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So yesterday I gave my 14 year old daughter a bath in the morning because its picture day. I have to let the water drain completely before I get her out because she is getting heavy and needs to be a dry before I try to lift her. I lift her out and notice a qauter size poop under her butt. I am totally psyched because I caught her in time to avoid bath poo! I put her on the toilet. Even more psyched because I am going to get her to poop in the potty! SHe seems pretty study on the pot so I turn around to clean out the tub. Still feeling all proud of my awesome mothering skills and I know its going to be an awesome day because I not only managed a bath at 6:15 in the morning but I caught the poo! 15 seconds later I turn around to finish drying her all ready to exclaim over her pooping in the potty . . .and she's gone! Quickly I realize she's not gone. SHe just sunk down into the toilet. WAY down. WAY wedged in there. I finally manage to get her out by folding her in half and using my foot to pull the toilet seat off. Her hips are red but they are not bleeding. Oh! ANd no poop in the toilet. So I am changing her diaper last night and she has bruises from her hips to mid thigh! SHe bruises really easily and doesn't seem hurt but I went from super mom to dud who may get turned in to CPS in the blink of an eye! Hoping her teacher appreciated the story! And didn't feel the need to stick her nose up in the air and claim mandatory reporter.
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Oh no!! I confess to chuckling because I have met you, know your sense of humor and love your story telling! Not laughing at V's predicament, but rather picturing your expressions as you go from "I'm awesome!" to looking over smiling, all happy and Boom! "OMYGAAAWWWWWSH!" Can totally see it and you. Poor V, but I'm sure she's fine and if she could relate the story herself, she'd say something like "Ya, my mom got all excited over POO and for whatever reason wanted the poo in the blue water too, but I was done and no way was I giving her more!";) Don't be too hard on yourself and I'm sure the teacher understands!
I am sure the teacher will understand. She has known us for a while and she shares my sense of humor. There is a new aid in the classroom, so I am little worried she will get a mandatory reporter bug up her butt but there is nothing I can do. Its pretty obvious because of the pattern that she was stuck in something. The bruises on her good side are almost gone (I am guessing they were very surface level). Unfortunately, the ones on the bad side are still there and probably will be for a long time. I know it didn't actually hurt her because she was laughing as hard as I was at her predicament. She still has a bruside on her leg on the bad side from at least 6 months ago. There is no circulation on that side. I really wish I knew a way to get bruises to fade faster. Oh well. She is at school today. I won't be suprised to see DFS show up at my door.
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i've used gel arnica before. it helps--even under eye circles. i didn't know about vinegar, though. it says that it increases circulation.
and yes, i laughed--with, not at. i say you get choices in life. you can either laugh or cry. laughing generally feels better.
hope she heals quickly!
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Oh yes, I totally get it and for the record I have had to rescue one who fell in the toilet. Yeah when you have a kid with no leg it happens. He goes by himself but every once in a while he will call me because he misjudged and fell in and I have to pull him out. Usually we are both laughing like crazy.
LOL. Glad its not just me. Robin, I am totally trying the bruise thing. The bad leg is getting ridiculous with all the bruises. SHe sits on something like a crayon and it leaves a bruise at this point. And it stays forever! I went back and looked at our log and she still has bruises on her leg from 9 months ago. None of the doctors seem to care about the lack of circulation in that leg. Its totally frustrating to me.