Really...it doesn't hurt

As you might expect, Elijah gets his fair share of cuts and scrapes as he goes about his daily aerial routines in our family room or back yard. Two days ago he got a pretty bad scrape on his ankle and my Dad cleaned it, rubbed it with alcohol and put a band aid on it. Of course, the alcohol stung (it's "the stingy medicine" according to Elijah) and he didn't like it. Well later in the day my Dad noticed that Eli was wincing a little and seemed overly protective of his ankle. So he asked Eli if anything was bothering him. Eli said no. He asked Eli if his cut was hurting and he said no. My Dad asked him if he wanted him to put some medicine (meaning Neosporin) on it and Eli emphatically said no. So my Dad let up....but then he heard Eli quietly praying (whispering) "Dear Jesus, please take the pain away so Appacha won't give me the stingy medicine". Too cute.