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I had one of these last night, actually. We were getting the boys ready for bed, and as are their habit these days, both boys were running around with lots of energy. I was sitting on a bed with Max sitting next to me, and Drew was about 3 feet away standing on a cedar chest underneath a window. He got down all by himself (after figuring out he couldn't just step off it), so Bec (who was standing a few feet away) and I cheered. So did Max but he laid back on the bed and starting flailing his arms and legs to bring the attention back to him. Drew walked over to Max because, well, he's a little brother, and Max kicked him backwards. Drew fell straight back and hit the base of his head against the chest, right where the skull ends and the neck begins. All I could think is "this is bad".
Fortunately he just had a little bump and some redness, but he wasn't a happy guy. We couldn't yell at Max since he never saw Drew, but I did have to take a deep breath before telling Max that he needs to be more careful around Drew.
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