My worst parenting nightmare happened

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Anonymous wrote:My worst nightmare as a parent is losing my kid in public. At six your kid should know very basic first aid - put pressure on something bleeding, if an adult is non responsive call 911, know your address, turn off the stove or oven, etc.

Really? This is probably my very last of concerns when thinking about catastrophic things. Only because the most likely outcome would be someone would intercept kid and try to find you then call police. While super scary and it may take awhile, you are highly likely to be reunited with no harm done.

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So scary, OP. We have five and I had a similar thing happen many years ago. Number of kids makes no difference. It would have been terrifying with one. You sound like a great mon who had a rough evening. Use this as a message to slow down a little. I know - easier said than done. I’m sorry you had this scare and hope you are feeling better.

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Something like this always happens when you have kids. This is why mom look so stressed.

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We do not have a landline and I never have a clue where my darn cellphone is at in the house. I can’t imagine my 6 year old running around the house trying to look for it to call 911. Teach them to leave the house and go to a neighbor.

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So scary, OP! Something like this happened to my husband soon after we'd moved in, he slipped on the stairs while carrying the baby and hit his elbow into the banister so hard that one of the rails splintered out. He also managed to keep the baby totally safe in his arms but it was pretty scary. Glad you are all OK.

Learning some tips for what to teach my older kid in an emergency, too. Thanks all.

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I realize it is trivial to pick apart your subject line, but....nothing happened. You had a near miss and ALMOST got into a situation where something bad could have happened.

That being said, I'm sorry you fell and I hope the pain subsides quickly. As PP's said, good motivator to make sure your kids know what to do if you somehow become unavailable.

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Just thought I would pass this suggestion along to others. My friend has a child who would be unable to call 911or go to a neighbors house. She and her husband both have a life alert type device that either they can press or that their daughter is able to.

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Don’t ever leave food unattended on the stove. Glad you are ok.

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Please slow down and don’t feel like you have to do everything on time to perfection. It is ok if the kids bath first and then you cook dinner or vice versa. It is ok if the kids skip a bath. Make sure you stop and take moments out of your day to breath. Thank goodness you are ok.

Get your tailbone looked at. A friend of mine fell on her tailbone running down the stairs (another busy mom), she was in pain for almost a year until she finally went to PT for it.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't cook things while giving all of kids a bath.

This, from a fellow mom of three. When you’re alone with all three of them, scale the expectations way, way back.

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Anonymous wrote:Home alone with 3 kids (DH driving home from work) and I slipped in the bathroom while giving the kids a bath and fell super hard. With the baby in my arms. Thankfully the baby was cradled in my arms and was fine and I narrowly missed slamming my head into the side of the tub. Dc2 was in the tub and DC1 was drying off. Added to all of this I had food on the stove as well. I can’t believe how close I was to passing out from the pain (hit my tailbone super hard).

I have told my oldest DC who is 6 how to either call daddy on my cell phone or go get a neighbor if something happened to me but I don’t know if she would remember. Plus I have no idea what would have happened the baby or kid in the tub. Ughhh how terrifying!

Glad you are ok. Until your kids get older I would skip the baths and anything extra. Just keep things simple. It will get easier but dont do as much

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Anonymous wrote:My worst nightmare as a parent is losing my kid in public. At six your kid should know very basic first aid - put pressure on something bleeding, if an adult is non responsive call 911, know your address, turn off the stove or oven, etc.

Really? This is probably my very last of concerns when thinking about catastrophic things. Only because the most likely outcome would be someone would intercept kid and try to find you then call police. While super scary and it may take awhile, you are highly likely to be reunited with no harm done.

Having lost a child in public, I can tell you it is scary as f*ck. Found him 30 mins later and everything was fine but it was the worst day of my life.

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Anonymous wrote:My worst nightmare as a parent is losing my kid in public. At six your kid should know very basic first aid - put pressure on something bleeding, if an adult is non responsive call 911, know your address, turn off the stove or oven, etc.

Really? This is probably my very last of concerns when thinking about catastrophic things. Only because the most likely outcome would be someone would intercept kid and try to find you then call police. While super scary and it may take awhile, you are highly likely to be reunited with no harm done.

Having lost a child in public, I can tell you it is scary as f*ck. Found him 30 mins later and everything was fine but it was the worst day of my life.

Agree! I am just noting, the chances of your child getting kidnapped, killed, or dropping off the face of the earth because you were separated in public (non beach scenario) are extremely low. You will find him or he will find you, eventually. That is what happens 99% of the time.

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Anonymous wrote:My worst nightmare as a parent is losing my kid in public. At six your kid should know very basic first aid - put pressure on something bleeding, if an adult is non responsive call 911, know your address, turn off the stove or oven, etc.

Really? This is probably my very last of concerns when thinking about catastrophic things. Only because the most likely outcome would be someone would intercept kid and try to find you then call police. While super scary and it may take awhile, you are highly likely to be reunited with no harm done.

Having lost a child in public, I can tell you it is scary as f*ck. Found him 30 mins later and everything was fine but it was the worst day of my life.

Same here. Lost DD(4) at lego land for about 30 mins. It still haunts me to this day 13 years later.

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Anonymous wrote:Home alone with 3 kids (DH driving home from work) and I slipped in the bathroom while giving the kids a bath and fell super hard. With the baby in my arms. Thankfully the baby was cradled in my arms and was fine and I narrowly missed slamming my head into the side of the tub. Dc2 was in the tub and DC1 was drying off. Added to all of this I had food on the stove as well. I can’t believe how close I was to passing out from the pain (hit my tailbone super hard).

I have told my oldest DC who is 6 how to either call daddy on my cell phone or go get a neighbor if something happened to me but I don’t know if she would remember. Plus I have no idea what would have happened the baby or kid in the tub. Ughhh how terrifying!

I thought your kid had been kidnapped. That is my worst parenting nightmare.