tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post854532861487559338..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: I'm the Worst Mother EVER!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger218125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61839039407173725452008-10-15T17:32:00.000-04:002008-10-15T17:32:00.000-04:00Wow, Lexi sure is a hero!But I have to compliment ...Wow, Lexi sure is a hero!<BR/>But I have to compliment Savannah and Jackson too. Usually you'd expect kids to be overwhelmed with the situation and just stand there,not knowing what to do, but what they did is admirable too.<BR/><BR/>I agree with the other comments, you've proven you are NOT a horrible mother by raising kids you can depend on in emergencies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-30246632752689719192008-08-18T17:06:00.000-04:002008-08-18T17:06:00.000-04:00Ok after 216 comments it's not like you need anoth...Ok after 216 comments it's not like you need another one. But, I have 3 kids and if any of them had said what Lexi did I would have cried and made hero brownies too. Heck, I don't even know your kids and I started to tear up.<BR/><BR/>Sigh.... oh and yeah - any time I decide to chill out in my jammies for a while that's when all the accidents/visits/disasters happen to me too.T Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471389850050678291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-18117428613298473732008-08-17T21:45:00.000-04:002008-08-17T21:45:00.000-04:00OMGosh! I just saw his on my RSS reader thingy ma ...OMGosh! I just saw his on my RSS reader thingy ma giggy and had to come over! How scary!<BR/>Thank God she is ok!<BR/>And, stop beating yourself up! Accidents happen, even FREAK ACCIDENTS! It does not make you a bad mom!debi9kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312119503894888955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81370061753205566902008-08-16T19:17:00.000-04:002008-08-16T19:17:00.000-04:00Just catching up on your blog. So glad everyone's...Just catching up on your blog. So glad everyone's okay. Don't you wonder how in the world kids actually make it past like age 16? My 3 year-old fell off her brother's bunk bed last fall and punctured the back of her head. The ER doc stitched up the wound with her own hair! No stitches. She just cried and complained about not being able to see the TV in the room!<BR/><BR/>You've raised very Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05010215117936484317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29017339394868571092008-08-16T00:37:00.000-04:002008-08-16T00:37:00.000-04:00I am sitting here crying like a baby! I cannot ima...I am sitting here crying like a baby! I cannot imagine what you went through! What awesome kids you have. They truly love each other. Isn't it wonderful to see this confirmed??<BR/><BR/>YOu ARE NOT a bad mother. YOu are an INCREDIBLE mother. What mother would make her child hero brownies?? Indeed, some mothers would not have even taken their child to the ER. Seriously! <BR/><BR/>Ok, I am ok now.Lowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11014088685507756473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16070916410190013902008-08-14T17:20:00.000-04:002008-08-14T17:20:00.000-04:00Lexi... you rock girlfriend!! I am glad Jesus kep...Lexi... you rock girlfriend!! I am glad Jesus kept you safe and made you a hero!Larisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616974843648191878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55560536315299906962008-08-14T03:33:00.000-04:002008-08-14T03:33:00.000-04:00I have a question. How did Clay react to all this?...I have a question. How did Clay react to all this? The accident and Lexi saving her? ThanxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-58267878473910811772008-08-13T19:32:00.000-04:002008-08-13T19:32:00.000-04:00Dawn,We all have those moments that we feel like w...Dawn,<BR/>We all have those moments that we feel like we are the WORST parent ever! Mine was about nine years ago when my now 11 year old decided she wanted to shave, just like her Daddy. She came downstairs with blood all over her lips. I couldn't imagine what could have caused it until we got her cleaned up and the blood flow stopped, then she looked at her Daddy and said "Be like Daddy". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-44863562402449665892008-08-13T15:43:00.000-04:002008-08-13T15:43:00.000-04:00I'm sitting here, at work, bawling my eyes out. S...I'm sitting here, at work, bawling my eyes out. Seriously. What a brave thing to do for her brother. Now to get cleaned up before my co-workers see me. Stupid pregancy hormones...Bekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788176239182154363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-21814604300657796622008-08-13T13:40:00.000-04:002008-08-13T13:40:00.000-04:00If not being there to watch every little thing you...If not being there to watch every little thing your kids do, every second of the day and then jumping to get her adequate care when an accident happens makes you a "bad mom", then I'm going straight to hell lol.<BR/><BR/>Stuff happens. That's not the way I normally say that phrase, but I'm being good since this is your comment area ;). I feel like a horrible, neglectful parent at LEAST once a TheHMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039624607685855586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91201369539579917122008-08-13T13:29:00.000-04:002008-08-13T13:29:00.000-04:00Lex is my new hero, too.Dawn, you are not a bad pa...Lex is my new hero, too.<BR/><BR/>Dawn, you are not a bad parent!<BR/><BR/>Your garage door opener is bad, that it has no motion detector, or reverse motion when it hits something.<BR/><BR/>You might see if your home insurance would help you pay for replacement of the door, and pay for the ER visit.Chelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17119337676026420626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55393940602153040572008-08-13T12:15:00.000-04:002008-08-13T12:15:00.000-04:00How terrifying that must have been! Try not to be...How terrifying that must have been! Try not to be so hard on yourself. No one can anticipate things like this. And thank goodness everything turned out fine in the end.<BR/><BR/>I was practically in tears over the last paragraph, though. What a sweet girl Lexi is.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12606054034470118575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-65673439796850001462008-08-13T12:04:00.000-04:002008-08-13T12:04:00.000-04:00What a blessing that the kids are okay! You are n...What a blessing that the kids are okay! You are not a bad mom. You've got a bad garage door. Not to scare you but... when I was in high school the people across the street, who I regularly babysat for, lost their almost two year old son to their garage door. The mother was right there at the door of the garage into the house. Something triggered their door. Back then it could have been a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81834538390173525262008-08-12T21:15:00.000-04:002008-08-12T21:15:00.000-04:00Dawn you're doing an awesome job! Obviously! Lexi ...Dawn you're doing an awesome job! Obviously! Lexi SAVED her brother! I'm in tears from reading this. You've raised GOOD PEOPLE.<BR/><BR/>Lex deserves a medal. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166875964870812562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85106870263269478582008-08-12T21:07:00.000-04:002008-08-12T21:07:00.000-04:00No, you're not a bad mom! I'm so glad Lexi was OK....No, you're not a bad mom! I'm so glad Lexi was OK. That must have been so scary! <BR/><BR/>Now please go out and get a new garage door opener. It probably costs less than a trip to the ER, and it will be worth every penny if it saves one of your kids' lives.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815105600814299694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-68366740132643556412008-08-12T20:54:00.000-04:002008-08-12T20:54:00.000-04:00I am sooo sorry to hear about this! Those kind of ...I am sooo sorry to hear about this! Those kind of garage door openers are illegal here, but that didn't prevent our house from being sold to us with one of them. We haven't gotten around to changing it yet, but this is a reminder to move that up the priority list! I suppose I can make the case to DH that it's a good thing that our garage is full to the rafters with boxes we haven't unpacked yet; RefreshMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755273960702792845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10272028937753444902008-08-12T20:50:00.000-04:002008-08-12T20:50:00.000-04:00Glad everyone is Ok!!! Hugs for you!Glad everyone is Ok!!! Hugs for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-59636274220460683982008-08-12T20:44:00.000-04:002008-08-12T20:44:00.000-04:00You are not! It happens to all of us. I almost did...You are not! It happens to all of us. I almost did it to our new puppy last year. Shutting the garage door and saying stay stay and they come running out just when it almost hits the ground and you start going unh unh back back unh unh BACK until finally he is so scared of what you are doing he goes back! Pheew! I'm sorry you had to go through that. You are not a bad Mommy. However, the garage Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284238890059618695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-92229980847318064752008-08-12T20:34:00.000-04:002008-08-12T20:34:00.000-04:00Hope Lex is feeling 100% better today!Hope Lex is feeling 100% better today!Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517533074624984306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-5775209314579883992008-08-12T20:11:00.000-04:002008-08-12T20:11:00.000-04:00On the contrary, Dawn! I think you are a terrific...On the contrary, Dawn! I think you are a terrific mom who has raised wonderful, quick-thinking kids that are daring and witty and adventuresome learners that all look out for and take care of each other. <BR/><BR/>That Lexi had the wits about her to rescue her brother from danger, to the point of putting herself in danger to do so...was indeed very brave and heroic, and speaks very well of the Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362618797920704090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6441417348450755602008-08-12T19:33:00.000-04:002008-08-12T19:33:00.000-04:00What a scary feeling you get when one of your babi...What a scary feeling you get when one of your babies is hurt..Thank God she was ok..Please dont feel bad , You ARE NOT A Bad momma...And anyone that says so and thinks accidents dont happen are freaks!! Again im glad poor Lexi is ok big ol hugs headed your way!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81667913839689536222008-08-12T19:08:00.000-04:002008-08-12T19:08:00.000-04:00Bless Lexie's heart!! You are not a bad mom. Of c...Bless Lexie's heart!! You are not a bad mom. Of course take that with a grain of salt. This is coming from a woman who was feeding her 14 month old peanuts. PEANUTS!!! She inhaled one into her lung and had to have it surgically removed. Juuuuuuuuuuust wanted to give you a moment of levity.<BR/><BR/><BR/>(((((hugs))))))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49867319561028010342008-08-12T19:06:00.000-04:002008-08-12T19:06:00.000-04:00Man, I so am there with you! I just lived through...Man, I so am there with you! I just lived through watching my four year old almost drown, and my 9 year old being the savior of the day. There is just nothing scarier. Thank goodness your kids are so unselfish. When it counts that is. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933439506317838668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-71683088384329060402008-08-12T18:00:00.000-04:002008-08-12T18:00:00.000-04:00Lexi, Savannah and Jackson were all heroes and qui...Lexi, Savannah and Jackson were all heroes and quick thinkers too.<BR/>Why are they that way?<BR/>Because you and Joe have brought them up to be that way. <BR/>The way your kids look after each other is amazing. You and Joe are both heroes for doing such a good job. You can't be everywhere at once which is why it is a good job you have 6 kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16477677786661778872008-08-12T17:57:00.000-04:002008-08-12T17:57:00.000-04:00What an amazing family you have!I can totally unde...What an amazing family you have!<BR/>I can totally understand the being hard on yourself, and the fear of something happening to your kids... but this was clearly an accident.<BR/>I'm so glad they're both okay.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07225921812107121323noreply@blogger.com