The Wasp Whisperer

We have a new one this fall around the house. Around this area in the fall the wasps all flock to the house and will fly in whenever you open the door. My boy has discovered these wasps. He finds them and insists on trying to catch them with his fingers. We react as quick as we can to get him away from them and to kill them but he does occasionally catch them with his fingers and study them. He seems very proud of the fact that he has the dexterity to catch them.<br />n<br />nWe jokingly call him The Wasp Whisperer for his antics with these things. Don't get me wrong, we are worried but what do you do. He doesn't grasp that they may hurt them so we do what we can to protect him.<br />n<br />nThis evening though, the wasp's got him back. One followed me in this afternoon and was flying around the house. The Wasp Whisperer did not see him and all of a sudden it landed on his ear. What did he do? What would you do if you felt something ticklish on your ear and did not know what it was? That's right, he flicked it off. The wasp took exception to this and stung him on his ear as it took off.<br />n<br />nThe boy had no idea what bit him but was he ever upset. He wanted somebody to pay attention to him and his hurt, but wouldn't let anybody look at it. Finally it quit hurting enough he let us look. A little red mark that is going down all the time. It's looking fine now.<br />n<br />nWe chased the wasp down and destroyed it but it sure managed to get The Wasp Whisperer back. The big question is will he have learned anything from this. Only time will tell. I hope so, playing with wasps seems like a dangerous hobby for the boy.<br />n<br />n<strong>The best revenge in the world is success. Suge Knight</strong><br />n<br />