First big boo boo and a vent

DublinMama · October 2013

Just when I was leaving for work this morning, DS toppled over his play table and cut his gums. It was bleeding for a minute or so, and he has a little fat lip. Of course, I feel horrible. And I couldn't even stay to cuddle him, I had to leave just a few minutes after he calmed down. So I get to work and someone mentioned I look frazzled. I was juggling three gallons of juice and water for a staff breakfast we are having today, plus an armful of other things. I mentioned Jackson cut his lip and I was a little shaken, and I get told, "Ohhhhhh yeah. Welcome to parenthood." I get it. I do. He will get hurt more than once, some worse than others. I can't keep him in a bubble. But why does every one feel compelled to say that about anything you get remotely upset or stressed about? It's like those annoying folks who tell you to sleep while you can when your KU. Seriously, I tell you my kid got hurt and you take it as a time for some kind of initiation program? Blaaaah. Rough morning. I just want to be home with my boy.

Puck1182 · October 2013

Ugh, I feel your pain. DD hasn't had any major incidents, but I feel like its just a matter of time. She's a little daredevil. She loves to be upside down and will fling herself backward while she's being held. But knowing that she will get hurt and will survive those bumps, bruises, cuts and scrapes won't make me feel any less bad for her when they happen! (And this is coming from the lady whose knees are a solid layer of scar tissue due to all those playground spills!)

kleigh926 · October 2013

I get annoyed when people say stuff like that too, but on the other hand, I'm sure I've said similar things for the same reasons as DC said. I think it's just a phrase that people use to relate to your situation, but it can be a very cliche, annoying one

DH's aunts are ALWAYS saying things like that on my Facebook posts. It's so irritating.
Anyway, I hope your little guy feels better! We haven't had any serious injuries like that yet, but since DD is crawling faster and faster and pulling herself up to a kneeling position, I'm sure the day isn't too far away

ETA: Case in point- a few minutes ago I posted a mini vent on FB about DD getting into everything and then fussing when I put her in her walker/play pen. DH's aunt comments: "Sounds like motherhood to me!" Ha.

mishka29 · October 2013

Aww poor little guy. We've had three incidents with bleeding gums.

You should have offered to give her a fat lip lol

CamMyMan · October 2013

mishka29 said:

Aww poor little guy. We've had three incidents with bleeding gums. You should have offered to give her a fat lip lol

LOL

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I would be shaken up by that too. I accidentally let my boy slip into the bath water for a moment the other day and he inhaled a big gulp of it. He practically turned purple but he shook it off pretty quickly. Its hard for us to see them in pain.

I totally understand how annoying the cliche advice is. At the same time, I want to shake (ok not literally) every preggo i see and scream "OMG SLEEP NOW! SLEEP WHILE YOU CAN! NEVER STOP SLEEPING!!!" Now i wouldn't really do that bc i remember how annoying it is. But man, the sleep deprivation of motherhood is by far the biggest shocker for me. You can never understand it until you've lived it, ya know?

Okay, i took this a whole new direction.

:P

DublinMama · October 2013

Thanks, everyone. I'm sure my stress over leaving my boo boo'ed boy played into my less than positive reaction to the cliches. I came home and got good reports from the sitter that he was pretty chipper all day, so it seems he will make a full recovery.

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