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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So this crazy fluke thing happened today where my 5yo started pulling on my scarf that was wrapped around my neck.  Next thing I know, I pass out, for what must have been a few minutes.  I have a black eye.  I find out later that while I was unconscious, my 5yo was jumping on my face, using my fist to punch me in the face, and jumping over me.  And my older child was also jumping over me, and sneaking on my phone to play games.  I know they are young, but I am livid and I'm honestly hurt - that in a moment where I was vulnerable and possibly hurt, my kids decided to abuse me and take advantage of me instead of trying to help me.  I know they weren't being malicious, and I know they didn't really realize why I wasn't responsive, but still, it is really bugging me.  The mature side of me understands they just don't know any better but still, I feel resentful and I can't help it.  Help talk some sense into me.[/quote]

Kids behave inappropriately when trying to get attention.  Kids behave inappropriately when scared.  Kids behave inappropriately when they realize that someone can’t/won’t stop them.  Pick one, adopt it as a mantra, and when you feel resentful that your kids acted like kids, say it over and over to yourself.

It sounds like you expected your kids to react calmly and rationally, possibly even know what to do (including loosen the scarf, check for breathing and pulse, etc).  Unless they’re old enough to have taken cpr/first aid AND have experienced a situation that called for that sort of emotional distance until the emergency was over?  No way.  There’s a reason high school kids with cpr/first aid training and lifeguard training aren’t left on their own, even if there’s only two kids in the pool.  They simply don’t have the experience necessary to remain calm and respond first.[/quote]

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