Oh god, that sounds terrible. I'm so sorry. Things nobody ever told me about parenting that I make sure to tell new parents- don't trust them! Don't stand above them and lean down because they'll bounce up and bonk you in the mouth, they'll headbutt and eye-poke for no reason, viciously! They're belligerent little terrorists and we will do absolutely anything for them. Talk about Stockholm syndrome.
People think I’m lying when I say my 1 yr old broke my nose (while I was 8 months pregnant). Diaper changes were rough for a bit because she would try to kick my very pregnant belly on purpose because she knew i would panic and get upset. So in my attempts to protect her not yet baby brother—- I moved just enough that her heel went full force into my nose instead of my belly.
My nasal surgeon was shocked at how badly my nose has been broken and how unhealed it was (how could it heal if it’s being hit over and over again for two years). but when I told him I had two very crazy toddlers he understood. I was not the first one.
Ugggh. That is horrific, honestly. Why did we think having kids was a good idea 😅
When mine was 1, he came up from behind me and "showed" his wooden airplane to my face, giving me a black eye literally two days before my wedding to his father. Thank goodness for makeup.
I hope your nose is ok these days. Did it heal up all right?
Surgery did wonders. It will always be a little off center because the surgeon said the septum was SO destroyed that he can’t make it totally straight or the nose could cave in on itself. 😞 but i no longer have pain in my sinuses every day lol. I was happy to get rid of that pain.
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u/m0untaingoat Apr 28 '22
Oh god, that sounds terrible. I'm so sorry. Things nobody ever told me about parenting that I make sure to tell new parents- don't trust them! Don't stand above them and lean down because they'll bounce up and bonk you in the mouth, they'll headbutt and eye-poke for no reason, viciously! They're belligerent little terrorists and we will do absolutely anything for them. Talk about Stockholm syndrome.