HOW DID MY HELMET CHOICE AFFECT MY FAMILY? How will your family and friends be affected by YOUR CHOICE, they did not have a say in any of it. Alexa, my little princess was born on valentines day 2013. She has always been my little sidekick but also very independant and fearless. When your 18 month old is so terrified by the odd and to her frightening sound coming out of your mouth and she screams in fear clinging to her father...how will YOU feel? It was almost 4 weeks before my daughter would come near me without crying, We had to bribe her with food, her blanket and games on my phone to get her near me. Even at that point i couldnt talk to her or i would scare her. The first picture below was after 4 weeks and was the first time my mom was able to get Alexa to actually get ON THE BED WITH ME!!!!! She had been crying not wanting me but mom put her blankt down, gave her a graham cracker told her to lay down and i couldnt say a word or she would cry and hurry to gma or dad. She only stayed there for maybe 2 or 3 minutes until her cracker was gone but that was the best few minutes in a very long time. Between week 4 and 6 was tough wanting to hold her but i had to let it all take its course and have faith that when she was ready she will come to me willingly....that was torture and yes many tears from me but again, this was a consequence of MY actions and i just needed to be patient. At 6 weeks the door to my room opened i heard the kids coming in and she couldnt get out of her chair fast enough to come over and see me! She hoped up on the bed and became quite possesive over me with her older brother and sister. I still have to be careful when im really tired or emotional my voice goes back to being stuttered and stuck as i call it and it makes her stop and stare at me with a what the heck is that kind of look lol My hope is that it will become more automatic again rather then focusing on my breathing and other techniques to speak, i hate seeing the look on my kids face when my speech goes all wacky! Now at almost 8 weeks my room is first on her list of places to go (unless someone has food out lol) she is very clingy and anytime i get up to go to the bathroom or get the walker she panics and screams thinking im leaving. Imagine leaving your kids for almost 2 months and them being fearful and confused for almost 2 months. I know as a mother that is something that kills me. helmet or no helmet, the choice is yours but just remember your family and friends didnt get to choose...Alexa did NOT get a choice! Starting today i will talk about how this accident and how MY CHOICE of NOT WEARING A HELMET has affected each member of my family both good and bad. I am so grateful for the love and peace the lord filled my heart with. I dont know how i could have handled seeing my children afraid to come near me without my heavenly father helping me cope and get thru it.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 19:56:57 +0000
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