The Dangers of Whiffle Ball

Did you know a 4-year-olds fingers are just the right size to go through the hole on a whiffle ball, but a little too big to get out? Hunter figured this out first hand tonight at my parents house. He got his finger stuck in the hole of a PINK whiffle ball. My mom said it was not a little stuck. His finger was blue. My mom and dad used vaseline, ice, cold water, the works. It would not budge. Next came the scissors. My mom cut it a little, hoping to be able to rip it the rest of the way so as not to cut Hunter's finger. No luck. My dad tried a little more pulling. No luck. Finally, my dad got his knife and put the tip in by Hunter's finger and cut away from Hunter. This did the trick, but cut my dad in the process. After this fiasco, she threw away all of the whiffle balls and let me know that this confirmed her fear that taking the kids camping without mom and dad would not be happening. I guess you never know what kind of trouble boys will find.