Comments on: Hospitality

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 03:37:31 +0000

Our 2yr old daughter had tubes put into her ears a few month ago becuase she had a massive amount of fluid that had collected. It was both frightening and a relief when she went into surgery because we knew she heard very little of what we said. Or at least she wasn’t hearing the corret pronounciation and therefore could not repeat it. It was affecting her and us because she wanted to communicate more complex things but her language wasn’t quite there to do it. She used some sign, but was limited to really basic things. She would usually end up on the floor screaming and crying.

On the ride home from the hospital everything was “Loud!! Oh, truck loud!!” The improvements in her language were almost immediate.

Best wishes and a speedy recovery to all.

By: Tarellel

Tarellel — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:08:32 +0000

Wow, sounds like you’ve got a little trooper there. But I think most parents do think their kids are generally rough, tough, and better then the average kid.

But ouch a broken toe, *squint* sorry to hear that. But I realized the, little if you can move it thing was wrong in high school. In P.E. I ended up getting kicked in the hand, while playing dodge ball. After a few days my hand was swollen up to the size of a softball. I edned having a hand cast for breaking 2 of my fingers and having my thumb popped out of socket. And boy did I ever use that as an excuse to get away without do my homework for like a month and half. *grins*

By: Ricky Onsman

Ricky Onsman — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:39:04 +0000

Maybe it’s something that wears off AFTER three. Our 5yo boy was showing 3yo girl how his battery-operated helicopter could fan the hair on the back of her head. Naturally, the rotors caught her hair and ripped a bunch out, with a bit of blood spilled. She gave one quick shriek and came to find Daddy so he could “take this helicopter off my head, please”. Then she went back to playing. 5yo was still completely trauatised hours later, unable to even look at the helicopter again. She was last seen comforting him, telling him “The helicopter wasn’t bad.”

By: Gini

Gini — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:46:15 +0000

I am still amazed by her quick recovery. You guys should count your blessings!

By: Rob L.

Rob L. — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:58:26 +0000

Speedy and complete recovery to all of you. Ah, Signing Time. My daughter loves it too, and has learned much from it. And of course, one of the reasons we started teaching her signs was because of stuff I read right here. Been meaning to say thanks for that, so, well, thanks!

By: Kevan

Kevan — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:50:57 +0000

It was Thomas the Tank Engine and Backyardigans for us too – our three year old was pretty out of it for a few days after the good drugs wore off, and he was relegated to motrin/tylenol.

We can’t wait – 20 new Backyardigans starting in a week or two!

By: FAW

FAW — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:02:40 +0000

Ouchouchouch. (Though the Aircast *does* sound cool.) I hope everyone at Chez Meyer recovers quickly and completely.

By: Eric TF Bat

Eric TF Bat — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:34:35 +0000

My daughter, the BatPup, is similarly invulnerable. The other day she was playing with something long and whippy and hit herself square in the eye. She blinked, looked vaguely non-plussed, and then went back to playing. She didn’t cry. And she’s all of 18 months old. This sort of thing happens all the time.

Superhero, I swear. She’ll be flying around the living room before long, and be demanding to be allowed to pop out to the Antarctic Ocean and dive-bomb Japanese whaling ships from low orbit. I shall, of course, tell her she’s not allowed to do that until she’s finished melting the tyres of every SUV and four-wheel drive in Australia. A girl’s gotta get her chores done before she can have fun!

By: pauldwaite

pauldwaite — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 08:20:23 +0000

Fingers crossed.

She’s playing pool? And she’s not yet three? I’d say a little parental pride is quite in order.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:07:47 +0000

i learned the same thing when i was kid. “yeah, as long as you can move it, it’s fine.”

not always the case.

in college (as a music major) i was helping out at a recital and rolled a grand piano onto my big toe!
being the manly man i am, i shrugged it off, sat through the recital and walked all the way back to my dorm.
was it broken? i don’t know, i never got it checked (because i’m stupid).
but i had one bloody shoe/sock/toe by the time i got back…

sounds like your family is very resilient! must be good genes! :)

best of luck to you all!