Reply #12: We had a double stroller at an amusement park [View All]

My eldest was probably 4 or 5 and would get in the stroller when asked. We were sitting at a closed outside restaurant and deciding where to go next. I put my 1 year old in the stroller, told my elder one to get in and headed quickly to the exit. We were pretty far when I looked down and realized I had left my eldest behind. I'm not sure how I could be so idiotic but I did it. We ran back and she was there. Two hapless security guards were trying to catch her and she was evading them. In a diferent light, it would be funny. A 4-5 year old outsmarting the adults. (She told me later that she knew she shouldn't go with strangers.) She saw us and ran to us. I think the security guards were grateful.

My eldest was scared to death of doctors and medical procedures. She slammed her finger and had to be taken to the emergency room. I went to a movie theater and found my husband because I refused to handle this by myself. I knew how bad this would be. We get there and my husband takes her in. They have to drill through the fingernail to relieve the pressure since her finger was swelling so badly. I heard the screaming from the waiting room so I go in. Literally, three adults are having to hold her down. She was a small 5 year old. The doctor told us she was the worst patient he had ever had.