February 28 - “The Perfect Answer”

We were doing some grandparently duties yesterday.  Kel and Christina were still at their conference, so we took their boys (and Noa came along as well) to their flag football games, always an exciting experience.  And to salve your insatiable curiosity, I’ll tell you up front that both teams won, handily I might add.  And not only that, both boys scored a touchdown.  Pretty exhilarating stuff for a grandparent, that’s for sure.

One of the boys on Jachin’s team had to sit out the game, though.  That morning he had been horsing around with his football.  While reaching for one errant throw from himself, he slipped on the staircase and fell about three steps onto the floor below, directly onto his head.  His Dad is a doctor and was right there, but apparently the little guy had some immediate indications of a concussion.  In his words, he “couldn’t convince one of my legs to move” right away.  He was quite dizzy and confused as well.  Dr. Dad insisted that concussion protocol be followed.  No running and take it easy for  the next few days.  And no amount of pleading on the boy’s part was going to change his mind.  Now just before Jachin’s game began, Kel and Christina surprised us all by showing up.  The conference had ended, so they came straight from Houston to the football field. 

Christina, being the sweet and concerned Mom-type that she is, called out to the injured youngster and asked, “I hear you had a concussion.  What happened?”  The boy’s answer will go down in history as the “classic of all classics” answer to that particular question.  Students of quick retorts will be studying this one for years to come.  The delivery was flawless.  In fact, he didn’t even realize he was making history.  He never missed a beat. 

Question: “I hear you had a concussion.  What happened?” 

Answer … “I don’t remember.”

Perfect.

Jude 22 says, Be merciful to those who doubt”

Father, help that youngster to follow Doctor Dad’s orders.  Protect him from any future problems.  Amen.