And The Parent Of The Year Award Goes To: Me!
Great. Just fucking great.
My brilliant 3-year-old just got into the homeopathic medicines sitting on my nightstand and downed them. I had to call poison control, and they told me that it shouldn’t be too much of a problem because the particular medicines she took (kid’s cold and flu stuff and teething tablets) have such low dosages of the active ingredients that they won’t do any real harm.
Except for the fact that my kid is all loopy and flying high now. And I’m about ready to rip my hair out of my head clump by clump.
I know. I’m a shitty ass parent. And why the HELL were medicines within the reach of my daughter in the first place, you ask? Go ahead, just say it. I should be thrown in jail and my kids should be taken by CPS. I was never cut out to be a mom, anyway, so it’s just as well.
In my own defense, the teething tablets and cold medicine were on my nightstand because the kids weren’t feeling well last night. I kept the meds within reach should I have to get up and give them some in the middle of the night. And then I forgot to move them because we’ve been busy running around nonstop and the kids have been absolutely awful for two days straight and OHMYGAWDI’MGOINGTOFREAKINGFLIPOUTTODAY.
I would like to die right now. Thank you in advance to the brave soul who faces a lifetime in prison for doing the honors.
Current Mood:
Alarmed
October 8th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Give yourself a break, it could happen to anyone. I’m sorry you’re going through a rough time right now.
October 8th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Tamra you are NOT a bad mom, as a matter of fact you about as far from a bad mom as a person can get. We all make stupid mistakes and it doesn’t make us bad parents, it makes us human. I’m sorry you are having a bad day, bad days suck. I hope tomorrow is better and the girls give you a break.
October 9th, 2009 at 5:14 am
Ahhhh…I feel your pain. Hang in there, and realize one day you will have quite the story to share with your child. You know, one of those stories that fit the category of “my kid gave herself a haircut” or “my kid decided to shave the dog” (with a photo, of course, to show). Maybe you could take a video of said loopy-child…you know, show at her wedding…here she is getting her first bath (awwww)…here she is after raiding the medicine cabinet!
It will be okay. You seem like an excellent Mom, to me. Anyone that goes to such lengths to store the placenta as I’ve read before somewhere in this blog…well, dear, you are a good Mom!!
October 9th, 2009 at 5:20 am
Reasons we should be turned in…
1- Me & my husband gave our child tylenol a half hour apart
2 – Black eye from swing set fall. (when she was 1!)
3 – Same child, bloody nose and lip from face planting on floor by dh dropping her on a wood floor at 2.
4 – Child wiggled thru those damned spindles that are at regulation spacing and somehow wound up at the bottom of the stairs and I don’t know exactly how high she fell b/c she was behind the couch.
Those are just off the top of my head…give me time, I’ve got more!
It’s just a bad week Tamra. At this point, just try to laugh it off and think that child must have been feeling bad again and didn’t want to bother you for meds. Your a great mom and your kids are awesome!
October 9th, 2009 at 5:53 am
hang in there. you and i can be carted away together while your kid convulses on the floor from various medicines, and mine chokes on about 98 cents worth of loose change and a lego or two thrown in for good measure. (while wearing a dirty sock on her head and licking my husband’s work shoes)
yeah. shit happens… we feel bad about it, but ultimately they’re fine, so we move on…a little more cautiously.
i’d say you’re officially having a bad week… but the good news is- you’re NOT a bad mom! you are in fact a GREAT mom who has a lot on her plate. you’re doing a lot better than i would be if i had a 3 year old AND a toddler running around. and both girls? *shivers* i can barely handle the one female i have running around. just hold on ’til things get better.
they always do…right?
October 9th, 2009 at 8:09 am
{{{{HUGS}}}} You are not a bad mom! Stuff happens.
The other day I stood DS up on the floor next to the recliner and proceeded to rock the recliner on his poor little baby toes. We all have accidents.
When I was 3 I managed to get into my grandma’s pain medication and ate them like they were M&Ms! The only reason anyone knew I had ate them is because I asked my uncle if he would like one!
October 9th, 2009 at 10:40 am
I remember when my son was about 10 months old, he got into an almost full bottle of Tums. I found him with the Tums foaming out of his mouth and freaked out. No harm done, fortunately, but it can happen to anyone. You are not a terrible mother. We all have accidents occur from time to time. HUGS!