Ka Boom

I can't believe it happened. I'm still in a state of shock. We escaped unscathed from a mini explosion of sorts. Thank God for His protection.

My mother-in-law made porridge for Baby C and kept it in a thermos flask. I was dishing out the porridge when IT happened. The glass interior exploded. I heard a "poof" (the same sound you get when you smack an air-filled plastic bag) and glass fragments literally jumped out of the flask. There were glass fragments on my clothes, face, hair, on the table, the floor and then I remembered that Baby C was seated behind me.

To my relief, she was fine. But there were bits of glass on her hair and clothes. I gave her a quick shower just to make sure she's glass free. I cleaned up the area and did a thorough check before declaring it a safe zone.

I shudder to think of the repercussions if I did not have my glasses on or if Baby C was next to me instead of behind me. My glasses possibly protected my eyes from flying glass fragments and my body probably shielded Baby C from the onslaught of glass bits since she was seated behind me.

I might be suffering from post-trauma paranoia. I keep feeling pin pricks (imagining glass bits embedded in my skin) on different parts of my body. And I'm wondering if I swallowed any glass. There was one teeny bit in my mouth which I promptly spat out. Hmm, how much I swallowed is most likely determined by how wide open my mouth was when IT happened. And my gap is usually gaping. So there are reasons beyond mere aesthetics for keeping one's lips together. I'll learn from this.