We are currently traveling. NF had an absolutely luxurious and amazing family wedding on Sunday. I was doing the final packing/ inventory as we head to our next destination.
I still have all 7 pieces of 6 kids tuxedos!!!!!! I feel like I won the lottery, especially because they were down to no shoes and only pants by the time we left the venue.
What’s got you feeling accomplished today??
What’s everyone’s favorite stroller?
Secondarily… What stroller has air/ train traveled well?
First off, DB is doing great, all things considered. He is up and walking small distances. He has a physical therapy nurse at the house most of the day, or as the kids call her “dad’s nanny”.
The kids ended up making him a bin of his favorite snacks and drinks (capri sun) to take to the hospital. Transitioning them to helping dad’s recovery was a huge help, before going to visit him.
His post op nurse ended up being the biggest help for the “blame game”, the 8 year olds were stuck in. Turns out the injury is entirely DB’s fault. He had fallen in the back yard a few weeks before this injury and never went to get checked out, despite a decent amount of pain. In surgery they could see there was a secondary partial break that was a few weeks healed. First injury allowed the second much worse break to happen.
The nurse knew about the kids and made a point to tell them that this injury was 100% Dad’s fault.
It’s mayhem in the house right now, but the blame game now has all fingers pointing to DB 🤣🙊🫣.
Is it the weekend yet?!?
** trigger warning for injury and surgery talk **
My DB broke his hip last night, in front of all the kids, his wife, many other people, and me.
In short, during and after NK 7’s baseball game, he was chasing the 8y/o BG twins on the playground. I live directly behind these fields and walked over to watch the second half of the game.
DB was running after them way up in the top of the structure (of course), slipped, and took a tumble. You could hear the break happen from the ground, I can’t imagine how loud it was for NK8b and NK8g. The ambulance was there pretty fast and took my NPs to the hospital. NK18 and I packed all the kids up and took them home.
The 8 year olds were obviously shook last night, but this morning started pointing fingers. They blame each other when both in the same room, but blame themselves when alone. MB gave the school therapist a heads up, and he suggested we “blame dad’s big toe”. They are EIGHT and are 100% going to see past the big toe blaming.
<{(Edit: they totally called BS on the toe blame and want to be able to blame a person. Via: The school nurse)}>
DB had his surgery early this morning and is doing better than expected. Luckily he’s younger and athletic, so recovery / rehab will begin tomorrow morning. The kids will be able to visit him after 6pm.
I need help with ideas on explaining that no one (or a big toe) is at fault and things just happen. They currently are very set on finding a person to blame. I’m just looking for suggestions or experiences to get this extreme blame game under control before visiting the ICU with DB later.
Thanks in advance.