http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405 I had an little adventure yesterday.&nbsp; I am not one to be dramatic about things.&nbsp; But sometimes with my kids I just can't help it.&nbsp; I know they fall, they get bruises and cuts and boo boos.&nbsp; So I am not one to rush to the doctor.&nbsp; Well, I was on the phone yesterday trying to get car insurance cheaper (btw, anyone with AAA might want to check them out....I am saving over $600 yr with more coverage).&nbsp; My little one (21 mths old) had fell or slipped in the kitchen.&nbsp; He heard the thud and he started crying.&nbsp; He came over to me with his hand on his ear crying and comforted him and stopped.&nbsp; I continued my conversation, which I have guilt now, when I got off the phone he was playing and being happy.&nbsp; I went to check his ear thinking it would red, and to surprise he had blood coming out.&nbsp; Not just a spot, but coming out of his canal down his jawline.&nbsp; Now here comes the dark thoughts...he's going to be deaf in that ear, he has brain damage, he'll die, etc.&nbsp; Yes a little over the top, but these are the scenarios I come up with.&nbsp; I checked his ear for a cut but didn't want to poke into it.&nbsp; Well, I rushed him to the ER thinking the worst.&nbsp; And everything was fine.&nbsp; His eardrum was intact and he had a scrap in his ear canal that skin was completely gone.&nbsp; Since I didn't see him fall, I didn't know if he fell on something or if he fell off the chair and hit his head so hard his ear was bleeding.&nbsp; Well, did I over react?&nbsp; Should I have had waited to see if the bleeding would stop, because it did by the time the doc saw him.&nbsp; Or are there other over protected parents out there that would have done the same?&nbsp; I had an little adventure yesterday.&nbsp; I am not one to be dramatic about things.&nbsp; But sometimes with my kids I just can't help it.&nbsp; I know they fall, they get bruises and cuts and boo boos.&nbsp; So I am not one to rush to the doctor.&nbsp; Well, I was on the phone yesterday trying to get car insurance cheaper (btw, anyone with AAA might want to check them out....I am saving over $600 yr with more coverage).&nbsp; My little one (21 mths old) had fell or slipped in the kitchen.&nbsp; He heard the thud and he started crying.&nbsp; He came over to me with his hand on his ear crying and comforted him and stopped.&nbsp; I continued my conversation, which I have guilt now, when I got off the phone he was playing and being happy.&nbsp; I went to check his ear thinking it would red, and to surprise he had blood coming out.&nbsp; Not just a spot, but coming out of his canal down his jawline.&nbsp; Now here comes the dark thoughts...he's going to be deaf in that ear, he has brain damage, he'll die, etc.&nbsp; Yes a little over the top, but these are the scenarios I come up with.&nbsp; I checked his ear for a cut but didn't want to poke into it.&nbsp; Well, I rushed him to the ER thinking the worst.&nbsp; And everything was fine.&nbsp; His eardrum was intact and he had a scrap in his ear canal that skin was completely gone.&nbsp; Since I didn't see him fall, I didn't know if he fell on something or if he fell off the chair and hit his head so hard his ear was bleeding.&nbsp; Well, did I over react?&nbsp; Should I have had waited to see if the bleeding would stop, because it did by the time the doc saw him.&nbsp; Or are there other over protected parents out there that would have done the same?&nbsp; en-us <font color="#0000ff">Colitas, you did exactly what every Mother would do! If it was me and my child I would of done the same exact thing you did. I think you are a great Mom and I am glad that you took your son to the e.r., Thankgoodness he was fine.</font> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405/#c_171930 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405/#c_171930 <font color="#0000ff">Colitas, you did exactly what every Mother would do! If it was me and my child I would of done the same exact thing you did. I think you are a great Mom and I am glad that you took your son to the e.r., Thankgoodness he was fine.</font> UM NO! I would have freaked out if my kid had blood coming out of his ear knowing good and well what that could mean! You did not over react in the least. I don't think you were being over protective I think you were being smart!! http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405/#c_171963 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405/#c_171963 UM NO! I would have freaked out if my kid had blood coming out of his ear knowing good and well what that could mean! You did not over react in the least. I don't think you were being over protective I think you were being smart!! <p><em>Bloody lip, bloody nose, bloody mouth, OK.  Bloody coming from the ear or eye.....not good.</em></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405/#c_171998 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405/#c_171998 <p><em>Bloody lip, bloody nose, bloody mouth, OK.  Bloody coming from the ear or eye.....not good.</em></p> <font size="3">I don't think you were being over-protective at all. Blood coming from anywhere is scary especially when it's your child. At 21 months, I'm sure he couldn't explain in detail what happened, so I would have done exactly what you did. Just add it to your list of 'The Joys of Parenthood'.</font> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405/#c_172001 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405/#c_172001 <font size="3">I don't think you were being over-protective at all. Blood coming from anywhere is scary especially when it's your child. At 21 months, I'm sure he couldn't explain in detail what happened, so I would have done exactly what you did. Just add it to your list of 'The Joys of Parenthood'.</font> An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. You did what you had to do. You'd have never forgiven yourself if it was something worse and you had waited. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405/#c_172011 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405/#c_172011 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. You did what you had to do. You'd have never forgiven yourself if it was something worse and you had waited. Definitely not overprotective-you were being a good mom!That's just part of the job!We aren't doctors and we can't know for sure unless we take them to get checked.You were right to worry.The one time that I ignored that voice in my head that said to worry,my son ended up getting hospitalized.Err on the side of caution! http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405/#c_172032 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Colitas/18405/#c_172032 Definitely not overprotective-you were being a good mom!That's just part of the job!We aren't doctors and we can't know for sure unless we take them to get checked.You were right to worry.The one time that I ignored that voice in my head that said to worry,my son ended up getting hospitalized.Err on the side of caution!