Screams in the Night

Last night Brandon had a splinter. Jim spotted it at bedtime. Just a tiny one in the palm of his hand. I told him I needed to take it out. This is when it all started. I took him into my bedroom to get some better light. He started crying from that moment on. He didn't want me to look and didn't want me to touch. When I got out the tweezers he started screaming. I hadn't even touched him yet. Arion came over to help and try to calm him down. I swear he screamed loud enough to shatter glass and I still hadn't touched him yet. He started pleading with me that the splinter was his friend and he didn't want it taken out. I ended up having both Jim and Arion help hold him and was able to push up from the bottom to get the top up enough to grab with the tweezers. I got it out and am only slightly deaf in one ear.