Candice's Trip To The Emergency Room
Candice’s Trip to the Emergency Room
Being a parent is like riding an emotional roller-coaster ride, especially when the ride involves our children getting hurt. One exhausting experience that stands out in my mind is a bike accident with my oldest daughter Candice, which resulted in her first trip to the emergency room.
Candice was six at the time and had recently learned how to ride her bike without training wheels. She liked doing tricks on her bike that were not very safe without training wheels. My husband Jim and I kept telling Candice not to do those tricks any more. Sure enough, Candice did not listen. One Thursday afternoon our whole family was outside enjoying the warm, sunny weather when we noticed Candice goofing around on her bike. About a minute after I told her to stop, I saw her fall off her bike and heard her sobbing. Instead of offering sympathy, I was upset that she disobeyed me. I picked her up, gave her a little spanking and told her to go inside to wash......
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