Ptosis

So, what is ptosis?  It's a really fancy word for droopy eyelids. Braeden's having bilateral ptosis repair surgery tomorrow. I just wanted to spend a little bit of time on all the comments that I've heard about how tired he looks.  I mainly get, "oh, he's so tired," or "he's out."  I just smile and nod and move on.  I've heard it far too many times to even give a response.  I had a lady argue with me one time, even after I told her about the condition, that he really did look tired.  Friends and family members are amazed at how often it's said.  I've learned to ignore it, really.

My friend and I (whose little boy has ptosis also) would come up with really snarky responses.  Here is a sampling:  He's not tired, he just thinks you're ugly.  Oh, it must have been the beer I put in his bottle.  Shoot, I guess we shouldn't have smoked up right before we came into the grocery store.  Man, would I love to see the look on people's faces if I had actually said any of those things!  Of course, it would quickly be followed by begging them not to call Child Services on me.

We've had some really cute comments come from kids, too.  I had a little boy in the car with me when Braeden was under 2 years old, and I asked him to keep Braeden awake.  When I asked him if Braeden was awake, he replied, "Well, one eye's open, but the other one's broken."  Another time, we were at Barnes and Noble and Braeden was watching  two little boys put on a play in the stage area.  The little boy came up and asked, "Why are his eyes twosed?"  I responded that it was just the way God made him.  He smiled and said, "it's not the way He made me!" with really big eyes.  Out of the mouths of babes.

So let's all cheers to never hearing the phrase, "Oh, he's so tired."  Unless, of course, he actually is.