.
He couldn't grasp a few words properly because air would slip through betweeen his tongue and the missing tooth. He would say things like, fings, fongs, fanks and sanks.
Anyway, for the next 4 or 5 years, I saw this big cheezy smile from this cute looking kid, with one tooth missing. I felt so sorry for him. Thankfully it was his baby tooth and his second set turned out fine. His school photos portrayed him with a big smile but mouth closed! Wonder why?
I felt so guilty, but all's good now. He's turning 17, 196cm, about 90kg and has a head full of teeth. I wouldn't try that now though!
Over to you.....
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