Tune in Tokyo Time, OUCH Help

Updated on January 25, 2012
M.P. asks from Minneapolis, MN
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ok I was doing dishes, in between mamapedia, and playing with the kids... what can I say I am a multi tasker. I am in my PJ's and no bra, I am on the phone with the pizza delivery guy, and he was mentioning something about police that just drove by. I said "Police?" well what I didnt realize is that my husband uses "calling police" as a way to control my 2 year old from being naughty, and we save that for only the WORST of the naughtiness. SHE gets really scared when we say police. I am against this ploy, but its my husband... whats a girl to do. Ok so anyway I say POLICE loudly, and precious D comes tearing in at full speed, grabs the front of my shirt, as I am bent down putting the pot in the cupboard, and PINCHES AND TWISTS. She was not doing it maliciously, however she is unaware she has my entire LEFT NIPPLE in her grasp. I am still nursing my 14 month old son OCCASIONALLY, mind you. After a reactionary, knee-jerk slap to the cuties cheek, and a string of obscenities, to the pizza guy. I got my composure back. I got everything under control only to go to the bedroom in tears, and find my milk nozzle is black and blue and in a LOT of pain... I did some ICE any other suggestion.. I am in some big pain here.

Also spent a LONG time cuddling my beautiful sweet child that was not the intended receiver of the slap... poor kid I was actually just trying to slap her hand away. I kissed all the boo boos already.

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So What Happened?

yeah-we have had that discussion, he has been better about not using this tactic. Only its really hard to correct the fear now... so it was strange cause apparently she was being really GOOD but thought I was mad at her :( poor baby

YEP - About the POLICE thing, we are not doing it anymore... k. She has met police (we have several police officer friends, and my brother work for military and wears uniform a lot, she is not afraid of the officer themselves, just the word and the cars )

@ Theresa yep and to wear a cast iron bra!!!! I know everyone is trying to be helpful about the Police thing, but we do crazy things as parents.. I am not immune.

K's mom - HOLY OUCH BATMAN... i'd say have your hunny kiss that away LOL

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M.P.

answers from Portland on

I urge you to stop with using the police as the bad guy. You want your daughter to know that they will help her if and when she needs help. Also, you want her to grow up respecting the law. Police are the physical representation of the law. You want her to obey you and to obey the law.

Parents and police are together in helping children respect and obey authority. Do you want your daughter to obey you because she respects you or because she fears the police. I suggest you want her to obey because she understands that obedience is the right thing to do and not because she's afraid of the consequences. Consequences need to be positive and a way to teach right behavior.

I suggest that her grabbing your breast is a wake up call. Whether she grabbed you in fear or anger it was a negative reaction to a positive influence in our life. You want her to feel positive about you and the police.

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R.K.

answers from Appleton on

First of all I am sorry you got hurt.
But...
Your hubby needs to stop scaring her with the police. Children need to know that police are there to help them. If something happened like a car accident or a house fire and a police officer reached out to help her and she ran back into the fire she could be killed. I recommend you call the police department and ask if there is any way you can take your daughter down there to meet an officer and learn there is nothing to be afraid of.

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T.N.

answers from Albany on

BAHAWAHA! (Sorry, but GREAT post!)

That'll teach you to order pizza then!

Maybe some Tylenol (no Motrin since you're nursing, right?) and a glass of wine?

(Guess everybody else covered the police thing, huh?)

Feel better!

:)

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C.O.

answers from Washington DC on

ooh honey - i know your pain!! ice is the only thing i know of to help!!

I don't agree with your husband's police thing either. In the long run, it will end up hurting her. It needs to stop NOW. She will be afraid of the police and if and when she really needs them - won't be able to call for them out of fear. That's wrong what he's doing and it's BAD.

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K.L.

answers from Medford on

Hey, I took the leaf out of the dining room table once,, and then leaned across the table, grabbed the other side to pull it together,,, and got both of mine . I feel your pain. (o)(o)

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S.H.

answers from Honolulu on

Wow, what a day, huh?
The life of "Moms."

My condolences.

Good thing the Pizza guy on the phone, didnt' freak out and call the Police.
Instead.

Hope your milk nozzle.... gets better.
Try some "Arnica Gel." Found at health food stores. GOOD for bruises and injuries like that.
Natural remedy.
Wash it off before nursing.

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K.R.

answers from Minneapolis on

I'm so sorry about your pain, and sorry that I don't have any suggestions, other than ibuprofen and ice.

As a preschool teacher, I did want to say that if you two teach your child to be afraid of the police, she will hide from them, instead of going to them, if she is lost or in trouble. I work with children in poverty, and they are afraid of the police because they have come to arrest people they love, and I work h*** o* explaining who the police really are and how they can help us.

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S.G.

answers from Rapid City on

As a parent we are still human and we do react to pain. I take it that you wrote in more for the guilt of slapping your beautiful daughter then anything else. My oldest son bit me on the nipple when he was a year and half while I was pregnant with my daughter. He wasn't nursing, he was laying his head on my lap in a cuddle. He just bit down hard and I lifted his legs up and paddled his bottom for it. Thing is I didn't it automatically and didn't even realize it until my husband said something about it. He never bit again though.

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