+ Scary moments +
I'm probably cursing myself by trying to be a diligent parent. I cut up all of your food into bite-size but non-chokable pieces. I try not to give you things you could even possibly choke on. I do all of these things because of stories like this. So devastating.

Well, imagine my surprise and horror last night as you were eating dinner and my attention was on the TV only to be brought back to you by the slightly-gagged sound of terrified screaming! Yes, you'd gotten some of your chicken and rice stuck in your throat and must have briefly choked. Man, can that mommy guilt get any worse? I wasn't staring at you every second and you went and choked on me! Thankfully, you were absolutely fine, though a little scared. I cleaned you off, removed the offending food and replaced it with different softer options (i.e. very broken up cheese slices), and you were fine a few minutes later. But boy did that suck.