The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

Well-Known Member
Songbird76 said:
He says it was intentional, and this IS the same kid who punched him a couple months back. The explanation we got back then was that DS became overwhelmed by a whole bunch of kids shouting instructions at him, he started screaming, and the other kid is sensitive to noise and his reflex is to take a swing. When the teacher called us today, DS was getting his x-ray, and then we called back when they told us it was broken, while we were waiting in the ER. So we haven't really had the conversation with the teacher that we need to have. We'll have to have that conversation Monday, I guess. But I definitely think this kid's insurance should be paying the medical bills on this. I don't know how it will work out.
We don't know how long it will take. The ER doc said they don't do diagnosis, just the treatment, and they rarely see kids back in the ER for further treatment, it's handled by the family doctor. So she really didn't know, but said probably a few weeks. She said we'll know more after his check-up in a week. He has the one tomorrow to make sure it set right, and then if it's ok, we come back in a week and we'll find out then how long he will be in a cast.
The problem we have right now is that we have no way to get him home from school. He can't ride his bike with a broken wrist in a cast. But we live too close to be eligible for a taxi service, and too far to walk. But DH can't come home early every day to pick him up, either, so we're not sure what to do yet. And he's already SO overwhelmed with everything...he just keeps saying he's so confused and he can't stop crying. We need to get him calmed down before we can work out the solutions to everything else. I think it's going to be a long night.

I've also noticed that these things are only happening on Fridays. His regular teacher has Fridays off and it's the assistant in charge. (I don't know how much you guys follow foreign soccer, but the assistant teacher is a famous Dutch soccer player's brother. I'll PM you if you want to know who, but it's not something I want to post publicly. Just knowing how into soccer you are, I thought you and T might be interested) But it seems like kids are taking advantage of the fact that the regular teacher isn't there, and that's when it goes wrong. So that's something we'll need to discuss with the school, too.
Click to expand...
That child’s fsmily should totally cover the medical and they should cover taxi service as well. Wouldn’t you need to see an orthopedist and not a family doctor? That is what would be done here. Unless... was the doc in the ER an orthopedist? I wouldn’t trust a regular family doc with follow up of a break. They aren’t really trained in that. He will need follow up x-rays. Hope he has a better day tomorrow. Hugs.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

Well-Known Member
In the Parks
No
This is my current car's lookalike fyi.

You can see why I was turned off by silver...
2003-oldsmobile-bravada-1319108-2376373.jpg
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

Well-Known Member
MinnieM123 said:
No . . . :( Had to get rid of my old phone when it broke, and the phone company said they didn't make those anymore. So they gave us a stupid Apple thing that I can't understand, of course, Basically I only use it to call hubs, and for the bus and train app to see how long they get delayed (every day going to work . . .). ;)

But it has a camera thingie, and I could take pictures. I don't understand this part, but hubs says he has to put an itunes app or whatever on it so somehow I can get the pictures to the computer. I miss normal cameras, but there's not many places that develop film anymore, and the ones that do, take about 10 days. :banghead:
Click to expand...

I have an iPhone 6s. I can save pics from the Internet to my albums, as well as the pics I've taken myself with my iPhone, and post them in a heartbeat.
Good gosh, I'm an oldish man, but, I loves me my iPhone...!!!!!!! :joyfull: ;) :)
 
21stamps

21stamps

Well-Known Member
MySmallWorldof4 said:
So last night, actually from 3- just about 10pm I volunteered to help out with rehearsal for the gymnastics year end show. Apparently I was the only parent that volunteered for last night. I helped the photographer by handing out forms and stamping checks, and basically making sure everyone knew where to get their kids pictures taken. So the way it worked was you needed a form per kid, and if a kid wanted a picture with a friend, or if their were sibling pictures, then they needed a separate form for that. So things are rolling smooth. One of my friends was on line and all of a sudden, a mom came out from the room they were taking the pictures at and walked to the table where I was and huffed with her hands on her hips. She said basically that next year they needed to have a better system for pictures or better instructions, because she wasn't told that she needed a separate form filled out if her 2 kids wanted a picture together. She said she came to me and said that I told her she needed a separate form per kid, but she didn't know that she would need one if her kids would get a picture together. Then she said, "Well you just lost out on some money." I was thinking, well you didn't mention you wanted your kids to get pictures together.:banghead::banghead: Plus I didn't know she had 2 kids. :rolleyes:She came from behind me when she asked about a form per kid, so obviously I answered her question and didn't ask if she wanted the kids in a pose together. All I said was, I don't work for the photographer. I am just a parent volunteer and I would pass on her criticism. My friend who heard the whole thing just rolled her eyes. At the end when I went to bid the gym owner goodbye, she asked what the ruckus was about. I told her, and she said that even if there was a sign, that their would be people that wouldn't read it anyway. I wasn't fussed. In the whole scheme of my little world right now, I brushed it off as just someone needing to complain just to complain. She easily could have filled out another form in the picture taking room as her kids photos were being taken. On another note, the photographers came to me at the end and thanked me for helping out. They said they never had such a smooth flow of people. They offered to give me a free package of littlest dd when she takes team pictures in the fall.:)
Click to expand...
MySmallWorldof4 said:
I am volunteering at concessions for the show my kids are in tonight. Hopefully there are no crazy parents tonight to deal with. Dh will be there with me, so he will handle any rabble-rousers.;)
Click to expand...

I’m sorry that you had to deal with a crazy parent... but FREE PRINTS?!?!?!!! Wow!! That’s worth it!!
Sounds like you did a wonderful job!

Songbird76 said:
He handled it so well all day. We just got him to bed and he burst into tears because he doesn't know how to do anything...brushing his teeth, getting his clothes off, how to lie down in bed. He's really overwhelmed and scared...doesn't want to go outside for recess because he's scared something else will happen. We've got the whole weekend to figure it out, but he's nervous and panicking. So we told him for now he doesn't need to worry about anything, just rest and we'll figure it all out together. So he held it together well in the moment, which surprised me, but now it's catching up to him.
Click to expand...
Songbird76 said:
He says it was intentional, and this IS the same kid who punched him a couple months back. The explanation we got back then was that DS became overwhelmed by a whole bunch of kids shouting instructions at him, he started screaming, and the other kid is sensitive to noise and his reflex is to take a swing. When the teacher called us today, DS was getting his x-ray, and then we called back when they told us it was broken, while we were waiting in the ER. So we haven't really had the conversation with the teacher that we need to have. We'll have to have that conversation Monday, I guess. But I definitely think this kid's insurance should be paying the medical bills on this. I don't know how it will work out.
We don't know how long it will take. The ER doc said they don't do diagnosis, just the treatment, and they rarely see kids back in the ER for further treatment, it's handled by the family doctor. So she really didn't know, but said probably a few weeks. She said we'll know more after his check-up in a week. He has the one tomorrow to make sure it set right, and then if it's ok, we come back in a week and we'll find out then how long he will be in a cast.
The problem we have right now is that we have no way to get him home from school. He can't ride his bike with a broken wrist in a cast. But we live too close to be eligible for a taxi service, and too far to walk. But DH can't come home early every day to pick him up, either, so we're not sure what to do yet. And he's already SO overwhelmed with everything...he just keeps saying he's so confused and he can't stop crying. We need to get him calmed down before we can work out the solutions to everything else. I think it's going to be a long night.

I've also noticed that these things are only happening on Fridays. His regular teacher has Fridays off and it's the assistant in charge. (I don't know how much you guys follow foreign soccer, but the assistant teacher is a famous Dutch soccer player's brother. I'll PM you if you want to know who, but it's not something I want to post publicly. Just knowing how into soccer you are, I thought you and T might be interested) But it seems like kids are taking advantage of the fact that the regular teacher isn't there, and that's when it goes wrong. So that's something we'll need to discuss with the school, too.
Click to expand...

Wow. My heart goes out to your family, and especially your son. :( I would request a meeting with the school director, as well as the parents of the boy.
Are they even aware of either incident? Was the other boy reprimanded at all, or parents notified? At this point these incidents are too close together. The other child should be suspended and a permanent mark on his school record, one more incident and he should be expelled.

I usually wouldn’t say something like this, but I’m sorry, 2 incidents within a matter of months, 1 resulting in a broken bone, it’s too much.

T has been hurt on the playground, and other kids have been taken to urgent Care, sometimes broken bones, sometimes stitches. This happens during (tag) football or soccer though, not out of malicious behavior. If it was during a sport then the other family shouldn’t be responsible, but this sounds like the kid is trying to intentionally harm your son. I would definitely want a meeting with them, and with the school admin. It sounds scary.

Is there any classmates or even schoolmates who could drive him to and from school until he heals?

And yes.. I would love the name of the soccer player! :)
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

Well-Known Member
ajrwdwgirl said:
Sorry it was broken and I hope it heals correctly. Is it his dominant hand? That would be a complete bummer. I hope you are feeling up to par now too.
Click to expand...
No, thank goodness. It's his left hand and he's right-handed. I ended up giving him an emery board last night that he can stick down into the cast to scratch if he has an itch, so we already tackled THAT hurdle. It was a long night.
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

Well-Known Member
MySmallWorldof4 said:
That child’s fsmily should totally cover the medical and they should cover taxi service as well. Wouldn’t you need to see an orthopedist and not a family doctor? That is what would be done here. Unless... was the doc in the ER an orthopedist? I wouldn’t trust a regular family doc with follow up of a break. They aren’t really trained in that. He will need follow up x-rays. Hope he has a better day tomorrow. Hugs.
Click to expand...
Well, the follow up today and the one next week are both at the hospital, so it's possible that's what she meant and I misunderstood. She said they don't usually see the kids after the initial treatment....they don't come back to the ER. But I interpreted that as meaning that it gets turned back over to the regular doctor....I'm guessing I'm wrong on that and you are probably right. This is new territory for us. DS is the only one who has ever broken a bone, and that was a toe, for which they can't really do much. They taped him up and that was it.
 

Register on WDWMAGIC. This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.

Back
Top Bottom