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Bad, Bad Mommy!
I feel like the worlds worst mother, though I know I'm not - it doesn't take away the feeling of dread in my stomach. Last night I turned off the light in my bathroom so that Hailey wouldn't play in there - well problem is, she was in there when I turned it off and normally she follows behind me like a little duckling. Well this time she didn't. I went and stood at the end of the hall waiting for her to come, I could see her though it was dark. She's walking laughing and all of a sudden I hear a BOOM and then she starts crying. I ran over to her and she was crying, like really really crying. I held her and kissed her on her head (I felt a lump) and I put ice on it and we cuddled. I felt like such a jerk because if I hadn't turned off the light she wouldn' have run into the drawer that was sticking out a little.
So this morning I got her up and she has a mark under her eye! Granted she was crying this morning because she didn't like the shirt I put on her - that's when I noticed the line with a little blue around it high on the right side of her cheek. I took her to daycare this morning and I pointed out the mark told them I'd be calling later on (like I always do) to see how she was doing, I want to find out if the mark is gone or if in fact she did hit her cheek and not her head (where did the lump on her head come from?). I saw them get out a black book and write down Haileys name. I'm now documented at daycare for Hailey showing up with a mark on her. I feel like such an ass and a really bad mom.
I think in my head I picture them stripping her of all her clothes and documenting her skinned knee's or something. I don't know - I feel really crappy first for turning off the light which caused her to hit the drawer and second because people will think I hit her - when I have never ever laid a hand on her. 


Posted by Whitters on 2008-02-28 09:05:22 | Rating: n/a | Views: 85


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Posted by
bullseye
on 2008-02-28 09:21:03
 
kids get bumps, bruises and owies.... don't knock yourself, whit. you're an awesome mommy! wifey once slammed nicole's hand in the front door by accident, taking off the top of her finger... accidents happen. a kid would not be a kid if they didn't get bumps...
 
 

Posted by
Whitters
on 2008-02-28 09:24:28
 
Yeah I know that bumps and bruises are going to happen - I just didn't want to be the cause of it.
 
 

Posted by
bullseye
on 2008-02-28 09:28:55
 
hell, it happens whit! you are a GREAT momma.... its natural to feel badly when it happens, but don't beat yourself up about it :)

glad to see you back.
 
 

Posted by
Whitters
on 2008-02-28 09:53:21
 
Thanks. I still kept up with blogs and stuff I just stopped blogging for a bit.
 
 

Posted by
shemelts
on 2008-02-28 09:55:58
 
I am a daycare owner. Believe me when I say that your normal everyday behavior when dropping your daughter off and picking her up is what is judged. If you ordinarily show great concern for her health and well being then a bruise and a bump will go unnoticed. They wrote it down to document it, in case you were to come and pick her up that afternoon and suggest the mark was not there this a.m. It is to protect the daycare and is not a reflection of you as a parent. Give yourself a break. Small children are weebly wobbly anyway. There will be many more. note to self: leave lights on next time. thats all. Have a good day :D
 
 

Posted by
Mamacita925
on 2008-02-28 10:03:07
 
I busted Kaylie's butt one morning before daycare I mean BUSTED IT. When I took her I actually had to show them the handprint I had left....At least it wasn't that bad!! Don't fret at least you're not taking her to the ER every month with a broken bone!!!
 
 

Posted by
Whitters
on 2008-02-28 10:09:14
 
Thanks Shemelts. I just called to check on her and they told me that it's not as puffy but it's a little discolored.
*sigh*... lights on all the time now, ALL the time.
 
 

Posted by
badlydrawnstickman
on 2008-02-28 13:00:50
 
don't knock yourself out whit! i like the term "weebley woobley" but i call them made of rubber.
in a week, i'm sure both you and the kid will have forgotten all about the incident! don't worrry so much! accidents happen!
:o)
cheers!
 
 

Posted by
DouglasMB
on 2008-03-03 08:16:39
 
It happends... see there is a problem with our world today, and it has alot to do with a woman who wins alot of money for spilling coffee in her lap!! Accidents happen. there is not allways someone to blame... they just happen. Believe that and know that kids are made to mend fast and bounce back, and believe me when I tell you your daughter is not mad at you for her hitting her cheek, but she loves you for being there to make it better... think about that.
 
 

Posted by
MAK
on 2008-03-08 14:59:15
 
Trust me, that's not the worst thing that could happen. When I was a little kid, two things happened to me that people thought my parents hit me. One was I got a black eye. It was a complete accident, I was walking up the hill in my back yard with my sled (it was winter) and I tripped and the top of the sled hit my eye. The next day everyone was looking at me funny O.o
The other thing is that I broke my wrist when I was 5 years old. In our basement, underneath the carpet it's cement. I tripped and fell, and my hand went out to break my fall. My parents took me to the hospital and there was a cop right there looking at my dad really funny 'cause I was still crying.
These things happen, whit, so don't beat yourself up over a little bruise!
 
 


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