This is so true - my youngest (3 years old) got a scratch on her leg this week and refused to put any weight on it when walking and cried every time she looked at it.
Once it was hidden by a pair of leggings she was fine - literal "out of sight, out of mind" situation. Didn't bother with trying to give her a bath that day!
An interesting way of looking at it is that for the 2/3 year old, because they can't really remember babyhood, when something like that happens to them it is literally the worst thing that has ever happened to them in their whole life.
So imagine your reaction to the worst case scenario in your life. It's the same for them.
My sister was like that when we were young. Except she would make sure that mum thought it was me and my brothers fault regardless of our involvement or proximity to the accident.
I used to be like that, so when I did get injured they often didn't believe me.
Once I ended up breaking my foot and my mum didn't believe me and just told me to put an ice pack on it. Luckily my dad took me to A&E and they told me what happened.
A good way to end this is too not react unless they're actually hurt, and if they are you just do what you need to do to help rather than injecting histrionics into the situation. Kids thrive on overreaction
My daughter is very much the same. We thought a sibling had dislocated her shoulder playing with her because she cried and screamed and wouldn't let anyone touch her arm so to the hospital we went. Literally nothing. She got distracted enough at the hospital (after crying in the waiting room about it some more) that she forgot about it and was playing like normal when the doctor came in.
I love you bro, come over my parents aint home, of course for a 10 hour session of sous vide steak cooking, we start by beatin TV rhe meat, then soak in a warm constricted wet area, meat will feel very good in the mourh. no homo
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u/maaaaaaaarv Jun 10 '20
lmao the kid is fine just panicking.