WHEN NOT TO SEEK YOUR PARENTS ADVICE

I stress the importance of listening to your parent's advice but I always went a little too far. I would never give my kids Doritos's or chips when they were little because I was afraid of the choking hazard. I would take off the fluffy part of the popcorn for them because I was afraid they would choke on the whole piece. Crazy as it seems, I would even peel the skin off of the grapes so as not to take a chance on them choking. As you can see, I had a great fear of having one of my children choke on their food. So for some unknown reason, I gave my son a bowl of spaghetti when he was around two years old. He was sitting in his high chair at my Mom's and we were having coffee while he ate his lunch. I turned to see why he was making so much noise while he was eating, and realized he was choking on his spaghetti. I looked to my mother for help since she had raised ten children, thinking we were in good hands. WRONG! She took one look at her grandson choking, opened the door to the basement, and ran two steps at a time away from the commotion. I was horrified. There was only one thing to do, so I reached in and started pulling strand upon strand of spaghetti out of his mouth. I never realized how much one little kid could get in their mouth at one time. When I was done, I opened the basement door and told my mother she could come up,and that it was taken care of. This is an example of there being an exception to every rule. There are times when you have to think on your own. I had another incident one time with my daughter when she was only a year old. I was taking her for a walk in her stroller and apparently forgot to strap her all the way in. She stood up in her stroller, and toppled out head first. The minute I picked her up she had a bump on her head the size of a golf ball. She was screaming and crying, and of course being a young mother, I went into a state of panic. Instead of calling 911, or putting her in the car and taking her to the emergency room, I called my father. He wasn't home my brother said, but was at a church carnival with my mother. So I put my daughter in the car and drove to the carnival which was several towns away. I parked the car and went frantically searching for my father, knowing he would know what to do. When I finally found him I did not get the comfort I was looking for. He couldn't believe that I would waste all that time looking for him, and not take her to be looked at. As far as I was concerned, I trusted him so much that he was my first choice. So, in an emergency, as much as I tell you to rely on your parents, don't in these situations. Get help from the nearest professional you can. How do you spell DUMB?