Falls
Dear Michael:
I saw the scariest thing I've ever seen this weekend.
We were walking downstairs after I got home from work Friday. You were just in front of me and you slipped or missed the hand-rail or something and there you went. Spinning sideways down the entire stairs to our basement.
You hit your head a couple times on the molding at the bottom and landed very scared and crying. I immediately picked you up and then put you back down again afraid that maybe you had really hurt yourself and I shouldn't move you. Your fear changed to crying insistence that you be allowed to go play with your playdo as originally intended and you clearly were OK.
But I remained shaken by the incident. I know that little kids fall all the time and I know you didn't get hurt. But I keep remembering your fall.
I keep remembering you rolling as you fell and at one point our eyes met and you had a look on your face that said "What's going on?" And I knew I couldn't help.
I know this will happen again. It will not always be a physical fall, but it will happen again and I will not always be able to help you.
I know this. But I hate it anyways.
We were walking downstairs after I got home from work Friday. You were just in front of me and you slipped or missed the hand-rail or something and there you went. Spinning sideways down the entire stairs to our basement.
You hit your head a couple times on the molding at the bottom and landed very scared and crying. I immediately picked you up and then put you back down again afraid that maybe you had really hurt yourself and I shouldn't move you. Your fear changed to crying insistence that you be allowed to go play with your playdo as originally intended and you clearly were OK.
But I remained shaken by the incident. I know that little kids fall all the time and I know you didn't get hurt. But I keep remembering your fall.
I keep remembering you rolling as you fell and at one point our eyes met and you had a look on your face that said "What's going on?" And I knew I couldn't help.
I know this will happen again. It will not always be a physical fall, but it will happen again and I will not always be able to help you.
I know this. But I hate it anyways.
4 Comments:
Aw I bet it was scary, but kids are resilient and they fall... Its what they do.. Thankfully he's okay.. Don't get yourself too upset over it.. It will happen a million more times in his lifetime!
I've been there. I know how terrifying watching your kid fall down the stairs can be. I relive it nearly every time Emily walks near the stairs (which seems to be CONSTANTLY). But, kids are so amazingly resilient.
So glad that he is ok.
Jodi sent me over to assure you he'll be fine.
My mom likes to tell the story of my sister tumbling head over heals down the basement stairs and landing on the concrete. And being completely unphased.
OK, yeah, she was still living at home by age 33 and had some chemical dependency problems... but I am *SURE* that had nothing to do with her early tumble down the stairs.
Feel any better? :)
Poor Michael, and poor daddy! That is very scary, and I'm so glad he's ok. In our house it's me that's classified as being "overprotective" by my spouse. But the idea that our baby could get seriously hurt (especially under 'my watch') is just terrifying!
And you're right. It will happen many times (metaphorically and actually) and there isn't a whole lot we can do except kiss the boo boo and send them on their way.
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