Yeah, I Kinda Need That

[Aramika]

I was in Barnes and Noble yesterday looking for something for my dad because his birthday is coming up.

Now I had ankle surgery about three weeks ago and am on crutches. Fortunately, I now have a "walking cast" (I can put some weight on my foot and can walk hobble ) and I don't completely rely on my crutches for support except when my ankle is hurting alot.

Since I has been walking more than usual that day, my ankle was hurting, so I was leaning on my crutches with my foot up while I was looking through a book I thought my dad might like. Suddenly, I feel a tugging on one of my crutches and hear a voice saying, "Mommy, what's this?"

I look down and see a little girl, I'd guess to be about four years old, pulling on one of my crutches. And, of course, it's my right crutch, and since I had surgery on my right ankle, that is the crutch that I need the most.

I quickly put my right foot down (yay! pain! ) so I don't lose my balance.

"Little girl, let go, I need that to stand."

Then I hear, "Sweetie, let go and get over here right now!"

I look over and see the mother with a stroller with two little boys.

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry she did that, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. But you should teach her not to do that to people."

"I know. I'm so sorry."

"It's okay really. (except for the intensified pain of course)"


I really hope that mom taught her daughter and her boys not to do that to people. What is the kid had pulled on the crutch of a person who lost their balance and fell or something?

Man, it's a good thing I still have some Vicodin left.

[JustADude]

I really hope that mom taught her daughter and her boys not to do that to people. What is the kid had pulled on the crutch of a person who lost their balance and fell or something?

Man, it's a good thing I still have some Vicodin left.

Well, she seemed to be Parenting well enough, and the girl seemed to just genuinely not know what a crutch was for, so I'd have to chalk it up as a good kid making an innocent (if painful) mistake.

[Anriana]

Four is just about the age where they have no awareness of the rest of the world, ie not realizing that there are legs and an actual person attached to the crutch, if I remember my developmental psych right.


Kudos to you for not yelling and kudos to the mom for actually caring!

[Sheldonrs]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm....Vicodin.....


Oh, and hope you feel better too. :-)

[minchazo]

Aramika,

Your signature really fits with this story

[Gerrinson]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm....Vicodin.....

Indeed.

Get well soon. And if you need extra vicodin, let me know, my dentist gives them out like candy. I've got about 45 of them left from having my wisdom teeth out. The last one caused an infection in my gums that he had to clean out and suture. He gave me an extra 30 vicodin for it. Even after I told him I only needed tylenol...

[Sliceanddice]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm....Vicodin.....


Oh, and hope you feel better too. :-)

vicodin is the only prescirbiton i can stomach before anything major and ive been told befor long its going to be making me sick too, so before long im looking at DAMN your taking 'STRONG PAINKILLER' iunstead of... OOHHH VICODIN (yes i like vicodin)
oh and awwwww good thing you didnt scream, thats also the age where other people's pain doesnt count.

[Enigma]

Ouch! My friend is on crutches right now, same thing. She just had ankle surgery and just recently got her boot on, but she still uses crutches because it's so tender. Anyway we were talking the other day about how some children will ask all quietly why she has the crutches and the cast, and then the parents will talk in the loudest voices they can manage and say "WELL SHE CAN'T WALK RIGHT NOW SWEETIE"

Yeesh. But that little girl's mother didn't seem like a bad parent, it was a painful mistake I know, but I don't think the mother told her daughter to run over and pull your crutch out. On the other hand, I can't imagine how painful that was >.o