Get some bubble wrap for that child!

[Planogirl]

I feel so sorry for some of these kids. Part of the fun of childhood is trying new, kind of scary things and these kids will one day be 18 and clueless. Yuck, it's very sad for everyone involved.

 

[Hollister]

I feel so sorry for some of these kids. Part of the fun of childhood is trying new, kind of scary things and these kids will one day be 18 and clueless. Yuck, it's very sad for everyone involved.

There life is school. The 10 year old is talking like he is 30! I cant even have a decent conversation with him without him going off into subjects that i dont even know of, and im 14. On family get togethers he wants to study, or play poker. he uses words like 'degrading' to his 5 year old brother. I mean im happy for him that he is getting such good grades and has his future in mind but jesus, have some fun in between! they arent allowed to go outside either.. they might get sunburn

 

[cristit14]

My Dad's favorite response when one of us got hurt was 'oh, that'll make you tough', followed closely by 'don't worry, it'll feel better when it quits hurting.'

That sounds like my dad. We also had the "Maybe we should cut it off" or "Do we need to go to the ER"

 

[dolphinrescuegirl]

When I was a nanny for a 2 yr old, he was constantly climbing on the furniture and jumping off. I told him several times you are going to bust your head open. One day I left him alone to go check on his sister. He comes running him and says" I busted my back open! I busted my back open!" Apparently he hit his back on the dresser while jumping off. I checked him out and he was fine. I then had to go into the other room to laugh.

 

[Off2Nvrlnd]

I always ask my kids if they want me to kiss their boo boo and make it fall off.

The funniest (and scariest) story I can tell on my kids. I went in and told my oldest (about 5 at that time) to stop talking to her sister over the railing of their new bunk beds. As I am going down the hall I hear "I am not talking over the........klunk. The kid fell out of the bed proving her momma right. I run in and tell her "guess you won't do that again?" Than called dad to come and get us, ended up in the ER. Cuddled her the entire time.

The other thing the whole family says when we do a goober and hurt ourselves...."Smooth move Ex-lax". Yes I am a geek.

This same thing happened to me! I was 5 and DB was 4 and we were playing "Monster" and he was the monster on the bottom and I would dangle my feet from the top as he would try to grab them. My parents came in to say go to bed and quit playing because someone was going to get hurt and wouldn't you know it, right after I fell off the bed and broke my arm. My parents never did scold me about it, but it was also the last time I played on the bunk beds. Guess I learned my lesson the hard way

 

[Kath2003]

I wonder if these parents realise that if they DON'T let their kids do dangerous things (like riding a bike or go swimming ) under their supervision to ensure their safety they'll actually end up in MORE danger in the future because they won't have the experience?

 

[trulygoofy]

I feel so sorry for some of these kids. Part of the fun of childhood is trying new, kind of scary things and these kids will one day be 18 and clueless. Yuck, it's very sad for everyone involved.

When I asked my kids it all of their friends jumped off a cliff would they?
They said that Dad says it depends on how high the cliff is. It might be fun.
I think we balance each other out, so we work very well together.

 

[Mickey527]

I kiss my grandson's ****oos but I don't go overboard with them. when he crys I pick him up and comfort him and within a few seconds the hurt is gone. to make a big thing of it makes the child think it is worse than it is. Too many kids are actors nowdays.
When we grew up my dad always said "let's cut it off"too.
My mom would say "on your wedding day you won't even notice it" And you know what, I never did.
I grew up in a house with 4 brothers and 1 sister and one of us was always getting hurt.
These are some that we still talk about at holiday dinners.
My oldest brother was allergic to bees and during a baseball game he ran into a bees nest.
My middle brother spent so much time in the ER where my mother worked that they would just call her and say "rotten Albert is here again" He once wanted more tuna fish and we didnt' have any so he licked the can, cutting the tip of his tounge off. Not the brightest fish in the sea.
I fell on scissors when I was 4 and still remember the drive to the hospital laying over my mother's knees. She was afraid to take the scissors out in case I had punctured a lung.
My brother Kevin broke his thumb at the opening day of every football game for 4 years in a row in high school. You think they would have learned.
Billy fell alot and cut his head open. I remember once there was so much blood that we all thought he was going to die. The funny thing was we all were fighting over who got his room. We were only between 4 and 12 at that time, not too smart.
My sister didn't get hurt much, but she was a party girl so we never knew what really went on with her.
Dad and mom had their share of visits to the ER too. My mom fell on the ice every year on Christmas day leaving my grandmother's house. I honestly think my grandmother poured water to freeze it and make my mom fall. she was a mean B#@$%

 

[LaraK]

That post reminded me of something. When DH was young, the local paper where he lived used to publish everyone who had been in the ER and why (MY times have changed)...anyway, my MIL has the newpaper clipping from when my DH ate the tips off of matches when he was 15 months old.

 

[ksjayhawks]

OK ...BTW -- same mom will not let her son walk from the office down the hall to my classroom (maybe 7 yards). . . .

When I was doing a long term sub in the 6th grade, I had a mom and dad who walked their daughter to class every single day! I often wonder if they still do that now that she is in junior high???

 

[tmasingo]

And I'm going to put the "It'll feel better when it stops hurting" in my little mind bank for future withdrawls, lol.

...and no, I won't use it if stitches are required or teeth fall out. To the poster who was commenting on this, I'm pretty sure the poster who mentioned it didn't mean that her dad was MEAN, just that a simple bump or skinned knee wasn't always cause for drama. (at least that's how I read it)

That's how I read it, also, and I agree that there are just some folks who take things to the extreme. Maybe not even as extreme as some scenarios posted about, but on an every day basis.

I've got friends who have a DS just a month younger than mine. Whenever we're with them, regardless of which home, all we hear is "****, don't do that, you'll get hurt!" "**** don't do that, you could fall down!" and on and on it goes. He couldn't do a somersault because he might snap his neck To me, this is being more than normally protective, it's being paranoid.

My DS loves to dance and one night he was putting on a little show, tripped, and fell into the wooden rocking chair I was sitting in. It happened so quickly I didn't even know what he'd hit until he stood up and his head was bleeding. It required 5 stitches....did I feel badly that he was hurt? Yes. Did I hug and kiss and cradle him? Absolutely. Will I not let him dance again in fear it could happen again? No. There's caution and then there's irrational fear. I will tell him to be careful now, when he's running around and dancing so as to try to avoid the same scenario, but I know that in his life these situations will occur. It doesn't mean I'm going to pad him up every time he wants to play.

 

[Nancy]

I wonder if these parents realise that if they DON'T let their kids do dangerous things (like riding a bike or go swimming ) under their supervision to ensure their safety they'll actually end up in MORE danger in the future because they won't have the experience?

I have 2 nephews that are now 16 and 18 and have no idea how to ride a bike cause they weren't allowed to when younger cause they might get hurt. Funny thing is SIL boight them bikes but wouldn't take the training wheels off!

They also don't go on rides and when they went to WDW missed half of the stuff cause they were too chicken to go on them. SIL would never let them go on any rides that she deemed "thrill" rides because "what would happen if they got scared?" My response was.."if they get scared then they don't go on it again, but at least they tried" My youngest tried TOT, didn't like it, will probably never do it again...but at least she tried it.

 

[Daxx]

When I was doing a long term sub in the 6th grade, I had a mom and dad who walked their daughter to class every single day! I often wonder if they still do that now that she is in junior high???

I bet they went on her first date w/her, too!

 

[NikiM20]

I tell DD7, that I will "cut it off" too......she rolls her eyes at me

I sure am glad my mom wasnt overprotective, otherwise I couldnt tell all the great stories about my little brother


Like when he got out of the bathtub and was dancing on the toiletseat, fell and busted his head open and it required 7 stitches ........not funny then, HILARIOUS now........its a great date night story So Matt how DID you get that scar on your head?

Or when he wanted to be Superman and jumped off of the railing and bit through his lip

Those were the good old days when we were LOCKED outside so Mom could clean house.......we drank out of the hose, rode our bike WITHOUT helmets, and we survived...........must have not been so bad after all

 

[jemiaule]

My Dad's favorite response when one of us got hurt was 'oh, that'll make you tough', followed closely by 'don't worry, it'll feel better when it quits hurting.'

That reminds me ofone of my favorite Chris Rock skits that goes like this:


When I was a kid, I had to be near-death to see a doctor, so my daddy got into the habit of putting Robitussin on everything, and I mean EVERYTHING!

[Impersonating his father and himself]
Daddy, I scraped my knee! "Well here put some 'tussin on it!"

Daddy, I got cancer! "Here, take some 'tussin!"

Daddy, I broke my leg! "Oh you broke your leg, yeah get me the 'tussin, let me pour it on in there, yeah let the 'tussin sink in real deep, yeah let it seep down to the bone."

 

[lovebuzz]

Thanks for the laughs!!!!