The first clue: Four days ago Annie tells me her ear hurts.
The first mistake: I ignore this info.
The second clue: Three nights ago Annie wakes up coughing.
The second mistake: I ignore this info too. A detective, I am not.
The third clue: Two days ago Annie has eye booger the size and shape of cooked orzo.
The third mistake: Despite keen scientific interest, I ignore this.
The fourth clue: Yesterday Annie wakes up with right eye completely covered in cocoon of yellow goop. Says via baby monitor, "Daaad, there's something in my eye."
The fourth mistake: I try and wipe cocoon away with my sleeve. Slimy. But call doctor immediately.
The fifth clue: The doctor asks, while looking in Annie's ear and saying "Hmm, this is a mess," if Annie has had any pain or symptoms and I promptly have one of those The Sixth Sense moments.
The fifth mistake: I tell her the truth and she looks at me over her little ear flashlight thingy like I am the parenting equal of Alec Baldwin.
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