Also, Sean, my sympathies to your sister. Sorry to make it all memememe. Bell's is no fun.

Anyway, I find getting hit in the face, especially the nose, causes that to literally happen, along with the overwhelming anger.

That would make sense - if blood is surging to your face, wouldn't it surge through your eyeballs as well? Or am I talking out of my behind?

I think I'm primed for having kids, because I now react very calmly to being hit in the face. Hit anywhere, really.

And your hair is already short enough, so you don't have to deal with the ones who like to pull while nursing, ita.

Lilty, I think I responded to your post in Natter, in this thread. I'm too lazy to move it, though.

Sorry to make it all memememe.

Oh, not at all. I figured the sympathies went without saying.

I think I'm primed for having kids, because I now react very calmly to being hit in the face. Hit anywhere, really.

Yeah but that's because you know you can hit back.

When my dad had his bypass, he was originally scheduled for an angioplasty. I found out it was switched to a bypass by my brother calling and saying "Well, we need to remember that this is a routine operation" which made me panic because I didn't need anyone to tell me to remain calm about an angioplasty. Sometimes those "First let me say that everything is fine" stories can be stressful.

Yeah but that's because you know you can hit back.

Sometimes. The training is supposed to mitigate the sheer shock involved in getting hit -- and making sure your responses are appropriate, not merely dictated by adrenaline.

Sounds perfectly appropriate for getting blindsided by a toddler.

Oh, not at all. I figured the sympathies went without saying.

Let me make my sympathy explicit. I had to go look up Bell's palsy first. Scary! I hope she recovers fully.

Hm. Another reason to start taking krav soonish.

Let me make my sympathy explicit.

Thanks, -t. Sis says she's fine, and that her doctor is very good, and confident she'll make a full recovery.