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but sometimes the rules just don't sink in til someone gets really hurt! :grr: :grr:
We have a rule of "no running/chasing games in the house". Not a new rule, and not a thing that hasn't already had some bumps. bruises and redirection or consequences.
Dh just left to take our 6 year old son to the ER for stitches after smacking his forhead/nose bridge right between the eyes on the corner of the piano bench. They of course, were playing tag in the living room. And of course, literally 20 seconds before that dh had already told them to stop the game. And of course...they had to get "one last tag" in before knocking it off. :rolleyes:
I know, I know....kids just don't get the reasons for why we are so insistent on some rules due to safety and not because they aren't allowed to have fun. I just hope this sinks in for em! Could have been so much worse and it was just a stroke of luck that it wasn't his eye.
Chalk it up I guess to one big learning experience??? :eek:
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[font=Comic Sans MS]So sorry this happened...but don't count on them learning from it either!!! :grr: :evilgrin: [/font][font=Comic Sans MS]We were in the ER last Sunday with Alex...staples to the back of the head...don't be surprised if he doesn't get stitches and they just 'glue' it...[/font][font=Comic Sans MS][/font] [font=Comic Sans MS]Poor kid...poor mom!!! :grouphug: [/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS]Oh, I'm sorry...OK, you kids WILL learn a lesson and won't think it's cool to have stitches (or glue) and a black eye...or two. Ya right! Boys (and some girls) wear those injuries like badges of honor...LOL!!! [/font][font=Comic Sans MS]Please don't tell me this is your first ER visit? If it is...you are very, very lucky! When we left, they said 'see ya again...soon!' :eek: ;) [/font]
That's better! LOL! Need that delusion for just a bit, just like I have my delusions that they are not going to enter the surly teen years...(denial!)
Actually...it's our 2nd er visit but the 1st one was 2 years ago with dd sticking a tiny pebble in her ear. So no blood, broken bones etc. Yes...very lucky indeed!:) 4 kids ages 5,6,7 & 8 and we've been able to avoid most accidents. Hmmm...now that I think about it, they listen better than I'm giving them credit for. LOL!
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back with 3 stitches after all. Doc didn't want to do the superglue b/c it was too close to his eye. Now the biggest problem will be protecting it during recess etc. since it can't be covered or anything like that. Oh boy...keeping a 6 year old less active? ROFL!
Anyway...he's doing fine and didn't even cry during the procedure thanks to that super numb creme!
Crick...glad everything is fine. Was your kiddo freaked out that he was bleeding? One of my kids used to go absolutely nuts if he was bleeding, even from a cat scratch. I am not looking forward to ER visits at all. Our ds is a climber so I know we're headed there sooner or later.:eek: But its dh that worries me. This is dh first child and he still comes running from anywhere in the house if he hears ds crying. Dh is probably going to have a heart attack the 1st time ds needs a stitch or two. :o
Wow, Crick! Sorry this happened, but glad your little guy is okay.
Just to feed your delusion, sometimes these 'accidents' do sink in and reign in our kids.
We were at the ER last October after J picked up a 16lb sledgehammer some workmen were using in front of my mom's house and smashed the end of his left ring finger. (This after having been told to LOOK but don't TOUCH!) :eek: We had several tense weeks where we were facing a possible finger tip amputation, 3xs daily bandage changes, pain, several visits to the orthopedic surgeon, a hand completely immobilized for weeks and I'm proud to say my little man learned his lesson and no longer plays with grown up tools. :cool:
So, see...sometimes they do 'get it.' :p
Blessings,
Jenny
Mama - K cried hard at first, mostly I think due to shock and pain. Don't think it helped either to have dd screaming "OMG! OMG! OMMMMMMMYYYY GOOOOOOSHHHHH! OOOOH! Moooommmmmmmyy, K's hurt sooooo baaaaaaaaddddd!" Think she was more scared than he was! And of course, my oldest son J who was also part of the game was quick to point out "he just tripped, we didn't push him or anything and he just went flying! :rolleyes:
Jenny - I doubt they got it too much unfortunately. (see...Karen jinxed my delusion and what happens???) LOL!
No more tag or chase games but K was still quite active in his play and I went down to call them to dinner where I walked in to see K & T our 5 year old getting ready to do "Fantastic Four" battle with their "THING" gloves. I said "K, what's going to happen if T hits you on your head?" "I don't know." Sigh....well, gotta admire his tenacity. ;) I do remember when your J had his accident! Glad he's all okay! :eek:
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Well, I was just talking to our therapist this morning about frustrating incidents with M, where she would not stop doing something when I told her to. Therapist noted that they were all issues of safety; I told her to stop something because it was dangerous. Therapist suggested I explain, "It is not safe to do that, so you need to stop" or something explicitly about saftey, not just "Stop that." I know I do sometimes mention safety (or that what she'd doing is dangerous). However, I am going to make more of a point of it and see what happens. Because if I just tell her to stop, it becomes a control thing. But the therapist thinks that if I make it bout saftey I may get better results. We'll see :rolleyes: .