This has just not been my weekend.....we had a good morning yesterday, bad afternoon and evening yesterday.....and today I decide we'll take our movies back and I'll let the boys pick a wii game to rent....(wanted them to try before we bought it) Thought why I was out I would swing by the grocery store and pick up some milk, bread, etc......we pull in the drive, my middle ds bounces out the vehicle and says let me help you take things in......I was sitting there looking at him like WOW, no one ever offers to help me take things in.....well I was so in awe that he volunteered to help that I wasn't paying attention and when he opened up the back of the vehicle he caught me straight on the side of the head along the eye......I have a black eye and a knot that looks like the size of a softball not to mention how badly my head hurts.....but to make matters worse middle ds ran and locked himself in his room, and he was crying about how bad he knew my day was yesterday and how much I must hate him now.....I didn't yell or anything when the door hit me......just kinda sunk to the ground.....I have been trying to tell him it's ok, we'll laugh about it when he is older.....but he is feeling really really really bad.....how do I let him know it really is ok. He is 9, but he feels like he is responsible for me when DH is gone.....oldest DS is autistic, middle Ds sees himself as the "man of the house"

I feel even worse knowing that he feels so bad......any ideas to make him feel better.....??

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aw,you made me cry!
a big hug for you and your son!
I really don;t know what would make him feel better.....

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Gosh, you're really haveing a bad weekend, aren't you? Since your son feels so bad that he hurt you (even though it was an accident), maybe the best way to 'help' him is to get him to help you. Ask him if he'll come out of his room and fix mommy an ice pack for her eye and then when he does that, maybe that will get him to see that even though he hurt your head/eye, he can help now. Then ask him to help with the other kids, like put in a movie or pop some popcorn in the microwave.

BTW, is that lump on your head still big? I'm wondering if a trip to the ER is in order??? Do you still have a bad headache? Hope you're feeling better soon!!

You've got yourself a great kid there!! kuddos to you!! now get some sleep before somthing else goes wrong this weekend!!

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poor little guy! He sounds so empathetic-you are doing something right if you have raised a child w/ so much compassion. I like what Mom2Twins2 suggested-let him pamper you a bit-milk it if you have to...Perhaps tell him that you need ice cream, and ask him to go to the store to help pick out the flavor. Also, I know this sounds off, but perhaps make fun of yourself a bit-compare your head to a cartoon character or something of the likes so that he can see that you are not taking it too seriously. And I do hope you are feeling better!

What a great kid!!! I'd just ask him to do something with you... like bake or something. Just so he can see that you're okay.

Poor guy! Bless his little heart. I have a very sensitive son, too. How about just some time together doing something?

Holly

PS-- Are you sure you don't have a concussion or anything?

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