the orthodontist said that it was a first for him, too

So after XStream (middle school youth group) I was sitting down to pray with a couple of the leaders when the phone rings.  Not my phone; KimD’s.  It’s my wife, who has been calling my phone for the last several minutes. (note to self: remember to grab cell phone off music stand)  It turns out that my 14 year old son @Levi Sublett has managed to get the bottom of his tongue stuck over his teeth in his braces.

Seriously?  Seriously.

He was in a lot of pain, and pretty difficult to understand.  Which is troubling, because he talks a lot.  I’m not sure where he gets that from.  Or maybe I am…

We tried to slide the little strip of tongue-flesh of the braces.  We thought about cutting the thing.  I happen to carry a knife with me just about everywhere I go, just in case I find myself in a situation like this.  He wasn’t wild about the idea.  So I called the orthodontist’s office, got the emergency number, and we headed out the door.

Dr. Kilareski met us 5 minutes later at his office.  He said he’d never had an emergency like this in his entire career.  He pulled out some super-make-your-tongue-numb jelly, pried a wire loose, and had Levi free from pain faster than you can say “I tink my tonnn ith thuck in ny daces.”

Levi was laughing, cause the numbing agent made his whole tongue numb (duh).  He actually swallowed a little of the stuff, and he still talked funny for a little while.

My only regret in the whole scenario: no pictures.  I should have video taped the thing.  Sorry Levi, I’ve let you down…but at least we had a little adventure tonight.