Comments on: When screwing up isn’t funny

By: gigi

gigi — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:35:52 +0000

Thanks for coming by my blog today!

I think most of us have been in one color of these shoes or another. I tripped and fell with my first kid and he got a skull fracture. There will always be places where we can be hard on ourselves, or just realize that it can be a moment for us to have renewed appreciation for the gifts we have in our children. Hang in there (BTW..I have always thought you had the BEST header in mommyblogland!)

By: amber

amber — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:41:40 +0000

The same thing happened to me not too long ago. I cried louder and longer than my baby did, because I felt so awful for not being able to prevent it. I have since been assured that it’s completely normal. So you, too, are normal.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:52:49 +0000

My heart skipped a beat when I read this! I had a similar experience recently! I had Eddie on my bed while I changed the other day and he is usually pretty good about staying in the middle. Well he stood up and I asked him to “sit please”. He got a little excited and went to sit, but missed the bed!!! Oh my word! I “sat” right off the edge and onto the ground! Everything went slow motion and I lunged across the bed to grab his ankle. I missed (which is probably good because otherwise he would have landed on his head) and he fell right onto his butt. He CRIED!! and I cried and we sat right there and just rocked on the floor. Biggest mom fail ever!

My hugs are with you. No matter how much people tell me it happens to everyone (which it does) it still hurts when it happens to YOU. So hugs to you, GREAT momma!

By: becca

becca — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:42:16 +0000

we had an incident at my parents house a couple of weekends ago where something very similar happened. their stairs are split in the middle, with one leading to the front door, the other leading to the kitchen. so, it was only 7 or so stairs for us too. took my eye off cayden for a split second, turned, and saw him take a “step” off the first step & continue to tumble down the rest. i screamed (and can still hear exactly what i said in my head – which i don’t like to think about) and rushed after him. & of course, i couldn’t grab him fast enough. i scooped him up as my husband came from one direction and my mom came from the other. cayden was definitely scared and thankfully not hurt. i cried longer than him. & as many things as my husband and mom could say, nothing could console the idiocy i felt for letting that happen.

so suffice it to say, i feel ya mama. not trying to one-up here. but just letting you know that i know. & outside of the family that was there for the incident, i haven’t told anyone about this. well, except for your entire blog audience now…

By: KLZ

KLZ — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:56:49 +0000

I know it’s so hard to hear but….kids fall down! You’re just going through a growing pain that everyone goes through. You’re doing great and right on track.

By: Jess @ Bringing Up Baby

Jess @ Bringing Up Baby — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:45:17 +0000

My mom used to accidentally smack my youngest brother’s head on the car door all the time when he was a baby and needed to be loaded into the car seat. He had a very large head.

Despite the repeated injuries, he’s just fine today.

Bumps, bruises, falls — they’re all part of the package. Of course you feel awful, but don’t let it eat you up. Kids are so resilient, I’m sure she is perfectly fine. And probably has some great survival instincts if she caught herself with her hands!

By: Elizabeth Flora Ross

Elizabeth Flora Ross — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:04:07 +0000

Girl, I know that sick feeling all too well. My DD has fallen down the stairs, off furniture. When she was an infant, she rolled off our bed, hit her head and lost consciousness. She was OK, but it was easily the scariest moment of my life! These things happen to us all. And we can’t stop them from happening, no matter how hard we try. So give yourself a break. You’re a great mom!

By: Lindsay @ Just My Blog

Lindsay @ Just My Blog — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:56:05 +0000

You can’t watch her every second of every day. This is NOT a Mommy Fail. This is just reality. She will wonder away from you and fall down or hurt herself in some other way. And she will be just fine by the end of it. Try not to beat yourself up over it.

By: Laura @ The Things I Said I'd Never Do

Laura @ The Things I Said I'd Never Do — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:37:43 +0000

I think every mom has a least one, or a dozen of those moments. My son is still fairly immobile, but I’m paralyzed by the thought of what could happen when he starts crawling and walking!!

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