. . . and then I couldn’t talk.
January 5, 2009
Ping, ping, ping. There is something about the sound of sleet hitting the ground. It makes me feel quite cozy in our warm and happy, imperfect home.
The sleet falls as tiny marbles of ice, many times melting soon after landing. This particular visit from the sleet lasted longer than usual since it lingered for several hours.
The penny gives you an idea of the size of the tiny, cold marbles of ice.
Speaking of pennies . . .
I was just three years old. Momma was driving Bre and I to the library (we were in the backseat). My sister Breezy decided to show off and said, “Hey, watch this!” So, little me watched.
She popped a penny into her mouth, showed it to me on her tongue, then shut her mouth. I was shocked at what she did next: she made a big, dramatic gulp. When she opened her mouth the penny had disappeared. She had swallowed the penny!
Shutting her mouth again she gave me a mischievous look and reopened her mouth. There sitting on her tongue was the same penny. Wow! So, I asked for a penny and decided to try it myself.
In went the penny with a big gulp. My intention was to bring it right back up just like Breezy did, it couldn’t be that hard. But the penny didn’t make it all the way down — it got stuck.
That was definitely not the smartest move I have made in my life.
It was stuck in my throat.
Bre, in a nonchalant manner, told Momma that I had a penny stuck in my throat. Up to that point, Mom hadn’t realized what we had been doing — if she had, the “penny eating” would have been stopped before one even entered either of our mouths.
Dearest mother immediately turned around to look at me and see if this dreadful news was true. It was. She turned back around said something about going to the hospital (which was near where we were headed).
Momma instructed Breezy to hold her hand in front on my mouth to see if I was breathing. I was breathing, but I couldn’t talk.
Frantically, Mom drove to the hospital, all the while looking in the rear-view mirror. About five minutes later, right before we arrived at the hospital, I said, “I swallowed it.”
Bre and I explained what had happened, which was followed by us getting in trouble.
The penny was retrieved the next day. What lessons we learn!
So, my tip for you:
Do not put pennies in your mouth, and even more importantly — do not swallow them.
Have you ever swallowed something that wasn’t meant for swallowing?
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A tip well taken. :) I’m glad that the story ends well!
I choked on a peppermint in the car once, but that’s all.
The sleet pics are fantastic.
I did the same thing when I was 2! Only I swallowed a nickel and it took almost a week to be found! My poor mother. =)
Love the blog Emily!
My sister used to swallow coins. I remember watching her and telling her she was wasting all that money. Such is eight year old logic! Being a Mom now I can’t believe she did that and that I didn’t go tell my Mom!
Live and learn!
Oh, what a funny story! It’s unbelievable sometimes to think of the things we did when we were small…yikes!
At least it turned out happily-ever-after! ☺
~Emily
You know, it’s funny, but this brings back memories of when I was taken to the hospital because I had a shell shoved up my nose. An older sister started that one too.
I don’t think I’ve ever swallowed anything not meant for swallowing though. My Mom could probably tell you different. ;)
Out of the Blue:jane
LOL! Oh my!!! Your poor Mommy! And YOU. I’ve always been pretty paranoid of putting anything non-food in my mouth. But my sister Stacey did it enough for all of us. ;)
yeah I remember when I was little I swallowed gum twice I think. But other than that no money was ever swallowed. Glad you were ok!
LOL, I’m glad you didn’t choke!
I once choked on a grape…Mom made me cut my grapes in half for a few months afterward, :) I really scared her…poor Mom!
But aside from accidently swallowing bubble gum a few times, I’ve never eaten something that isn’t meant to be eaten :-)
Love those sleet pictures!!
Emily Rose, this is so funny because just yesterday our three year old daughter Ella told us she swallowed a penny! My husband and I didn’t know what to do because we couldn’t tell if she was serious – we kept asking her, “did you swallow it or spit it out” and she’d go back and forth between the answers! We never did take her to the hospital and she seems fine…
Scary stuff! I get chocked real easy and have to be very careful when I eat.
We had freezing drizzle here all day ( Texas), that’s really unusual for us.
I’ve never really seen much sleet,and that must of been an interesting thing to happen(swallowing the penny).I pray you have a great week in the Lord,
God bless you,
GottaluvBooks
I haven’t swallowed anything I shouldn’t have, but once I stuck a rock up my nose and I couldn’t get it out. Not the smartest thing I have done.
The photos are beautiful.
Ahaha, that’s priceless! I’ve really only ever swallowed gum, but have you ever seen Grumpier Old Men? In it, a little girl is putting a quarter in her mouth and swallows it. Her mother becomes frantic (like yours), but the child’s great grandfather says, “Don’t worry. Kids swallow quarters all the time.”
“Really?” the mother asks.
“Sure,” he replies. “It’s if she ***** out two dimes and a nickel that you have to worry!”
That was random, but your story made me think of it! Have an excellent day!
Oh, Emily, that was hilarious! I don’t think that I have ever swallowed anything like that before, but my video school teacher told a story about how she once swallowed a NAIL! It was stuck in her throat for a seconds until it went down. For the next two weeks, she had to go to the doctor’s office in the morning and evening so the doctor’s could monitor its passage. Luckily, there wasn’t any damage done. :)
Thanks for the laugh!
Meg
Hmmmmm….yes I choked and swallowed on a button when I was about five or six! Hey if you go to my blog I have a link to a young girls blog who is hosting a giveaway for an apron. Well, thats all for now.
Blessings,
Hannah:)
Wow, it looks cozy there:)
I have swallowed gum before, and the odd bits of fabric and paper, but nothing like that:) I did stick a pea up my nose when I was 2. Ha, if that counts:)
onedaymore
Okay, okay. I’ll tell one of mine. But it’s gross!
When I was a year old, Mom and I were having lunch, including a sliced apple. A day or two later I had a terribly runny nose and Mom just couldn’t figure why. This went on for awhile. Soon enough an apple chunk made its appearance.
Needless to say, I don’t do that any more. :)
Love you Emmy – and I’m glad you’re still alive!
-Breezy
Bandaids that were wrapped around each of my thumbs because I accidentally stuck staples into them and they bled a bit. I was still in the thumb-sucking stage and woke up to find both missing. Didn’t feel a thing and have lived to tell the tale :)
Thanks for sharing. Your blog is linked on mine. Hope you don’t mind.
A cricket! I’ve swallowed a cricket before.
But it was an accident, of course.
Everly
Oh, my! Your poor mother. I might have wrecked the car.
WOW!!! What kind of Camera do you have??? It has GREAT digital macro! I can see the shapes of the snow balls!
OH! Silly me! I looked over the sleet part! That is funny! My uncle swallowed a saftey pin undone when he was a baby! And although I have six almost-seven siblings, I am relieved to say nothing like that has ever happened to us!
Hee, hee! Breezy sounds like me when I was little! I got Leah to eat dog food and all kinds of things!
Jessica