Comments on: Help! My Baby’s On Fire! http://brettberk.com/2009/08/06/help-my-babys-on-fire/ Sat, 12 May 2012 04:46:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: frances http://brettberk.com/2009/08/06/help-my-babys-on-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 frances Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:01:29 +0000 http://brettberk.com/2009/08/06/help-my-babys-on-fire/#comment-1136 I don't usually consider myself someone who handles crisis with much grace. Honestly, I'm a chronic worry wart who usually panics, whether it's when I lose my car keys or burn ( set fire to ) dinner on the stove. But when my 14 month old pulled a dinner chair onto her head last month I was surprised ( shocked ) to discover just how level headed I can be when it's important. For once in my life I didn't panic and freeze. I calmly called 911, and got everything together that I needed for the ER, all the while calming my 5 year old. Every thing turned out fine. She was left with nothing more than a nasty bruise, but it was nice to know that occasionally I can have grace under fire. I don’t usually consider myself someone who handles crisis with much grace. Honestly, I’m a chronic worry wart who usually panics, whether it’s when I lose my car keys or burn ( set fire to ) dinner on the stove.

But when my 14 month old pulled a dinner chair onto her head last month I was surprised ( shocked ) to discover just how level headed I can be when it’s important.

For once in my life I didn’t panic and freeze. I calmly called 911, and got everything together that I needed for the ER, all the while calming my 5 year old.

Every thing turned out fine. She was left with nothing more than a nasty bruise, but it was nice to know that occasionally I can have grace under fire.

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