Before she could move to help him, Psyche saw the pants rip. Being a mother, she had learned to have a sense of humor. This was one of those times when that really needed to be practiced. Besides, it wasn't like they couldn't replace the pants.
She started to giggle at the sight, "I'm sorry, I should have explained better. Don't move." Unable to stop giggling, she got up and went to retrieve some scissors. This was easily fixable.
When she came back she said, "These are scissors. I'll use them to cut the other side. It'll look better than have one side short and the other long. Okay?"