Please Don't Touch

😀 Middle school eldest son: "Goodnight. (He walks up the stairs) Aaaah!"

He stubbed his big toe, and his nail, which was prone to ingrowing, dug deep into his fingertip. It split wide open, blood was gushing out, and the area around it was red and swollen. Even he, who is usually dull to pain, was groaning, "Whoa, it hurts, it really hurts."dull strong

It's rare for him to be in this much pain, so I called the prefectural emergency telephone consultation (#7119) to see if we should go to the doctor. It was 10:30 PM on a Saturday. It's supposed to be 24-hour service, but I couldn't get through. I called a larger hospital that accepts night-time emergencies directly. The nurse who answered advised me to protect it with gauze, take painkillers, and see a doctor during the day. Right, of course. Since Monday is a holiday, that would be Tuesday. Understood.

I brought sterile gauze and adhesive gauze and tried to apply it to the affected area.

😨 "Please don't touch!!"

🗿 Me: "Do it yourself?"

😰 "It hurts so much my Japanese is falling apart."

🗽 Twenty-year-old eldest daughter: "Sounds like a Showa-era song."

🗿 "Please listen: 'Please don't touch' ♪"

😮 ♪ "Please don't tou-ou-ouch ♪"

While saying things like that, my eldest son started treating it himself. He was about to wrap the tape at the end, so I reached out to help him hold the gauze.

😨 "Don't hold it!!!"

🗽 "I'll sing it: 'Please don't hold it' ♪"

#What are you talking about

Such was the night of the first day of the three-day weekend 🗿💬