What is your worst parenting moment ever?
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Anonymous
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I was just at the playground with my 2 year old and my 7 year old. I was busy watching my 7 year old because a homeless man was sitting on a bench close to where she was playing and he was drinking beer while watching her. I obviously looked away from my 2 year old and she fell from the top of the playground. It had to of been at least 6 feet. The ground was bouncy/absorbent thankfully, so I don't think she got hurt. She did cry from the scare of it all. There were 2 other moms there, judging me I'm sure. I'm so embarrassed and feel like the worst mother right now.
What's your worst parenting moment? |
Anonymous
| Mine was when DD crawled off our very high bed around 10 months. I was nearly sick with guilt until doctor said she was ok. |
Anonymous
| My 7 month old son got the razor out from under my bathroom cabinets (normally locked, but my 3 year old raids them constantly) and basically slit his wrists. There was blood everywhere and it looked like a horror scene. Luckily it was all very superficial but he was cut all over. |
Anonymous
| Just an FYI, homeless people are not inherently dangerous. Even homeless people drinking beer. |
Anonymous
| My 12 month old opened the door to the garage, got her fisher price car out and was 2 blocks away pushing that car down the sidewalk. So scary! We had no idea she could even open the door to the garage. |
Anonymous
I'm just going out on a limb here to guess you only have one and your child is still fairly young. |
Anonymous
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I was a new mom on maternity leave sitting inside a coffee shop that had large windows open to the outside.
Baby was about 2-3 months old and started to get a little fussy so I took her out of the stroller to rock her a little. She looked at me, took a giant poop that shot all the way up her back, and then started screaming hysterically While I was trying to calm her and contain the mess, a giant BIRD flew in the window and took the half of my coffee cake that was remaining. I started crying right there in the coffee shop. I can't remember if I said, "what have I done? why did I do this?" or if I was just thinking it. Either way, it was a real low point to start motherhood. I walked back to my house with a tear stained face and a poo soaked shirt. |
Anonymous
Shorter version- I looked away for a minute and my two year old fell off some playground equipment, but was fine. ( Similar to something that has happened to every other parent in the world). If that’s your worst parenting moment I think you’ll be fine. Seems like you just wanted to post about the beer drinking man watching your seven year old which, while creepy, was totally irrelevant to the story. |
Anonymous
OP here. No, not at all! I just wanted to explain why I would be giving my full attention to my 7 year old at a playground and not my 2 year old, who still needs help getting around. |
Anonymous
Okay, I apologize for being snarky. Just don’t think you need to justify taking your eyes off of your toddler for a second- could happen to anyone. |
Anonymous
| Note to DCUM: Never ever, EVER mention anyone that is homeless in any capacity. You will get flamed! |
Anonymous
| I let go of my 20 month old daughter's stroller and it rolled down a flight of stairs, landing her face first on the cement. Lots of blood but she was ok. |
Anonymous
| My grocery cart with my 2 year old daughter rolled away from me in the parking lot at wegmans while I was busy with my younger son. Thankfully another mother grabbed it and her. Her face as she rolled away was terrible! |
Anonymous
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I cut off the bottom of my DC's earlobe while giving him a haircut. He was getting squirmy, I was rushing and...
It was awful. |
Anonymous
| Mine was similar to the op except I wasn't distracted by my other kid, I was that parent too busy taking a picture of my 2.5yo climbing to catch her when she flipped over from 4 feet up. But she was fine. |