My eyes!

Matthew had a rough time. I knew he wasn't feeling well. He had a fever. No other symptoms. In the car on the way home from school he kept screaming about his eyes. "Do your eyes hurt?", I asked. "No", he replied, "they want to close and I don't want them to."

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A week later, Matthew was rubbing his eyes in the car. The car must have jerked and his finger slipped and he started to cry.

Mommy: What happened? Did you poke yourself in the eye?
Matthew: No, I didn't poke myself in the eye, my finger poked my eye.

a few minutes later.... more crying from the back seat.

Mommy: What wrong?
Matthew: My eyes want to close, (whimpering) and I don't want them to!!
Mommy: Your eye has an owie. It's ok if your eyes want to rest a bit. That's what we need to do when they get hurt. I promise I won't let you fall asleep.
Silence from the back seat. Yes, he fell asleep.