[krislati]

........yours truely!

My dd who is 7 and has a hard time steering while riding her bike, fell down the dike on her bike last night. She still uses training wheels because she has always been afraid to ride her bike and just now wanted to learn. So the dike is a paved path that runs a long the river with like a 15 ft embankment. We were walking she was right next to her, the next thing I know she is going down the dike on her bike because she lost control of the bike and headed straight down the hill. At the end she flipped over the handle bars and landed on her back. Scared the living daylights out of me...this is what her helmet looked like...thankfully she was wearing one.


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She ended up with a fat lip, a bruised thigh and a sore neck. I could have been worse I know but it still bothers me I wasnt paying closer attention. This lessons just confirms why she will never ride without a helmet.

[Irish_Wristwatch]

oh my gosh, you must have been so scared!! Thank goodness she was wearing a helmet, just seeing those pics make me even more positive that my children will never ride bikes ect without one, Im so glad shes alright (other than being bruised and sore)

PS you are not worst mother of the year, she was wearing her helmet and shes safe because of that, so dont beat yourself up too bad

[mrsjl]

holy cow! poor Lily! I am so glad she was wearing her helmet, and that her injuries are minor.

you are NOT a bad mom! she was wearing her helmet, you were with her, these things happen.

[KMH]

I'm so glad that she's okay!

You are NOT a bad Mom...kids find a way to do that stuff no matter how close you are watching.

[mommydiva]

So glad she is okay. How scary.

Your not a bad mom at all!

[Rochelle7]

How scary! Glad she is okay.

[krislati]

Thanks ladies, I know stuff happens. I was just super scary and I felt totally crappy about it..

[Trish36]

Oh my goodness!! So glad that all she has is some cuts and bruises.
HUGS!!! You know...sometimes things happen right in front of our eyes that are totally preventable but they just do happen. I've had dd#1 fall down the stairs once while I was holding her hand. YUP...we both went down just as I said to her 'honey, hold my hand so you don't fall down'.

[amhk]

Oh my goodness! How scary! I am so glad she is okay. Don't beat yourself up, we cannot control everything and we can't keep our eyes on them every second- we have to blink

[Lisigirl13]

Oh my glad she is k! That is super scary thank god for the helmet!
Btw kristy your a great mom things happen and sometimes we can't do anything about them because they are beyond our control But at least ur careful enough to make her wear the helmet and that really did make a great difference!

[Juliebird18]

That sounds super scary! I am glad she only had minor injuries. Do you think she will get back on her bike again any time soon?