When I was ten I went on a family holiday to the coast, as was our yearly routine. My aunt lived 2 hours away from us and I loved it at her house. Then my younger sister and I could still walk to the largely deserted beach alone. Imagine allowing our kids to do that these days?!
My parents had decided to bring their own stock of Coca-Cola along. Perhaps they bought in on special. At that time there were no highways and the glass litre bottles jostled and bumped along the coastal road for the two hour trip.
With great excitement we reached our destination, and the car was quickly unpacked. My sister and I just ran around and got in the way I suppose. I remember going into the kitchen, where all the bottles of Coca-Cola were stored under a large table, and I lightly bumped one over.
AND IT LITERALLY EXPLODED, lodging a hefty wedge of glass in my thigh. Blood was everywhere and I was rushed to the doctors office, where I received 16 stitches. I was not allowed to swim for the entire holiday, and to my ten year old self, that was devastating.
I am a Leo, which is pretty apt in my case, because I was clearly born with nine lives. I'm not sure how many are left over.
Ouch! I ruined a visit to the beach as well one day, I think I was 10 also, not long after we had moved. We were at a beach, I had found a sea urchin's casing, and decided to scare my brother by skipping it in a puddle next to him. Reared back and spun it -- and it hit him square in the side of the foot! A couple spines went in, and we had to go to the hospital. Doh! :)
My wife @countrylover is also a Leo (as is my mother!). I'm surrounded by roaring lions! :D
I have 2 boys. I can imagine your scenario all to well!!!