tub emergency

It was a nice, quiet evening. Dinner was over and cleaned up. I was cleaning up things in the office from the day's work. Harrison was in a hot bubble bath. Calmly, Harrison calls from the bathroom, "Mom, can you come here please?" I say, "Sure, I'll be right there. I'm just closing the blinds." And then I stop on my way to the bathroom to hang up the phone. I get to the bathroom and Harrison's head is poking out.

Before I am allowed to enter the bathroom I must answer this question: "How many mistakes have you made in your life?"

I quickly reply, "Oh, hundreds and hundreds."

He relaxes a bit and the door starts to open. He says, "Oh good cuz I just made the biggest one of my life or at least the second biggest."

I enter the room.

The tub was full to the brim but not overflowing. The rug on the floor is wet on the edges. He says, "I was in there and I thought I had turned the water off. I opened the drain when it started spilling out." And then, SUDDENLY IT SPILLED AGAIN. The water gushed over the top of the tub. The water was still running because with the faucet underwater the poor child couldn't tell which way was off!

I assured Harrison that no matter what mistake he makes in his life, I love him the same and will absolutely help him thru the consequenses.

And then we practiced yelling, "Mom, I have an emergency! I need you right now!!!"