What would you think???

Question

so my older sister has a six year old and a two year old yesterday her six year old son broke his arm on the monkey bars and it is broken at the wrist and and they had to put him out and reset it and they just put a splint on it and they have to go back next week and might have to have it reset it again. then today her daughter is two and she was playing on the trampoline and she was jumping and she got double jumped i guess you would say and they heard a pop and they took her to the hospital and she has broken her leg. they put a splint on it and she has to go in the morning and have it casted. so what would you think about two kids same parent getting a bone broken with in a day apart????

Answer 1

I would think oh that poor woman shes gonna be run ragged looking after those kids what bad luck

Answer 2

Ok, I am the bearer of bad news.  My husband accidentally rolled onto our 4 month old baby and broke his arm about 3 years ago.  Mind you, my husband weighs about 350, and the baby was maybe 12-15 pounds at the time.

We had DSS/DYS in our lives, they came out to the house whenever they felt like it, they gave us all this paperwork that said they could either find the case founded or unfounded, as all health care providers and teachers are required to file a 51-A form whenever a child is harmed and there is even the most remote possibility it was due to a parent's neglect.  We had them for 6 months. It was terrible, my husband already felt so guilty.  I had been mad at him myself, initially, because it is just a mother's instant reaction, ya know?

He wouldn't even hold the baby the whole time he had his cast on.  And he cried sometimes.  It was really hard for us.

I think a government agency might get involved now that the 2 year old got hurt.  You are not supposed to let them play on trampolines of any size in most states.  Sorry to be the bummer, but it is well known.  My best to the kids and your whole family!

Answer 3

im not saying that i think your sister did something to them...but the hospital might. a couple that used to know from church years ago had 2 kids, one was 4 and the other was 1. within a week the 4 year old son had gotten into the cleaner cabinet and drank windex...then the 1 year old little girl started throwing up and running a fever, only later to find out that she had somehow gotten in to the chemicals as well. now it was a mistake on the parents part of not paying closer attention to what their children were doing, but the hospital did report them to CPS for poisoning their kids. the whole investigation took place and they were never charged with anything but, the hospital did report them.

Answer 4

its just one of thoughes things, my children are very boysterious and I am just waiting for that broken arm

your sister has my sympathy

Answer 5

Don't worry, it's the "Murphy's Law" of parenting!  But hospitals and principals like to report this kind of thing, so I hope your sister and brother-in-law have a rebuttal ready.  Actually, parents and daycare workers provide better supervision when they have this kind of nagging background worry, which is a good thing.  

The only thing that worries me about your account is that the little girl was "double jumped" -- that smacks of parental neglect in letting a two year old bounce on a trampoline with a (probably) bigger child.  That was trouble waiting to happen. That's the only thing any authorities would be looking at, I suppose.  Good luck.

Answer 6

It is just sheer coincidence that it happened within a day of each other.  As long as there are no bruises from abuse(and the hospital staff know how to spot abuse) then there is no reason for concern.  And your sister knows that she is not abusing them so I wouldn't worry about it.  If the hospital does have any concern then they would look into the records of the children to see if there is anything on record that they have been abused.

They are kids and kids have accidents and sometimes break bones.  Like I said this was just coincidence that it happened to both her children a day apart from each other.

Answer 7

I would think she is really unlucky and poor her!  Its horrible when your babies are hurt it makes you feel like you're physically in pain.

If you're asking if anyone would think she was abusing them, then no i dont think anyone would think that.  I was worried about that when my son was constantly banging his head on things (we ended up in hospital 3 times, first just a bang where a cartoon style egg rapidly appeared, second needed surgical glue in the back of his head, and third he nearly needed stitches in his eyebrow) and thought they would start asking questions, but if the kids seem happy in themselves, despite the broken limbs, noone would think anything of it, so long as they're not in constantly!

I hope your niece and nephew feel better soon and best wishes to your poor sister.