Heart stops; Mom and Dad never been so scared! - The Orange Mane

want2bAbronco · 09-08-2004, 06:33 AM

sorry TJ, put it in wrong place =/

Well this three-day weekend started off great but ended very scary. We got our football tickets to the Jags game Saturday, so now we can start making reservations and everything. Then we went shopping for the house Sunday and Monday. The wife was off on Monday so we went around town all day and got a bunch of Care bear stuff for Jocelyn’s room. Monday night we went over to neighbors house to visit.

He has three boys; 2 1/2yr, 4yr, and 7yr old boys. They are usually very nice to Jocelyn, but sometimes when they don’t get there way they take it out on her *btw she is 18 months*. I was in the restroom while wife and neighbor and kids were in the living room. Jaws *her nickname* was climbing up on the couch to be with the boys. Sam the 2 1/2yr old was mad because he wasn’t allowed to have something so he kicked Jaws in the face and knocked her off the couch and on to the tile floor flat on her back. I heard her hit the floor while I was in the bathroom. She let out a huge scream and I didn’t hear my wife screaming, so I thought she was ok. I hurried up as fast as I could and ran into the living room to see what happened. As I got there I see my wife holding her in her arms and she is crying. Then she tosses her head back to let out a huge scream. As she leans her head back her whole body went stiff, her eyes rolled back in her head, and she stopped breathing! My wife screams she’s not ok, and my neighbor grabs her *he is a nurse in the Navy* and we run into the dinning room. Wife calls 911 and Scott and I look at Jaws. After about 10 seconds she starts breathing again and opens her eyes but is trying to close them again. I take her hand and start talking to her to keep her awake. Scott checks her eyes and ears for blood and to see if her pupils are dilated. She wakes up and starts to cry. He tells us to drive to the Navy hospital, which is 4 minutes from our house, because it would be faster then waiting on them. We leave and he calls them to let them know we are on the way. Well, she checked out fine and we waited for two hours to make sure she wasn’t vomiting or bleeding or loss of balance. We stayed up with her all night, checking on her breathing every 10-15minutes and waking her up every two hours. We took her back in Tuesday for a check up to make sure. Everything is fine so far, they think the wind got knocked out of her and she was trying to cry and didn’t breathe so she passed out.

All he did to punish them was send them to bed. I am still beyond pissed off; I will NOT let her ever play with them again. If that were my child I would at least do something! I understand that accidents happen, but they are mean to each other and I have put them to bed before for kicking her or pushing her down. I don’t know, I just think they should do something!

Rascal · 09-08-2004, 07:18 AM

Dude that sucks. I'm glad she is okay. If he is a true friend I would tell him straight up how you feel about it and how jaws won't be playing with his boys any longer.

I'm glad she's allright, I'm sure you and your wife aged about 2 years.

FADERPROOF · 09-08-2004, 07:19 AM

I remember when my heart almost stopped, that kinda sucked.

PatsWin2002 · 09-08-2004, 08:29 AM

Scary stuff, man. I'm glad she's OK.

Although nothing like that ever happened to one of my kids, there were other kids like that (our friend's kids) that were always a danger to my kids. We kept the exposure to them at a minimum and one of us was always in the room.

It's a touchy subject to deal with.......I know.

7BuffBronc7 · 09-08-2004, 08:30 AM

Very scary. I can't imagine how I'd feel if someone did that to my daughter. I'm glad she's okay. I blame lousy lackluster parenting on a lot of society's problems these days and your neighbor is just adding to the mix apparently. I hope he's not raising some future "Columbine kids".

Blueflame · 09-08-2004, 09:16 AM

That had to have scared the daylights out of you and your wife... I'm so glad that things turned out as well as they did.

Discipline is a very touchy thing with some parents. An early bedtime is a fairly minimal penalty... and may not be enough to deter future aggressiveness. If the children may pose a threat to your daughter, by all means you do have to make sure she's safe, even if that means drastically limiting her contact with the boys. It's a shame that it has to affect a friendship, but her safety has to come first.

TheNextStep · 09-08-2004, 09:39 AM

Damn, want2b... I'm terribly sorry to hear that but very relieved that your baby girl is okay.

want2bAbronco · 09-08-2004, 12:58 PM

Thx all =) im sure i aged a h*ll of a lot more then 2 yrs! My friends situation is just horrible. He works 5days a week *Navy* and goes to school on Sat/Sun. His wife goes to school 4 days and thats it. She does nothing to help out, he has to pick kids up, feed them, clean house etc...etc... so when it comes to them being punished he just doesnt do it, or if he does he only sticks with it 1/2 the time. Poor excuse imo, but ppl get really upset when you tell them somethings wrong with the way they handle there kids!

09-08-2004, 06:33 AM	#1
want2bAbronco Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 432	Heart stops; Mom and Dad never been so scared! sorry TJ, put it in wrong place =/ Well this three-day weekend started off great but ended very scary. We got our football tickets to the Jags game Saturday, so now we can start making reservations and everything. Then we went shopping for the house Sunday and Monday. The wife was off on Monday so we went around town all day and got a bunch of Care bear stuff for Jocelyn’s room. Monday night we went over to neighbors house to visit. He has three boys; 2 1/2yr, 4yr, and 7yr old boys. They are usually very nice to Jocelyn, but sometimes when they don’t get there way they take it out on her btw she is 18 months. I was in the restroom while wife and neighbor and kids were in the living room. Jaws her nickname was climbing up on the couch to be with the boys. Sam the 2 1/2yr old was mad because he wasn’t allowed to have something so he kicked Jaws in the face and knocked her off the couch and on to the tile floor flat on her back. I heard her hit the floor while I was in the bathroom. She let out a huge scream and I didn’t hear my wife screaming, so I thought she was ok. I hurried up as fast as I could and ran into the living room to see what happened. As I got there I see my wife holding her in her arms and she is crying. Then she tosses her head back to let out a huge scream. As she leans her head back her whole body went stiff, her eyes rolled back in her head, and she stopped breathing! My wife screams she’s not ok, and my neighbor grabs her he is a nurse in the Navy and we run into the dinning room. Wife calls 911 and Scott and I look at Jaws. After about 10 seconds she starts breathing again and opens her eyes but is trying to close them again. I take her hand and start talking to her to keep her awake. Scott checks her eyes and ears for blood and to see if her pupils are dilated. She wakes up and starts to cry. He tells us to drive to the Navy hospital, which is 4 minutes from our house, because it would be faster then waiting on them. We leave and he calls them to let them know we are on the way. Well, she checked out fine and we waited for two hours to make sure she wasn’t vomiting or bleeding or loss of balance. We stayed up with her all night, checking on her breathing every 10-15minutes and waking her up every two hours. We took her back in Tuesday for a check up to make sure. Everything is fine so far, they think the wind got knocked out of her and she was trying to cry and didn’t breathe so she passed out. All he did to punish them was send them to bed. I am still beyond pissed off; I will NOT let her ever play with them again. If that were my child I would at least do something! I understand that accidents happen, but they are mean to each other and I have put them to bed before for kicking her or pushing her down. I don’t know, I just think they should do something!

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09-08-2004, 07:18 AM	#2
Rascal RIP Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16,581 Adopt-a-Bronco: Turf	Dude that sucks. I'm glad she is okay. If he is a true friend I would tell him straight up how you feel about it and how jaws won't be playing with his boys any longer. I'm glad she's allright, I'm sure you and your wife aged about 2 years.

09-08-2004, 07:19 AM	#3
FADERPROOF Bucknuts Colossus Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Eastlake OH Posts: 17,338	I remember when my heart almost stopped, that kinda sucked.

09-08-2004, 08:29 AM	#4
PatsWin2002 Giggity Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: South of Boston Posts: 6,270	Scary stuff, man. I'm glad she's OK. Although nothing like that ever happened to one of my kids, there were other kids like that (our friend's kids) that were always a danger to my kids. We kept the exposure to them at a minimum and one of us was always in the room. It's a touchy subject to deal with.......I know.

09-08-2004, 08:30 AM	#5
7BuffBronc7 Mile Hi Pride Orange n' Blue 4ever! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Arvada, CO Posts: 152	Very scary. I can't imagine how I'd feel if someone did that to my daughter. I'm glad she's okay. I blame lousy lackluster parenting on a lot of society's problems these days and your neighbor is just adding to the mix apparently. I hope he's not raising some future "Columbine kids".

09-08-2004, 09:16 AM	#6
Blueflame Miss Congeniality Welcome to Peyton's Place Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: in my cups... lol Posts: 33,038 Adopt-a-Bronco: Randy Gradishar	That had to have scared the daylights out of you and your wife... I'm so glad that things turned out as well as they did. Discipline is a very touchy thing with some parents. An early bedtime is a fairly minimal penalty... and may not be enough to deter future aggressiveness. If the children may pose a threat to your daughter, by all means you do have to make sure she's safe, even if that means drastically limiting her contact with the boys. It's a shame that it has to affect a friendship, but her safety has to come first.

09-08-2004, 09:39 AM	#7
TheNextStep The Enemy Within Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,814	Damn, want2b... I'm terribly sorry to hear that but very relieved that your baby girl is okay.

09-08-2004, 12:58 PM	#8
want2bAbronco Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 432	Thx all =) im sure i aged a hll of a lot more then 2 yrs! My friends situation is just horrible. He works 5days a week Navy* and goes to school on Sat/Sun. His wife goes to school 4 days and thats it. She does nothing to help out, he has to pick kids up, feed them, clean house etc...etc... so when it comes to them being punished he just doesnt do it, or if he does he only sticks with it 1/2 the time. Poor excuse imo, but ppl get really upset when you tell them somethings wrong with the way they handle there kids!