Patricia Heaton Confesses Her Less Than Perfect Christmas Present
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It was a Christmas present gone wrong for Patricia Heaton and one of her sons! Following a recent appearance on The View, the actress took time backstage for a mommy confession, revealing that she gifted her son, “who’s kind of a worrier and hypochondriac,” with the book 100 Things That Will Kill You.
Originally thinking the book was a great idea “because he worries about everything,” Patricia has instead been left to deal with the aftermath.
“I went to tuck him in one night after Christmas … and he had the book open on his lap and he was saying, ‘Mom, did you read about the Ebola virus?’” she explains. “And I realized, you know what, probably not a good idea to have gotten him that book.”
Now, with her son fearful of contracting the virus, Patricia jokes she is saving her money for more important things — like therapy!
“He is so afraid right now of flesh-eating bacteria that he is putting that sanitizer gel all over him. So I’m just going to apologize in advance and now I’m saving for his therapeutic bills.”
Patricia and her husband David Hunt are parents to Samuel David, 16, John Basil, 14, Joseph Charles, 12, and Daniel Patrick, 11.
Her new sitcom The Middle airs Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. on ABC.
Source: The View
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