I have had a terrible record of unintentionally making children cry or closing industrial refrigerator doors on their small fragile hands. (Both of those happened to a small child who shares his name with a god of war and thunder.)

Today’s incident was just a freak accident. At band practice, the drummer and bassist’s niece was there as well. As she was leaving, she was giving everyone hugs as any small child, not yet jaded by the cruel world is apt to do.

When it was time for mine, she was walking over and she tripped over someone else’s shoe. As she fell, I held out my hands to catch her. Unfortunately, she fell so that her face smacked right into my open palm.

I inadvertantly slapped your kid in the face. Sorry, K and S.