whats the most frightening thing your child has done on purpose..or not?

Question

the other day i was in the pool with my 2 year old. she was standing on the steps and i was right next to her. well she stepped down to this one step that is slightly below her mouth and ducked under water and just looked at me. scared me a bit, but when i picked her up she just laughed at me and said "scared ya huh?" i had to fight back the laughter so hard cuz i didnt want her to keep trying to scare me but i had a good laugh later

Answer 1

well, i think your child was just probably trying to be funny. she might have seen that on tv or seen someone else do it, and thought it was okay. she is probably going to grow up to be a risk-taker; it looks like she enjoys living "on the edge." i suggest you don't try to restrict her too much, like being overprotective and worrisome, but i do suggest that you keep a close eye on her. don't want her drowing, do we?

p.s. i said not to be too worrisome and paranoid because it only makes your child want to get away from all of that stressful energy being put out. i have a 13 year old who has always been a bit risky, and i became paranoid. she just kept pushing me away, and doing even more risky things. then i realized, all i have to do is be calm and tell her how i feel about her nature. girls understand these things.

Answer 2

My 17 yo son was distracted, I guess, but he didn't look both ways crossing a major street on a bike. I got a call from a lady who'd found his cell phone and looked up Mom--your son has been hit by a car.

Fortunately, it wasn't a bad hit, only the car's side-view mirror hit him, but it sent him soaring 15 feet, and he landed on his head.

He had to have brain surgery because his head was crunched and there was a lot of blood gathering in one spot and it was affecting his ability to stay alert.

He's fine now, no lasting effects. If he doesn't showo you, you can't see his scar (from L forehead at the hairline in a rainbow down to just above his ear). He's the same physically, mentally, completely. Praise be to God!

Debbie

Answer 3

When my son was three, we were in a small dept. store for a quick look at shoes. I turned around and he was GONE. We had a buzz word (quack, quack) that meant: whenever mom says the buzz word, you must respond with your own "quack, quack).
I started walking up and down the aisles and different sections of the store "quacking" away...no response. In a very few minutes, I was in a panic and on my way to the front to DEMAND they lock the doors and help me find my son...quacking all the way. About half way to the front, my son popped out of a clothes rack smiling and said "quack, quack momma duck".
Oh, the looks I got while I was "quacking"!

Answer 4

I'm a mommy of twin boys, who're going to college soon, and they're just starting the "Tell mom all the stupid stuff we did together!" phase.... What's worse is, half the stuff my husband knew about/encouraged. Boys.... There's tons of illegal stuff I shudder at.... But all of it was just for kicks things they've already told their father about and been punished for (They didn't want to give me a heart attack so they just didn't mention it to me.) But the very worst was on their 16th birthday, they got my old car. My husband took them on a trip across the country in that old junker--or so I thought. I stayed home with my younger son. They had actually gone on a "Let's enjoy ourselves while mom isn't here!" trip. They went bungee jumping, hang gliding, skydiving, you name it. The worst part? They borrowed my husband's friends motorcycles and drove them illegally. -_-

Answer 5

oh, i have too many story's. but i'd have to say when my 11 yo son and his friends climbed out of the window and onto our roof and were jumping off of it onto a trampoline. What was even scarier was when my 3 yo tried to imitate him the next day. It was a good thing the neighbors saw her and called the babysitter before she jumped off. needless to say, the girl doesn't babysit for us anymore.