that's terrible. hope it isn't permanent (my uncle is deaf is his left ear and sometimes sleeps on his right side so he can't hear his phone.) my family use forehead strip-thermometers, so we don't shove long things in holes.

Yes, now little Allison can go to daycare centers and shove a stick down her other friends throats and say, "well, looks like you got a fever!" Nice one OP.

A two-year old shouldn't have access to a thermometer, which may likely be glass. It's a 2 year old, they tend to test limits and get a feel for boundaries.

This made me cringe.

Really DocScientist? Glass? Cause I could have sworn they stopped making those half a century ago :P Chances are, if someone has a child, they bought one thats relatively safe at Walmart or something. The baby section has like 5 different kinds, including one shaped like a pacifier. They are all made out of plastic and have the little metal nub on the end...

If she shoved it in her ear it was most likely an electric ear thermometer which have no glass at all.

This is so wrong, but I laughed my ass off. I hope your ear starts feeling better :/.

i'd ******* punch her in the throat

YDI. What were you thinking teaching a 2yo to take someone's temperature? Do you really think she will be able to handle that? You are an idiot who needs to go take a parenting class or 10.

same thing happened to me as I was teaching my son the dangers of scissors. I was holding the blades to keep them away from him and he pride them open as took a chunk out of my finger.