Owwwww!!!

[samantha3]

Has anyone ever been injured by a child? lol

[Dreamalittledream]

Oh my gosh!!! Poor you! Not here yet...now I've jinxed it:)

[Inspired by Reggio]

Ouch - that SUCKS for sure - it is amazing how fragile the human body can be considering how strong it must also be!

But to answer your question ... Yup - more than once :(

I had my earring ripped out when I was a newbie ... and literally ripped out as in tore the hole completely open the earring hoop stated intact.

Sliced the back of my neck with a necklace that a infant attempted to rip off.

Had to have a ring cut off my finger after a child tripped over my hand and bent the finger back and broke the finger .... after that 3rd strike I no longer wear jewellery to work!

Tripped over a toy someone threw into my path and tore the cartridge in my ankle.

Black eye from a thrown toy - bruised the nose but not quite broken.

Scratched cornea for a child who would not sit down on the top of slide and decided to flail their hands around in protest to my reaching up and helping.

Also been bitten - and left a teeth mark bruise.

Herniated my L5S1 disc when the stroller attempted to tip in a sink hole in the road and I had to grab it and right it.

Currently have an infant who pinches and leaves little bruises on me ... and in the 5 years of working from home that has been my 'worst' injury ... home daycare is WAY more calm and therefore safe IME ... either that or I have learned to be a better accident preventor in my old age ;)

[samantha3]

Wow Reggio!! You take the cake, lol I hope this is my only chance to experience this type of injury :)

[Spixie33]

Reggio -- you almost make me feel like passing out just thinking of teh ripped ear and the broken finger bent backward.
((Shudder))

[Errbear]

Nothing that bad, but took a set of thrashing legs to the junk yesterday during a tantrum

[Inspired by Reggio]

Wow Reggio!! You take the cake, lol I hope this is my only chance to experience this type of injury :)

Well I have been doing this since 1988 so that's been spread out over eons ;)

[Sandbox Sally]

Sam, what happened?? lol My curiosity is piqued.

[michellesmunchkins]

occupational hazards for sure. I've had a couple black eyes from toys being tossed at me in tantrums. A split lip from a little one who I had to give puffers too, she decided to head butt me. Thankfully, nothing as bad as Reggio has gone through. I have to say that these injuries are NOTHING compared to the ones I received while working in the classroom with grade 8's. Had my wrist fractured by one student and my hand sliced open by another...

[Momof4]

Reggio, that's terrible, poor you!!! Sam are you ok?

My babies just share all their germs with me. I've had minor bruises but nothing I don't do to myself. I'm always bumping into things and giving myself bruises so I can't tell the difference if it was from one of the children.

[Inspired by Reggio]

Ya - Michelle I could never be a teacher in the school system now a days - the lack of anger management and resilience in many kids today is just too much - fear of a knife or gun being pulled on ya cause you told them to sit down and be quiet and 'dissed them' in front of their friends ... no thanks!

[mom-in-alberta]

Good heavens, ladies!!! :ohmy:
Luckily, no injuries. Yeah, now that I've said that.... LoL
I am also curious.... wha' happened???