Natalie was bleeding from her ear, and my wife had to take her to the urgent care clinic to get her checked out, the nurse would not put her on the bus, and I had to get home for Charlie’s bus.

Luckily, it was just an abrasion, probably from a scratch or a burst zit (Natalie is developing mild acne), so she was sent home with a tube of ear-friendly antibiotic ointment.

The logistics, however, were amazingly awful, as I am an hour commute from home.

The joys of being a parent.