Injury, Babysitter and Kids: In your face

In your face

By ouchy - 30/01/2010 05:05 - United States

Today, I was babysitting three little kids. I gave one of them, a seven-year-old, a piggy-back ride, thinking I was strong enough. I managed to get a few feet before face planting on the wooden floor. She's fine though, no pain or anything. My face took the impact for both of us. FML

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By ouch - 13/08/2009 04:32 - United States

Today, I was babysitting 3 toddlers. I wanted to entertain them by making them laugh, but nothing worked. Later on, I started down the stairs, but tripped and tumbled down. I realized I have broken my arm and bruised my knees. I also realized that kids think it's hilarious when you get injured. FML

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By future teacher - 09/07/2015 06:21 - Paraguay - Fernando De La Mora

Today, I was observing a children's class as a part of a training program. The teacher asked me to take one kid to the nurse's office because she wasn't feeling well. As soon as we step outside, I slip and fall down, taking the little girl with me. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/11/2010 07:26

Today, I volunteered to help out at an elementary school. I accidentally elbowed a little girl in the face while playing tag. And an hour later, a little boy flew out of his swing because I accidentally pushed him too hard. They're both siblings and are my child psychology instructor's kids. FML

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By me - 04/08/2012 19:14 - Canada - Debert

Today, I was teaching my daughter how to ride a bike with no training wheels. After comforting her and assuring her that she'd be fine, I gave her a big push. She fell forward over the handlebars and scraped her chin on the front wheel. FML

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By mandy - 10/04/2009 15:35 - United States

Today, I was babysitting my neighbor's kid. We were playing in the yard, when he fell and got a small scratch on his leg. I gasp, and he takes a huge breath in and yells, "FUUUCK!!!" as loud as possible. The parents thought it was me, and the mother slapped me in the face. FML

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By KPKallery - 05/06/2009 05:25 - United States

Today, I was babysitting. I was sitting on the sofa when I felt that I need to ajust my sitting arangment. After moving, I felt a small toy snap under me. The little boy said it was fine. One hour later he snuck up on me and beat me with an umbrella for breaking his toy. FML

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By jessye1182 - 11/05/2012 23:16 - United States - Yaphank

Today, I was babysitting, playing hide and seek. I tried to jump behind the armchair, but it tipped, and I hit my head into the wind chimes, ripped the curtain rod from the wall, and smashed my knee into the wall. I lay on the ground in agonizing pain as the little girl shouted, "I know where you are!" FML

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By Anonymous - 23/03/2013 23:47 - United States

Today, the kids I babysit hid from me. While I was looking for them, I stepped on multiple strategically-placed Lego bricks. When I yelped from the pain, the kids jumped out and threw soccer balls in my face. FML

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By my teeth! - 24/07/2020 14:07

Today, my sister and I were trying to teach our kids how to Double Dutch. While giving a demonstration of how to jump in while the ropes were turning, my feet got jumbled. I ended up faceplanting in front of all the kids, who screamed in horror at my bloodied face and missing tooth. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/03/2010 02:17 - United States

Today, my boyfriend offered to give me a piggyback ride from the house to the car as means of avoiding walking in mud. Both aware of how tall he is, he crouched extra low and I jumped extra hard. This makes for a terrible example of leapfrog, and a faceplant in the mud. FML

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Saturday 30 January 2010 12:08

Do yourself a favour... don't try to lift anything over 10 pounds without adult supervision anymore. If you fell so fast you couldn't even drop to your knees and let her slide down your back, you weren't even CLOSE to "strong enough", and should not have attempted it.

FernandoTorres_fml 0

Saturday 30 January 2010 13:42

Hahaha, I just picture some fat little 7 year old jumping on your fallen body.

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SarahxFish12590 0

Saturday 30 January 2010 19:41

lol thats a little sad...when i was 17, my 12 year old brother could carry me around and i weigh about 40 pounds more.

kh2soldier 1

Saturday 30 January 2010 20:51

start exercising lil man

scar2123 0

Saturday 30 January 2010 21:12

omg thets pathetic

sevlen 0

Saturday 30 January 2010 22:00

lol owch

foodlover123 0

Saturday 30 January 2010 22:27

Ok i agree a little with #1 and #2 but wat if the 7 year old was litlle really fat like ive seen a 7 year old that wieghs more than me and im a skinny girl that wieghs 82 pounds!!!!

pdaredevil 0

Saturday 30 January 2010 22:43

I am a teacher of children who are 7 years old. Many of my children are overweight. The heaviest child is 120 pounds. So it is very possible to not be able to lift a 7 year old.

pastycakes95 0

Sunday 31 January 2010 0:06

I've had that happen, but I tripped because I was running too fast, not because I wasn't strong enough. (:

shalizzz 0

Sunday 31 January 2010 0:06

Although it's completely possible for the kid to be obese and the OP to be really skinny and weak, I still don't understand how the OP could've landed head-first onto the floor.......I mean, most people's immediate reaction when they can no longer carry a burden on their back is to drop to their knees and put their hands forward... Isn't covering your face with your hands/arms an instinctual reaction while falling?

boatkicker 4

Sunday 31 January 2010 0:15

OP might have been holding on to the kid in some way that they couldn't get their arms out of? And with a lot of practice you can get over that particular reaction. When falling with someone else I almost always position it so that they land on me, from years olf cheer training. I haven't cheered in forever, but my first instict is now always to catch whoever, even if that means putting myself beneith them. Not saying that OP is necessarily a cheerleader, but that if they are around kids a lot, they may have fallen into "must protect child at all costs" frame of mind.

shalizzz 0

Sunday 31 January 2010 0:27

So instead on letting her knees or her arms to take part of the fall (in both situations, the child would have been protected) she decided that her face was a better cushion? If you say so......