jnelsoninjax Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Three-year-old Lenny-George Jones noticed his dad was slipping into a diabetic coma – but thanks to his quick thinking, his dad was OK. He managed to drag his little blue chair over to the fridge and grab two Muller Crunch Corners. Then, being too small to reach his parents’ cutlery drawer, he found a plastic knife in his toy kitchen – and spooned the yogurt into his dad’s mouth. His dad Mark, 34, eventually came around and was able to take his glucose tablets. Lenny’s mum Emma, 31, said she couldn’t be prouder of her young son – especially as they had never sat down with Lenny to explain Mark’s diabetes, or what to do if something like this happened. ‘He saved his life,’ she said. ‘Mark is a Type 1 diabetic and has to take insulin four times a day. It was a Sunday night, I needed to nip to my mum’s – which is literally two minutes around the corner by car – and I left them watching CBeebies together. ‘I’d been out for about 30 minutes and when I got back they were lying on the sofa. Mark didn’t look well, so I said, “What’s going on here?” ‘Lenny just turned to me and said “I saved daddy” – and Mark said it was true. He had.’ Emma added that when she got home Mark’s blood sugar levels were at 1.1. They should normally be between four and seven. However, they think he must have seen Emma getting yogurts for Mark in the past when he’s fallen ill. Source Jase, LimeMaster and DConnell 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeMaster Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 (edited) Aww, that's sweet! Love the happy ending. Edited November 23, 2016 by LimeMaster norseman 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnelsoninjax Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Yes, I thought it was really a cool story! Can anyone who is British translate this line: I needed to nip to my mum’s. Does that mean go to or run to my mom's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugsie Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, jnelsoninjax said: Yes, I thought it was really a cool story! Can anyone who is British translate this line: I needed to nip to my mum’s. Does that mean go to or run to my mom's? Yes, 'nip to' basically means 'quickly visit'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted November 23, 2016 Veteran Share Posted November 23, 2016 1 minute ago, jnelsoninjax said: Yes, I thought it was really a cool story! Can anyone who is British translate this line: I needed to nip to my mum’s. Does that mean go to or run to my mom's? Yeah, that's right, used mostly in a situation where something is expected to be done quickly or shouldn't take a long time. Great story, it's funny just how much kids pick up on that you wouldn't even think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnelsoninjax Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Slugsie said: Yes, 'nip to' basically means 'quickly visit'. 2 minutes ago, Skiver said: Yeah, that's right, used mostly in a situation where something is expected to be done quickly or shouldn't take a long time. Great story, it's funny just how much kids pick up on that you wouldn't even think about. Thanks to both for the quick answer! You dang brits with your funny slang! Pusska In Boots 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted November 23, 2016 Veteran Share Posted November 23, 2016 15 minutes ago, jnelsoninjax said: Thanks to both for the quick answer! You dang brits with your funny slang! I was going to reply with it's the same as saying "I need to pop to the shops" but then I realised that's probably going to be just as confusing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 42 minutes ago, jnelsoninjax said: Thanks to both for the quick answer! You dang brits with your funny slang! Hey now, I've heard plenty of confusing American slang over the years! jnelsoninjax and Pusska In Boots 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 (edited) 56 minutes ago, FloatingFatMan said: Hey now, I've heard plenty of confusing American slang over the years! You should hear Michiganders talk - we have our own dialect, a mix of English, French, Native American, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish. Things like adding s to store names to make it possessive, Livonia is pronounced Lih-vōne-yuh and "did you eat?" becomes Jãeat?, mirror becomes meer, and sometimes Lōpers/Trolls and Yoopers (lower peninsula and a upper peninsula folks) barely understand each other. Edited November 23, 2016 by DocM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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