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The idea for this thread came about this morning when I tried to scoop my 4 month old up out of her car seat and cold clocked her in the forehead with the carry handle. She just kind of gave me a look, no tears or a mark but I still felt bad and had to shake my head at myself.  
 
I got thinking back to other times where I shook my head at my own parenting. Like the time I took her socks off to change her diaper and found lint caked between her toes... wonder how long that's been there? Oops!  
 
Then there are those moments where it's a good thing she's cute. Like the time she projectile vomited in my face.... yep... in my eye, my ear, my mouth, my hair... I looked like a hot pukey mess when my husband came to help me. He scooped up a smiling baby covered head to toe and cleaned her up while I showered.  
 
My husband has had his share too though She always pees on the change table on him. She peed all up her back once as a newborn so he cleaned her up, tossed her clothes, blanket and burp cloth in the laundry and passed me a naked baby (who couldn't possibly have to pee again) while he cleaned the change table too. Well, she peed again! All down my front, my leg that I stuck out to try to catch it, my slipper, the carpet and yet another blanket. All we could do was shake our heads and laugh!  
 
So parents... time to confess your "mommy/daddy fails" and not so proud parenting moments! Go!

When our daughter was just a day or two old the public health nurse came to our house to do her "healthy baby visit", which i:ncluded a weight (done naked). I was attempting to take off my dear daughters sleeper zipper which was difficult while holding her as the zipper kept tugging the neckline and not budging. I needed a second hand. I didn't want to set the baby down as our counter tops are granite and quite cold especially on February and hard for a itty bitty baby. I thought I was smart and I bent down to pull the zipper with my teeth while anchoring the neckline with my free hand. Just then my little girl moved her hand and I bit down on her itty bitty baby finger. I felt horrible, I drew blood and her tiny finger had a tooth sized dent.  
 
I joked with the nurse that she better "flag our chart". Man did I feel awful, should have just grabbed a blanket to set her on. Ah the trouble we get ourselves into when we try to do somethings the hard way.  
 
Also, I have definitely beaned my daughters head on the car seat handle before. Luckily she is a pretty tough girl.  
 
Hmm I am sure there are others, can''''''''t think of another off the top of my head.  
 
Edited by Bdnchick, 2016-05-16 15:55:40

Years ago now, when Abby was about 2 years old we were holding her over the Advent candle so she could blow it out.  
 
She managed to blow it out, but only after her hair caught on fire.

A few months ago we were going to Winnipeg for a weekend getaway. We loaded up the van and I locked the house up (deadbolts and all) and both of us parents got in and buckled up to leave. The kids in the van asked where the youngest (4 years old) was....he was still inside.

It has been known for me to leave work and get home before remembering that I have child at daycare. On more than one occasion.  
 
Once I was supposed to also be picking up oil for the tractor. Got home, realized I had forgotten the oil. Went back to town, got the oil, got home, realized I had forgotten the child! In my defence, my son usually stays home on the farm with his dad, so when he goes to daycare, it is not part of my usual routine to pick him up!

These posts are now reminding me of when we were still in the hospital. My daughter was only 5 days old and she was very (abnormally) sleepy so I was trying to get some cute photos of her with her eyes open before she went to the NICU. I accidentally dropped the camera and beaned her with it. I felt horrible but her eyes were open for pictures after that! I confessed what I had done to the NICU nurses and they laughed told me not to worry as they have regular accidents with stethoscopes and such!

Hahaha. Some of those are great. There has been many incidents in my household. Most memorable would be my first born. She would have only been a month old maybe. We were laying in bed and I was rubbing her back doing the dad thing getting her to sleep. I passed out and rolled over and bang right down to the floor with her. Quickly swept her back up soothing her and all was good. Needless to say, I layed in the middle of the bed or against the wall after that.  
A time with my son on my shoulders. I was doing something and took my hands off his legs for a minute. He fell and I managed to ninja spin around all cat like and grabbed him by the ankle with only inches before he would have eaten the ground.

I was doing laundry and removed the gate. So I could carry the basket downstairs set it by the washer,an head back upstairs,and there is my son falling,flipped and landing on his ass, head missed every stair!(Thankgoodness) the look on face was terrifying, as was mine! I still to this day have random nightmares where his head has hit each stair on the way down.

I don't have kids, but have heard confessions from my sister. She needed the 18month old to be out of the way while she dealt with something with the dog, so propped her in the upright washing machine! Kid was happy, could see mom and dog and everything going on, was just contained! When I was babysitting one time, 3 year old went to have a nap in the dog kennel....of course I closed the door and took a picture and sent it to mom!

When my little one was about a year old she was just walking. It was quiet for about 2 minutes but in that time she found the Vaseline jar from her dresser and had the stuff in her hair, ears, nose and all over everything. She even ate some! I phoned the hospital and told them what happened, they laughed and said not to worry, she'll just have easy poops for the next day or two....egads.....

Oh, that's nasty stuff. My son (who's 5 today!) was about 2.5 when he decided to empty an entire jar on his head. He thought he looked great. He has such an adversion to having his hair washed too, it was torture trying to get it out.  
 
I finally just shaved his head.

Tamara79 said "A few months ago we were going to Winnipeg for a weekend getaway. We loaded up the van and I locked the house up (deadbolts and all) and both of us parents got in and buckled up to leave. The kids in the van asked where the youngest (4 years old) was....he was still inside. "

been there!  
 
My youngest (of 4) was only a couple of weeks old when I was bringing some of the other kids to the Y for swimming lessons. Blearly-eyed in a way only people with newborns can be, I gathered them up and locked the van when the 6-year-old piped up,  
 
"Mom, aren't you going to bring the baby?"  
 
Luckily, she remembered the sleeping infant in the car seat because mommy sure forget.

My "oops" were with my firstborn 28 years ago and I still cringe when I think about them. One time I turned my back while she was sitting on the change table and she fell off. Another time I left her in the vehicle when I washed it at the car wash. It was a warm day but I thought she would be okay. She was scared of the noise and was screaming but of course I never heard her. Her face was red and she was sweating. I felt terrible!

My oldest found a big jar of pickled eggs that were pickled with habanero peppers... She ate the habanero. Wonder why she doesnt like spicy foods...

Years ago with my oldest, I'd left her sleeping inside (window cracked open, in summer) because I was outside and it wasn't even dawn yet. Well I'd left out the back door so the front was still locked. I went through the gate to get to the back door... to be met with a skunk! So I ran away, but I could hear baby had woken up inside and was crying for me. So here I was, unable to get into the house to my baby because... I had no keys to the front door.  
 
Long story short, skunk eventually ran away so I could get inside, baby fine, everybody happy. Never ever leave both doors locked now.