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Great-Grandma Doesn’t Call For An Ambulance After 3-Month-Old Ends Up Being Dropped Down The Stairs, Furious Mother Teaches Her A Lesson
If you give each person a dollar for every time they brushed off a bruise or a bump as if it will just go away, you’d have enough to buy yourself a book. And while this is a somewhat okay attitude on a personal level, you shouldn’t expect people to shower you with trust if that’s your motto for everything and everyone.
As u/justdoingmybest93 tells in her ‘Am I The [Jerk]‘ story, this was the exact case with her husband’s grandmother who didn’t scream ‘role model babysitter’ because of her “everything will work out fine” attitude. After receiving an alarming phone call from her about “a bit of a tumble” the author’s baby had while under grandma’s supervision, her motherly senses said to get a professional opinion instead of downplaying it, like the husband’s nana did.
However, despite everything turning out okay in the end, grandma’s blasé right-in-the-face attitude was the last straw for the already tolerant mother. So, in the style of her grandmother-in-law, the author exaggerated a few details in the doctor’s report to teach her a lesson – something that some family members thought was over the line. And what’s a better way to settle this than to bring the case before the all-knowing ‘AITA’ community.
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What do you think ?
rullyman 2 years ago
Okay so OP may have "lied" with her response, but the great grandmother answered the phone with "he's fine, isn't he?" And the answer to that was "NO HE HAS A FRACTURED SKULL". That's a serious condition for anyone of any age!
Bunzilla 2 years ago
"No, he has a fractured skull, and your delaying calling an ambulance could have cost him his life or caused lifelong disability." That's pretty freaking serious.
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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
"Oh, he's fine, he just fell on his head!" are words I've heard as a medical doctor, to dismiss complaints of pain from infants, children, teens, adults, elderly adults, random strangers. Guess what? A head injury can be lethal. It can cause permanent damage that might not show up for *years*. Great-Grandma needed a reality check. Soft skulls and impact are a bad combo.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
When my uncle was nearing 70yo, he stood up too fast, took two steps, and passed out, falling like a felled tree onto his forehead. He lived for several years after that, but his entire personality was erased. He didn't recognize us, and had his mental capacity reduced from "adult with a PhD" to a 5yo. There is LOADS of grey area between life and death, and a LOT of it is horrible.
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Lolly Gagger 2 years ago
Ok, I thought I was blasé about injuries. I have always been an “it’ll be right” type of person. I’m and RN and my children practically have to be dying before I take them to the hospital. But EVEN I would have RACED a 3mo with a head injury to hospital without batting an eyelid or stopping for breath. I think this woman has lost her marbles. I don’t think she needed to be “punished” - she needs supervision, not to be left alone with children and possibly some psychometric testing or dementia assessment.
rullyman 2 years ago
Okay so OP may have "lied" with her response, but the great grandmother answered the phone with "he's fine, isn't he?" And the answer to that was "NO HE HAS A FRACTURED SKULL". That's a serious condition for anyone of any age!
Bunzilla 2 years ago
"No, he has a fractured skull, and your delaying calling an ambulance could have cost him his life or caused lifelong disability." That's pretty freaking serious.
Load More Replies... Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
"Oh, he's fine, he just fell on his head!" are words I've heard as a medical doctor, to dismiss complaints of pain from infants, children, teens, adults, elderly adults, random strangers. Guess what? A head injury can be lethal. It can cause permanent damage that might not show up for *years*. Great-Grandma needed a reality check. Soft skulls and impact are a bad combo.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
When my uncle was nearing 70yo, he stood up too fast, took two steps, and passed out, falling like a felled tree onto his forehead. He lived for several years after that, but his entire personality was erased. He didn't recognize us, and had his mental capacity reduced from "adult with a PhD" to a 5yo. There is LOADS of grey area between life and death, and a LOT of it is horrible.
Load More Replies... Lolly Gagger 2 years ago
Ok, I thought I was blasé about injuries. I have always been an “it’ll be right” type of person. I’m and RN and my children practically have to be dying before I take them to the hospital. But EVEN I would have RACED a 3mo with a head injury to hospital without batting an eyelid or stopping for breath. I think this woman has lost her marbles. I don’t think she needed to be “punished” - she needs supervision, not to be left alone with children and possibly some psychometric testing or dementia assessment.
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