Inadvertent poor parenting
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I'm not asking for any examples of injuries and the like...
My daughter has just reminded me of the time she was fast asleep on the sofa, aged about 3 and I watched Predator.
Little git was however wide awake and watching, I had no idea.
A couple of weeks later she was staying with my mum and refused to go to sleep because there was a Predator in the wardrobe. (I promise I didn't laugh).
She's now 26 and doesn't appear to have many issues caused by my crap parenting.
My daughter has just reminded me of the time she was fast asleep on the sofa, aged about 3 and I watched Predator.
Little git was however wide awake and watching, I had no idea.
A couple of weeks later she was staying with my mum and refused to go to sleep because there was a Predator in the wardrobe. (I promise I didn't laugh).
She's now 26 and doesn't appear to have many issues caused by my crap parenting.
Was on holiday and decided to give my son a ride on my shoulders bent over put him on my shoulders then stood up.
Hadn't realised I was not quite outside the shop.
Big bang as my sons head hit the roller shutter.
A few tears and a look from the wife that said it all.
He's now 21 and I'm still unsure if it's effected him lol
Hadn't realised I was not quite outside the shop.
Big bang as my sons head hit the roller shutter.
A few tears and a look from the wife that said it all.
He's now 21 and I'm still unsure if it's effected him lol
My sister used to love looking out of the window when she was a baby so my parents moved her room round so the cot (bed?) was next to the window. They got a frantic knock on the door one evening and opened it to find passer-by who had spotted a baby crawling on the flat roof of our porch... She'd only gone and managed to climb up, get out through the open window and lowered/dropped herself down to the porch roof!
MJNewton said:
My sister used to love looking out of the window when she was a baby so my parents moved her room round so the cot (bed?) was next to the window. They got a frantic knock on the door one evening and opened it to find passer-by who had spotted a baby crawling on the flat roof of our porch... She'd only gone and managed to climb up, get out through the open window and lowered/dropped herself down to the porch roof!
Daughter used to sleep on sofa in daytime as a baby/toddler so I used to sit on floor. One time I nipped to kitchen to make a drink and heard a thud, little bugger had rolled over and off and bounced on pillow on floor, walked in and she was still asleep. She's an ice hockey goalkeeper now, obviously the bounce helped.
When my eldest was around 10 years old, 20 years ago now, I received a call one Saturday afternoon, when at work from the wife, my daughter was all lethargic on the sofa, really sleepy, my wife was understandably worried and wasn't sure what to do.
At the same time my FiL was going through a bit of a weird patch mentally, amongst some weird behaviour he had been experimenting with hash rock cakes, he had made a batch of normal rock cakes and a few hash ones, a few days prior he dropped a tin round with rock cakes in when we were out, putting it in the larder, he told me that there was a special one for me, all wrapped up in clingfilm, I forgot about it.
Guess why my daughter was all sleepy and lethargic, yep she had eaten some of the "special one" and was stoned, we let her sleep it off, both myself and the FiL were not in the good books!!
At the same time my FiL was going through a bit of a weird patch mentally, amongst some weird behaviour he had been experimenting with hash rock cakes, he had made a batch of normal rock cakes and a few hash ones, a few days prior he dropped a tin round with rock cakes in when we were out, putting it in the larder, he told me that there was a special one for me, all wrapped up in clingfilm, I forgot about it.
Guess why my daughter was all sleepy and lethargic, yep she had eaten some of the "special one" and was stoned, we let her sleep it off, both myself and the FiL were not in the good books!!
Left my daughter in the bath for like 90 seconds while the older one needed something came back in to find her face down and not moving. Absolutely shat it grabbed her out of that bath shouting her name. She asks what ARE you doing? I was practicing holding my breathe! FFS nearly finished me off.
Took my 2 daughters to the local pool.
The youngest one had a rubber ring, you know that you put under the child’s armpits and they float about.
Well whilst my back was turned for only a few seconds she had put it down to her waist and toppled forwards. This of course put her face down with all the buoyancy lower down and no way for her to get upright again.
I’ll admit my first thought was ‘oh how cute she’s splashing about’ then I grabbed her and got her upright.
Only 30 years ago and it still pops into my head every so often.
Putting my youngest's slippers on, he was about 3 then, and he's crying and moaning that his slipper hurts. I tell him to stop moving his foot around but he keeps crying and complaining. I tell him to stop messing about and take the slipper off to stat again, and a huge wasp flies out. And my lad has been stung about 3 times!
My grand parents were cattle farmers
We went to their place
Me and my cousin both aged about 6 set off to go and annoy the cows like usual
My parents had forgotten that there was a bull visiting
My uncle appeared whizzing across the field in a 2cv as me and my cousin were being attacked by the bull
Another 30 seconds probably would have been game over
If memory serves I believe my uncle drove the 2cv into the bull
Happier times
We went to their place
Me and my cousin both aged about 6 set off to go and annoy the cows like usual
My parents had forgotten that there was a bull visiting
My uncle appeared whizzing across the field in a 2cv as me and my cousin were being attacked by the bull
Another 30 seconds probably would have been game over
If memory serves I believe my uncle drove the 2cv into the bull
Happier times
CheesecakeRunner said:
My 10 year old lad complained about his achy arm after playing in the garden. Convinced he was putting it on to get out of PE at school, but eventually gave in after a few days and took him to the doc.
Turned out he’d broken it in two places…
In fairness to him, he was incredibly stoic about the pain!
Yes, that happened to me when I was about 12. Playing football in the garden. Turned out he’d broken it in two places…
In fairness to him, he was incredibly stoic about the pain!
My Dad and brother felt a bit guilty when the double break was diagnosed next day in hospital.
I don't hate them ;-)
More than once absentmindedly whacked her head on door frames, moving from one room to another when she was a babe in arms. Might explain a few things.
Once loading the car, when she would have been about four, she wandered out into the road between two parked cars at the exact moment a car sped down the road. I looked up to see the draught from the passing car push her backwards between the two parked cars. That one still haunts me, a second earlier & that would have been that.
Once loading the car, when she would have been about four, she wandered out into the road between two parked cars at the exact moment a car sped down the road. I looked up to see the draught from the passing car push her backwards between the two parked cars. That one still haunts me, a second earlier & that would have been that.
kevinon said:
CheesecakeRunner said:
My 10 year old lad complained about his achy arm after playing in the garden. Convinced he was putting it on to get out of PE at school, but eventually gave in after a few days and took him to the doc.
Turned out he’d broken it in two places…
In fairness to him, he was incredibly stoic about the pain!
Yes, that happened to me when I was about 12. Playing football in the garden. Turned out he’d broken it in two places…
In fairness to him, he was incredibly stoic about the pain!
My Dad and brother felt a bit guilty when the double break was diagnosed next day in hospital.
I don't hate them ;-)
Anyway the wife pulls up outside the house after she had finished work, leaves daughter in the car, darts in and asks me to pop out to have a look at her ankle to see what I think, explaining what happened, I take one look at her ankle which is massive and off we go to hospital, yep it was broken!!
Speed Badger said:
MJNewton said:
My sister used to love looking out of the window when she was a baby so my parents moved her room round so the cot (bed?) was next to the window. They got a frantic knock on the door one evening and opened it to find passer-by who had spotted a baby crawling on the flat roof of our porch... She'd only gone and managed to climb up, get out through the open window and lowered/dropped herself down to the porch roof!
mikebradford said:
Was on holiday and decided to give my son a ride on my shoulders bent over put him on my shoulders then stood up.
Hadn't realised I was not quite outside the shop.
Big bang as my sons head hit the roller shutter.
A few tears and a look from the wife that said it all.
He's now 21 and I'm still unsure if it's effected him lol
Probably no more so than your command of the English language.Hadn't realised I was not quite outside the shop.
Big bang as my sons head hit the roller shutter.
A few tears and a look from the wife that said it all.
He's now 21 and I'm still unsure if it's effected him lol
Sorry
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