My Fun Friday story this week involves our 11 year old daughter. Mind you this event wasn’t very funny at the time, though it gets more humorous as time passes. In October she came in our room late one night to inform us that a “bug” was keeping her awake. This was an odd thing to hear so I walked her down the hall figuring she’d been dreaming. I sat on her bed impatiently waiting to hear this “infamous” chirping bug. I waited for what felt like an hour (probably only 90 seconds) and then tucked her in telling her I’d close the door since the bug probably escaped while she was in my room and that way it couldn’t get back in.
What felt like only moments later (about 3 hours in reality) I woke up to hear her door slam and footsteps booking it towards my room. I sat up about the time she reached the doorway… “Mom I got bit by that bug,” she announced. I had her show me the bite and asked if she’d actually seen the bug. She proceeded to show me her finger and said she hadn’t in fact seen the “attacker”. I was extremely perplexed at what was going on and could see a tiny pin size hole which confused me further. Being the brave mom I am I woke up my snoring husband and sent him to investigate. I told him she closed her door so the perpetrator should still be inside. He wasn’t impressed but did go in to find nothing and quickly returned to his comatose state.
The next day we were in and out of her room a few times and as night approached I remembered I’d torn up her bed looking for the “bug” and needed to fix it. When I opened her door I saw something flying around that looked significantly larger than the “bug” I’d been searching for. As reality set in and my courage returned I started screaming until the rest of the family got upstairs. By this point I was hiding in my room where the kids joined me as my husband went to check things out once again. He then confirmed our biggest fear…the “bug” was actually a BAT! Our daughter was terrified as she realized the “bug” that she swatted out of her hair in those early hours was actually a bat that had “nested”.
That little guy was sure good at hiding and watching my hubby with gloves, goggles and tennis racket in hand while on the hunt was quite humorous in retrospect. The unfortunate part is that our daughter had to go through a series of shots for rabies which was miserable, though she handled it like a trooper. She can now travel just about anywhere in the world or wrestle a rabid dog (you never know) and be safe.
The lesson learned from this as a mom is when your child wakes you up in the night worried there is a “bug” in her room…maybe you shouldn’t solve the problem by closing the door and leaving her inside (just sayin’).
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It may have been posted a day late, but that didn’t make it any less funny.
Thanks…I think it would have been awesome to have video of what took place…I’m sure it was priceless! LOL
My poor grandbaby-rotten mother-cute story!
xoxo
Mom
Poor bat!
~Dad
Omigosh! Its too easy to blame those sorts of things on a child’s imagination. My daughter had the rabies series too, when she was about ten–a rabid cat at the stables where we took riding lessons.
Love the image of your bat-stalking hubby!
Then you totally understand…what an ordeal! I wish I had pics to show of my hubby but I was too scared to get the camera while he “hunted”. ha-ha
You think it’s funny since you all weren’t the ones who had to be poked by large painful needles 12 times! Oh, and it was a smash-ball racket my dad was carrying. Nice story though mom. The girl in the story sounds tough, and insanely awesome though!!! ;p Love you!
She’s not too bad…but a little obnoxious at times. Love you more!
why do you think I still stay at hotels when I visit town?
OUCH!
Bridget, love the story, but sure am glad I wasn’t you! I am terrified of birds and other flying things. The story might have ended with the mom having a heart attack!!!
I definitely wasn’t at my finest during the craziness. The kids and I not only were hiding in my room but we had the door closed and towels blocking the space under the door and were huddled on the bed…pretty great example don’t ya think?
This story still freaks me out! I am not sure that our house would be “ok”, if we had that happen here. Between hubby & my oldest daughter…we’d be in real trouble. (o;
I can’t imagine your husband in this situation…you’d have to deal with it for sure…lol
Sure glad you all can enjoy this… Was a ton of fun for me! (& bless my daughter’s bleeding heart plea “Daddy, puhleeeese don’t hurt it, promise you WON’T kill it!”. Ugh!!!
Oh Bridget, that’s hilarious on so many points. How often does the boogie monster really turn out to be something real. Then to imagine Dale hunting it down. Poor Jillian, I’ver heard those shots are torture.
Oh, my. It was nesting in her hair??????? I would’ve been so freaked when I found that out. How’d the bat get in, btw?
Hi! We never figured it out. Had pest control guys come search and clean chimneys and we never knew what happened. They thought it could have been sick and confused and flown in when the front door opened?! She was very freaked out and still is when there is any “weird” noise at night (can’t blame her). Crazy!
Everyone is asleep and I’ve finally found the time to read some of these. I’ve heard this story from your Mom before but it’s much better from your perspective. Way to go on the blog, I love it. You should have IT published!!!
Glad she is ok!… maybe just maybe the bat had like some kind of toxic venom and she will grow up and discover she has super powers!! <— comment from my daughter who read your post w/me